hokkien ppl many, but more ppl can speak cantonese in malaysia compare to hokkein.
Malaysia got more Cantonese ppl or Hokkien ppl?
Malaysia got more Cantonese ppl or Hokkien ppl?
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May 7 2010, 01:41 PM
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hokkien ppl many, but more ppl can speak cantonese in malaysia compare to hokkein.
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May 7 2010, 04:41 PM
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Cantonese is more commonly use in malaysia because of the media. We have MY FM that use cantonese. My dad is hakka and my mom is hokkien. too bad i can only speak cantonese and mandarin because those 2 language are not widely use in KL. Even when i go to JB/SG, i can still use cantonese here as the people here do understand cantonese.
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May 7 2010, 04:55 PM
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QUOTE(DarkForXe @ May 7 2010, 04:50 PM) not really true. You feel that cantonese is more commonly used because you live in either KL, Ipoh and some other place. You have to remember KL is a small place in Malaysia and speaking of "commonly used dialect", you need to have a wider view. To be more exact, there is no single dominant chinese dialect in Malaysia. This depends on which area you are living in. not really la, mayb too many malaysian in Singapore? but i normally use mandarin in Singapore, but when i see people talk in cantonese, then automatic i will switch to cantonese. feel more macho to talk in cantonese ^^. but if u go to singapore chinatown, 90% of the folks there speak cantonese.In SG, it is unlikely for you to find someone who can understand cantonese except when they are actually Malaysian, Hong Kong ppl or some really elder Singaporean. If you speak cantonese in JB, most of them will give you a stare, "har?". Mandarin is now the de facto language used in JB among chinese community due the influence of Singaporean media. |
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