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Unwind after work with our Late Night Bahasa Melayu Basic Conversation Class — designed for busy professionals who want to learn practical, everyday phrases in a relaxed and supportive setting.

Today’s words:
✅ Boleh = can
❌ Tak boleh = cannot

🗣️ Examples:
✔️ Saya boleh berenang.
(I can swim.)

✖️ Saya tak boleh mengangkat beg berat.
(I cannot lift heavy bags.)

Use boleh / tak boleh when talking about abilities or things you can or cannot do.

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Today’s words:
✅ S**a = to like
❌ Tak s**a = to not like

🗣️ Examples:
✔️ Saya s**a ayam goreng.
(I like fried chicken.)

✖️ Saya tak s**a sayur-sayuran.
(I don’t like vegetables.)

Use s**a / tak s**a to talk about things you like and don’t like in daily conversations 💬

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Do you know the difference?

bergurau = to joke
bergaul = to socialize

They sound similar… but the meaning is different! 👀
Small difference, big meaning! 💡

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Recently, I went for a job interview where I wanted to showcase my Malay speaking skills. My intention was to be upfront: even if I can hold a basic Malay conversation, I still need to study more in order to speak confidently on certain topics. This is an area I am continuously developing.

In English, my sentence would be:
"I need to mingle more."

However, what I actually said was: "Saya perlu BERGURAU lebih banyak." which means I need to JOKE more.

The correct Malay word should have been BERGAUL - to mingle or socialize.

The interviewers, the owner and the operational director, laughed because they thought I was just trying to be funny. Humor, after all, can be another way of learning a language more deeply.

In reality, I made a genuine mistake.
Nevertheless, I was hired because of that funny moment.
Still, I cringe every time I remember it.

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In the states of Kedah, Kelantan & Terengganu, Sunday is the start of the week.
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