Let's learn Bahasa Temiar :)

This year, I am super duper proud to say that my relationship with my Asli kids .. is... TIGHT.

Yup.

I simply love them. And they are very easy to love.
Give them empty folders for English, and they...

And their energy is always so high!

Meet my fav boy! At 15 years old, this is Pereexjeex, bright, dependable and extremely hardworking!

oh, and here's Rokeey~~ the gentleman, who's gonna break many girls' hearts lol.

 

and here are some of my fav gals~~

 their smiles are infectious!

and here's what my 'baby asli' kids have done... They created a really simple storyboard~~

Alright, let's get back to the topic of this particular entry~~~ Let's learn Bahasa Temiar!


When pronouncing, remember that each suku kata is 'baku'~

Baik (Good): mejc

Tak Baik (Bad): la es

Cantik (Beautiful): lawa

Pandai (Clever): na lek

Sayang (love): sayek

Saya sayang awak (I love you): yeak sayek mahak

Saya tak nak awak (I don't want you): yeak ijek mahak

Lelaki (Boy): babe 

<pronounced as bar-ber.. not the way we call our girlies lol>

Perempuan (Girl): babok

Ibu (Mother): amek

Ayah (Father): apak

Lapar (Hungry): cerok

Kenyang (Full): behik

Mengantuk (Sleepy): seled

Tidur (Sleep): seklog

Tunggu (Wait): poijh

Tak faham (Don't understand): tok eleg

Faham (Understand): eleg

Selamat pagi (Good morning): selamat yeh yah

Selamat tengah hari (Good afternoon): selamat es is

Selamat petang (Good evening): selamat leng ar

Selamat malam (Good night): selamat layeg

Hope you learned something ;)

YEAK SAYEK MAHAK!