Speak Malay Like a Local - Lesson 81 : Most Important Thing in Communication (100% in Malay)

[@beakless_duck]

Holy cow, you really put a lot of effort into editing this video! Thank you for putting this out there: language is a tool for communication, it doesn't matter if someone speaks with 100% accurate grammar and pronunciation, so long as the other person can understand the message trying to be conveyed

[@sierralisse8897]

Thank you for noticing :D I always end up with so many notes but it's so satisfying putting them all together in the end. And yeah, if we focus on trying to get people to understand the message first, everything else will follow eventually.

[@kannan3801]

@@sierralisse8897 Thanks Sierra, really helpful 😊😊😊

[@markusmasseli2745]

Really awesome video again! Excellent for learning Malay! Malay is such a beautiful language! And I 100% support your message on speaking English. Trying to sound like some native speaker is not only not necessary, it can be a disadvantage actually. I used to work for several years in an international department where we had people from over 10 different countries. Everyone was talking English with each other, but only one of them was a native English speaker (from Ireland). Obviously everyone was speaking with their own accents, and everybody could understand each other except nobody understood the colleague from Ireland who regularly needed a "translator" to translate his native English into an English everyone could understand (Irish accent is quite strong). Also regarding your second message, I remember I worked in an international law firm once, and we had special trainings on how to phrase things in simple language everyone could understand (as lawyers have this tendency to use overcomplicated language, which however isn't good at all ...). The best language is always simple, and easy to understand. The ancient Roman "first emperor" Caesar was actually a great example for this, and it was one of his secrets of success. He wrote several propaganda books for his policy which supported his coming to power. The books are written in such an easy to understand language, that Latin students can read the ancient original (!) text after just about one to two years learning Latin with a vocabulary of just around 500 words and simple grammar knowledge!

[@sierralisse8897]

Yeah Irish accent is really strong (I love listening to it though :D)! How ironic that the native speaker was the one who had trouble being understood. English really is a universal language now that belongs to everyone. And wow, I remember going through different kinds of training when I was in the bank, but speaking in simple language was not one of them. And the propaganda books you mentioned sounds amazing! It takes real skills to convince people to your way of thinking while just sticking to simple words and grammar.

[@markusmasseli2745]

Sierra Lisse It’s quite fascinating- it also comes down to which words you use. English is actually a mixture of old German and old French which merged into one language over the centuries. Because of this history, mostly there are two words with the same meaning, one with German, and one with French roots. The French root words often sound more sophisticated (because for a long time French was the language of the English nobility), but generally harder to understand than German root words (old German was the language of the masses). So what we learned was that you should should always use the German root word - which sounds less sophisticated but is much easier to understand. E.g. commence and begin mean exactly the same thing, only commence has French roots and begin German roots. Commence sounds more sophisticated but is much harder to understand than begin, which is why it was advised to always use begin.

[@sierralisse8897]

@@markusmasseli2745 Wow! I had no idea! I'm so glad you're telling me this. Now when I look at all the different meanings of English words, I would pay special attention to the origin. Thank you! Absolutely fascinating!!

[@6674naz]

Saya sangat suka videomu laah!Terima kasih cikguku 😊🇲🇾❤

[@sierralisse8897]

Terima kasih kerana menonton!

[@glossy-jimin]

I've been speaking English for about 13 years and even I would've been confused by that sign. "Boots of ascension" makes me laugh 😂 it doesn't make me think of climbing but rather just like... magical boots for ascending to heaven.

[@sierralisse8897]

Haha magical heavenly boots! Love that!

[@angelojeremias4301]

I'm from Chile and I started to learn malay, your videos help me a lot because in my native language there's not much info about malay, so thank so muuuch!

[@chrismccormick9243]

Thanks. Useful to hear you talk in Bahasa Malaysia at your normal conversational speed.

[@Md.ShakilAhmed-k4q]

Saya baru la . sikit sikit faham . ❤❤

[@alanlim1109]

Thank You!. Terima Kasih!

[@albinosarkar]

Salute Cikgu😃😊

[@HotMike]

Thank you for doing this. Immersing myself in listening to you speak Malay while reading the English is a welcome challenge. Determined to learn to the point of speaking Malay fluently.

[@ismailjames3781]

Thanks for continuing to put out these videos! My partner is Malaysian and it feels weird to think that less than 2 years ago we were always conversing in English. Thanks to your videos I've been able to communicate with her in BM more and more. You're the best!

[@sierralisse8897]

My pleasure! And I get it, I spent 10 years of my life speaking almost exclusively in English that my Malay got rusty. Part of the reason I started this channel was to brush up on my Malay. Thank God that worked, haha!

[@honokatokito9037]

Hello there, I am Japanese currently studying Malay. I have a plan to move to Malaysia for work as soon as I get approved from MDEC. I recently got to know you so I'm still in lesson 18 :) I just wanted to say thank you for your content! I've lived in Malaysia for 6 months before but back then, I didn't feel learning Malay is necessary, especially in KL where most people can communicate in English. This time, I hope I will learn different aspects of Malaysia thorough the Malay language as well! Lots of love from Japan!xoxo

[@minanore74]

Hi there can u teach me some japanese? I want to learn itarigato❤️

[@honokatokito9037]

@@minanore74 Yes I’d love to !

[@elaineimage]

Thank you Cikgu and thanks for putting the subtitles both Malay and English. They are super helpful!!

[@huzam]

I like this video a lot, as it helps to understand how the same words could be used in different situations. For instance , It helped me to expand my understanding of the use of the word 'di'. It also helped me to get a better understanding of words that I knew the meaning, but not so familiar with or knew it's proper usage. The way how you show each word with it's literal meaning and than the total sentence meaning is extremely helpful. Great work! Appreciate it. And I really hope to see more videos like this. Thank you!

[@sierralisse8897]

Thank you for your comment, it really makes all the work worth it that you appreciate both the literal individual meaning and the translation as part of a sentence.

[@mut-mutsawaki8709]

It makes me cryyyy😭😭😭😭😭 feels like I'm drowning on everything your saying 🤦‍♀️Help

[@MddsserMuhammad]

Going to almost (5)months but my progress in Malaysian dialect is 3%due to my own English & Chinese dialects,my progress is slow.....

[@aleksitanninen]

Another excellent video about effective communication. Clear, concise, and simple! It doesn’t have to be flashy but most importantly, don’t be shy. Kena cakap tiap2 hari dan membiasakan diri. Kalau salah cakap pun tak ape sebab kalau tak faham apa yang salah macam mana nak belajar kan?

[@sierralisse8897]

Betul sangat! Lagi banyak buat salah, lagi cepat belajar!

[@sandeep.k9016]

Hi

[@patneligan2484]

This is waaaaay too fast for learners, Malay really struggle with the concept of speaking slow i think sometimes, aha! Will need to rewatch this a few times! Great video either way!

[@jesusromero6766]

Hi Sierra, My name is Jesús from Venezuela and I'm new here. I want to learn your language. could you recommend some books or webs to study by those means? Thank you so much, My best regards!

[@prernaxoxo]

Nama Saya Prerna!! Umur Saya empat belas tahun.. #learnedfromyoulisa

[@irfantv2739]

💎✌️

[@raicyceprine8953]

Woah😂 I know that I'm fluent in english but this is my first time knowing the words; Perambulating, repose, and ascension and how they are use in a sentence. As if the sign board is intentionally making the foreigners get confuse about what is being said

[@sierralisse8897]

Haha I know right? I love these crazy signboards, they always make laugh.

[@renegadezop8152]

Can you tell me meaning of bongokk plzz

[@minanore74]

Assalamou alaikoum Terima kasih Adakah wats up group? Sebab saya tak ada facebook. Salam

[@IMRANKHAN-im6ru]

𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐮 𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐤𝐮𝐦. 𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬.𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬

[@renegadezop8152]

Can u tell me whats the meaning of bongokk?

[@saharuddinabdmanap5962]

Bongok means stupid

[@raicyceprine8953]

1st❤❤ An unrelated question, you know how to play piano/keyboard/organ?

[@sierralisse8897]

I can play only a little as I'm self-taught, but recently I decided to take it a little more seriously by signing up for some online courses. Not very disciplined with practising though :p

[@raicyceprine8953]

I'm a pianist and I'm glad to hear that! Anyway, thank you so much for the lessons. It helped me a lot and every time I watch a video of yours, it makes me more interested in studying Malay. Have a good day always😊

[@belle_pomme]

Sierra Lisse Are u malay?

[@wahwah3204]

Malay language sounds like Tagalog.