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Namelessone1973
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 Jan 16 2020, 08:43 AM
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There's a big difference between what you learn in school and normal conversational BM. A lot of Chinese will speak BM like how they learn in school but in day to day conversation, most Malays do not speak in that way. A lot of time, they use slangs which causes confusion. Nowadays, some are using Bahasa Wechat more. That is why you have Malay students themselves who failed BM.
One of my newly graduated colleague recently tried to speak BM to some Malays. When the Malays replied, he genuinely could not understand them because it sound so different from what he learn from school. Then he tried to speak some more and the Malays laugh at him. Not really their fault for laughing because it really sounds odd if you speak like you're reading from textbooks.
Not really making excuse but the fact is conversational BM is very different from school BM. Its like some people who speak English with Aussie, Scottish, etc. slang. Ask any Manchester United fans. Do they really understand what Alex Ferguson say last time when he was coach?
This post has been edited by Namelessone1973: Jan 16 2020, 08:43 AM
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Namelessone1973
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Jan 16 2020, 09:10 AM
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QUOTE(blanket84 @ Jan 16 2020, 08:55 AM) Nothing wrong with speaking in textbook BM if it is a properly textbook BM. When i first come to KL it took me few months to learn their slang and accent before i can speak like locals to. Most kelantanese never bother to change to KL accent at all despite sounding funny to people in KL. I think what being discussed here is people who barely can construct a sentence in BM even in writing. It is a problem because a lot of people will not have the confidence to continue use BM when what they are hearing is totally different from what they learn. Again I am not trying to defend those who can't speak a sentence of BM but this is a genuine problem. As for those who can't speak a sentence, I believe they are those coming from last classes of Chinese vernacular schools. They are basically bad in everything including Mandarin. This is a very bad problem of Chinese vernacular schools. They are so academic focus until those who can't catch up will be left behind and continue to rot when they reach SMK. That is one of the reason why homeschools are getting more popular in Klang Valley. |
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Namelessone1973
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Jan 16 2020, 09:35 AM
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QUOTE(blanket84 @ Jan 16 2020, 09:18 AM) It will sound funny at first but after a while you either sound like them or they will get used to how you sound and wouldn’t giggle at you anymore. But if you speak in BM in accent and slang of where you come from, people don’t actually mind. Most of my non friend are from states outside KL/Selangor, they speak BM in the accent of states where they come from, and people in KL don’t really mind them talking like that. Key is to start young. That's the problem. Not everyone will have the confidence to try again and again and be laugh at. I agree should start young but our school syllabus have never really emphasize on practical. Ujian lisan is a joke. Frankly, speaking they should really teach children on conversation usage of languages especially in primary schools instead of by the book type of teaching. |
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