Monday, April 26, 2010

ENGLISH WORD or PHRASES only used in MALAYSIA

Malaysian English has developed its own vocabulary which source from different kinds of influences such as the races or a combination of Malay slang with British English (Malaysia was once conquered by British in World War 2). Below are some of the examples of the Malaysian English which are widely used by all Malaysian without knowing that it does not exist in British or American English.




Malaysian
British / American
Handphone (often abbreviated to HP)
Mobile phone or Cell phone
Malaysian Chinese / Malaysian Indian
Malaysian Chinese or Chinese Malaysian / Indian Malaysian
KIV (keep in view)
Kept on file, held for further consideration
Slippers
Flip-flop (not to be confused with slip-on night-time footwear)
Outstation
Means both 'at work out of town' or less frequently 'at work overseas/abroad'.
MC (medical certificate). Often used in this context, e.g. 'He is on MC today'
Sick note
Mee (from Malay word mi)
Noodles
Remisier
Broker
Gostan (colloq.)(From "go astern")
Reverse


source taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysian_English

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