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'''Bahasa''' means '''language''', hence '''Bahasa bahasa Melayu''' = '''Malay Language'language'', or '''Bahasa bahasa Inggris''' = '''English Language'language''.<br />'''Tidak''' / '''Tak''' is the negative like English Not.
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== Languages ==
The official language of Malaysia is Malay. It is quite easy to learn the basics as it is a very easy language.
The country has a fair amount of "native" ethnic Chinese and Indians who speak Mandarin or Hokkien for (Cantonese in Kuala Lumpur) in the case of the former, and Tamil for the latter. But usually everybody knows Malay (known as ''Bahasa Melayu'' in Malay).As for englishEnglish, it is spoken in at every level, from zero to fluent, but generally you won't encounter trouble communicating at least for the basics.
Some useful phrases:
*I don't understand = Tidak faham
*I don't know = Tidak tau
*Do you speak english? = Cakap Bahasa bahasa Inggris?*I know a bit of Malay = Saya tau sikit Bahasa bahasa Melayu
*Saya = I / me / mine ; Anda = You / yours
*Hitchhiking = Tumpang (meaning exactly "have a lift" as Hitchhiking is not known in Malaysia)
* '''g''' is always pronounced as in '''goat''' and never as '''germany'''
