Index:
Useful links:-
Malay Language: Information from Answers.com
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka/Institute of Language and Literature Malaysia
Basic Malay Vocabulary by P.J. Goh
A basic course in Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Melayu or Malay Language by P.J. Goh (with audio)
Presenting oneself (practise & evaluation) by P.J. Goh
Learning Bahasa Malaysia - English-Bahasa Malaysia-Danish
Little Malay Dictionary (English-Malay-Finnish dictionary and forum)
Danskbureauet - Dansk for udlændinge / Danish for foreigners
Learn Danish in 10 days by speakdanish.dk (with audio)
Danish-Indonesian-Malay Words and Phrases by John Madsen (free downloads)
Danish Grammar for the world in English (free downloads) (with audio) , Danish-English/English-Danish dictionary, etc by John Madsen (a very good and useful link!)
tsca's Danish Grammar in English by Tomasz G. Stenicki
English-Danish edb wordlist by Keld Simonsen
Den Danske Netordbog by Århus School of Business
ODS på nettet - Ordbog over det danske sprog - dansk i perioden 1700 - 1950
Dansk IT - terminologi
Danmarks største ordbog - 365,000 danish words, 50,000 synonym/groups by www.kryds.dk
Danish-English & English-Danish Dictionaries - by Babylon
Learn Chinese Characters by Zhongwen.com
Ocrat Chinese Pages - including animated stroke by stroke Chinese characters by www.ocrat.com
Basic Chinese Grammar by Richard VanNess Simmons
Chinese Learn Online - step by step course (with audio)
Learning Chinese Online by Dr. Tianwei Xie
Chinese-Tools.com - Free online tools to learn chinese (with audio)
Online English-Chinese Chinese-English Dictionary by Sunrain.net
Chinese Name & English Name translations by About.com
English-Chinese & Chinese-English Dictionaries - by Babylon
Indiske-Dansk lille ordbog by Tanjal.dk
The Free Dictionary - Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus (with audio)
Merriam-Webster - Online Dictionary and Thesaurus (with audio)
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation
The Word Spy by Paul McFedries and Logophilia Limited
Acronym Finder Search - find out what those acronyms and abbreviations stand for...
Useful Words and Expressions in ASEAN Made Simple by Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Free Online Languages Courses by Word2Word
Linguistic Homepage, Grammars, Dictionaries - Danish, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian/Malay, Italian, Chinese, etc by John Madsen
Some Sign Language Alphabets from all over the world by www.deafblind.com
American Sign Language Dictionary - by Babylon
Programme to read text online free download and usage by adgangforalle.dk (with audio)
Translation of languages - by word, phrase or even the whole web page! by Babel Fish Translation, altavista
The Language Site: Online Dictionaries & free translation tools by Foreignword.com
Learn Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Melayu/Malay Online through Skype:-
In an effort to organise more beneficial activity for members and to provide a chance for some of us to learn, practise and use simple, basic and conversational Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Melayu through internet/online, here is a project for us.
If you are interested, please sign up for a Skype account (Download Skype here:- http://skype.com/) It is a free, simple and small pc to pc internet telephony programme to install, which only requires dsl/cable connection. When you are done, send your full name, homephone number, location and Skype username to MDA e-mail to join this project.
Talking on Skype is more than just 1-on-1. Conference calls with a host + four other people can be done and we can all talk to each other at the same time. Since its limited, so it will be on a first come first serve basis.
If parents are interested to have your children follow similar project, please send in your e-mail
Day and Time
As this will be a trail to check if there is anyone interested in this activity, the first session will be on the 9th June (Thursday) 21.00 - 22.00 hours (Denmark time ie. GMT +1 hour). If response is good, it will be on every Thursdays.
To accomodate some of the participants, it is every Wednesdays, 16.00-17.00 hours as of 7th September. Please check for any latest changes here.
Next session: K.I.V. Until further notice, thank you!
Previous sessions:-
22nd February, 2006 - "Peribahasa" and "Simpulan Bahasa"- Discussion and comparison with similar English idioms and proverbs.
15th February, 2006 - Topic :- "Raya" song by Jalil Hamid. To listen and to write down the words with "raya" and discuss the meanings of those words.
Song lyric:-
Bila
sebut pasal raya
Semua ingat Hari Raya
Tapi jangan pulak kita lupa
Ada seribu satu kata
Berkait dengan raya
Selain Hari Raya
Tak kira apa bangsa
Orang melayu orang cina
Orang putih atau orang india
Orang timur orang barat
Di seluruh dunia
Ada hari raya
( korus 1 )
Kalau banyak harta benda
Orang itu kaya raya (very rich)
Kalau tempat lalu kereta
Itulah jalanraya (road)
Hentian bas ibu kota
Itu di Puduraya (Puduraya Bus & Taxi Terminal in
Kuala Lumpur)
Di tengah bandaraya (city)
bandar (town)
( korus 2 )
Kalau banyak jalanraya
Dipanggil lebuhraya (highway)
Bunga lambang Malaysia
Namanya bunga raya (Hibiscus flower)
Tukang menyelenggara
Mengawas harta-benda
Jabatan Kerja Raya (Ministry of Works)
Gembira kita di hari raya
Makan kenduri di balairaya (community hall)
Kalau kita malas nak puasa
Kita sama macam hantu raya
Selamat hari raya
Selamatlah beraya
( ulang 1 )
( ulang dari korus1 hingga akhir )
Other words with "raya":-
pasaraya = shopping complex
kotaraya = city
23th November, 2005:- Topic discussed: "Perayaan-perayaan di Denmark" (Festive Celebrations in Denmark)
We will take a break for the Christmas, New Year, Hari Raya Aidil Adha and Chinese New Year Celebrations.
16th November, 2005:- Topic discussed: "Perayaan-perayaan di Malaysia" (Festive Celebrations in Malaysia)
List of words used and discussed:
menjelang hari raya = as the raya day approaches
ugama = religion
meraikan = celebrates
perayaan = celebration
menyambut = to celebrate, to welcome, to receive
keluarga = family
mengadakan = to hold
jamuan makan = feast
mengalami = to experience
pengalaman = experience
cuti = holiday
cuti awam = public holiday
berasal dari = originates from
berbeza = different
pakaian baru = new clothes
kueh muih = a variety of local Malaysian cakes
makanan = food
angsa = goose
itek = duck
ubi kentang = potatoes
kobis merah = red cabbage
impot = import
kunjung mengunjungi = visiting
melawat = visit
saudara mara = relatives
menyembah = worship
kepercayaan = beliefs
menerima = receives
duit raya, “ang pow” = festive money
lucu = funny
palsu= fake
pedas= spicy
perkataan = word
ayat = sentence
seluruh dunia = whole world
langsung = at all
There will be a break due to autumn holidays, Deepavali and Hari Raya Celebrations.
28th September, 2005 :- The months in a year and "Keluarga saya" (My Family)
List of words used and discussed:
Januari, Februari, Mac, April, Mei, Jun, Julai, Ogos, September, Oktober, November, Disember
bapa = father
bapa tiri = step father
emak = mother
emak tiri = step mother
anak tiri = step child
anak angkat = adopted child
abang = elder brother
kakak = elder sister
adik perempuan = younger sister
adik lelaki = younger brother
suami = husband
isteri = wife
datuk = grandfather
nenek = grandmother
datuk moyang = great grandfather
nenek moyang = great grandmother
cucu = grandchildren
cucu cicit = great grandchildren
emak saudara = aunt
bapa saudara = uncle
sepupu = cousins
saudara mara = relatives
21st September, 2005 - Topic:- Writing formal letters - some basic guidelines.
14th September 2005 - The topic was "Rumah saya".
List of words used and discussed:
rumah = house
rumah kediaman = residential houses
rumah pangsa = apartment, condo
ruang tamu, bilik tetamu = living room
bilik tidur = bedroom
bilik mandi = bathroom
bilik air, tandas = toilet
ruang dapur = kitchen
ruang makan = dining area, dining hall
halaman rumah = porch
taman, kebun = garden
depan = front
belakang = back
bilik simpanan = storeroom
pintu masuk = entrance
meja = table
meja makan = dining table
meja tulis = writing table
kerusi = chair
katil = bed
almari = cupboard, wardrobe
lantai = floor
dinding, tembok = wall
langit-langit bilik = ceiling
permaidani = carpet
hiasan = decoration
simen = cement
bumbung = roof
persekitaran = surroundings
longkang = drains
tanaman, pokok = plants
pasu bunga = flower pots
7th September 2005 (Wednesday) 16.00 - 17.00 hours. Topic for our conversation was about words found in a song "Yang sangat ku sayang".
List of words found and discussed:
sayang, manja, anggun, peribadi, tenang, wajah, menandingi, pria, pendiam, tampan, senyuman, menawan, menghayal, teman, duka, derita, dengar, pandang, potret, kamar
The 31st August session was postponed due to National Day Celebration.
24th August 2005 (Wednesday): The topic was about "Forest fires in Indonesia and the effects". Some of the words used to make sentences were:
api, kebakaran =
fire, burning
asap =
smoke
jerebu =
haze
udara =
air
pencemaran =
pollution
tidak sihat =
unhealthy
hujan =
rain
angin = wind
17th August, 2005 - Topic was about how we celebrated Merdeka in Denmark, and "perkataan penambahan"
Words used were:
I = saya
We = kita
attended
= menghadiri
Malaysia’s National day = Hari Merdeka
celebration
= perayaan
many = ramai
much, a lot =- banyak
farm
= ladang
animals = binatang
enjoyable = seronok
good
= bagus
comfortable = selesa
adult = dewasa
children
= kanak-kanak
food = makanan
drinks = minuman
delicious, tasty
= sedap, enak
win = menang
lucky draw = cabutan bertuah
ticket
= tiket
number = nombor
buy = beli
pay
= bayar
leave, go home, return = balik, pulang
We took a break on the 5th August due to preparations for Merdeka Day Celebration (National Day Celebration) and EGM to be held on the 7th.
After the summer holidays break, we resumed on the 29th July - Topic was about summer holidays. We talked about our holidays and what we did. Words commonly used when talking about holidays were translated and some were used to make sentences.
Unfortunately, on the 23rd June, it was cancelled due to Sankt Hans aften celebration by one of the participants.
On the 16th June, there were 3 of us. We conversed with each other using Bahasa Malaysia (self introduction). We did "perkataaan lawan" (opposite meaning) and read online Bahasa Malaysia news by Berita Harian about Copenhagen's famous "Little Mermaid" written by a Malaysian reporter while he was holidaying in Denmark. it was quite enjoyable.
1st Session - 9th June, 2005
There were 4 of us online
(A Danish male member and his daughter, a Malaysian female member and myself). It was a good start.
Volunteers needed
If you are interested and is good with conversational Bahasa Malaysia/Bahasa Melayu, please do volunteer yourself to help make this project a successful one. Otherwise, you are most welcome to join and "Berbahasa Malaysia" with us just to keep in touch with the language!
Any mistakes or questions regarding the words above, please contact by e-mail
Hope to see you then!
Thank you.
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