Singaporeans Try: Speaking Only Our Mother Tongue (Malay) for 72 Hours

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  • čas přidán 17. 04. 2022
  • Conversational Malay is easy if we include common Malay phrases and words in our everyday conversations! Belum cuba, belum tahu! (Never try, never know!)
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  • @TheSmartLocal
    @TheSmartLocal  Před 2 lety +244

    "you are sexy (and suffering)." - fauzi and brenda

  • @Jastan83
    @Jastan83 Před 2 lety +381

    Although I am a Chinese but I really enjoyed watching this clip. Perhaps you should create more videos on Mother Tongue language to educate people who nowadays don’t really enjoy communicate with their friends and family in their own Mother Tongue.

    • @jojihye
      @jojihye Před 2 lety +7

      i agree!! can we have a tamil oneee🥺w hafi, prav etc hahaha i love them

    • @rosidahariff2365
      @rosidahariff2365 Před rokem +1

      It reminds me when I was working in 90s. Between Malay staff in the office we tried to communicate in Malay as we missed speaking it in the formal form. Sadly, however some staff were suspicoius and thought we were talking about them.

    • @rahimimusamuhdzakaria3445
      @rahimimusamuhdzakaria3445 Před 11 měsíci

      My name is Rahimi,I'm Chinese from Malaysia i can speak 6 language English,German,Italian,Korean and Chinese also Malay

    • @LenaLuthorWife
      @LenaLuthorWife Před 3 měsíci +1

      yah I think for all the 3 main mother tongues. last time like 15yrs ago I only saw adverts to speak mandarin so I assumed the chinese ppl are speaking lesser mandarin and they want to make sure that the language is not forgotten by the chinese. but then recently like 5yrs ago I saw speak malay campaigns. Then I was like oh man now our language is at risk too. Shld do all languages incld tamil cos new gens for sure speak english too at home

  • @yoominbi
    @yoominbi Před 2 lety +83

    To my fellow Malaysians here, Yes Zhin said Baju Kurung. In SG, the term is used for both male and female ones. Ok bye.

    • @cj-fx2kj
      @cj-fx2kj Před 2 lety

      kesian mcm bodo baju kurung pun disebut sebagai baju untuk lelaki 😂

    • @DerpyPoint
      @DerpyPoint Před 2 lety +1

      I had a double take hearing that

  • @juzwantukkomen5595
    @juzwantukkomen5595 Před 2 lety +196

    Both Fiqah and Nicole enter water during the beginning part of the video. Haha. And thank you Zhin for trying to speak in full Malay during the interview in Suria. Personally, I find that nowadays Suria likes to mix English and Malay, which I find redundant since Suria is a malay speaking channel.

    • @yoominbi
      @yoominbi Před 2 lety +22

      THIS. Everytime when my mom watching Suria drama and I happen to overhear it, I lowkey annoyed that simple conversations also they will mix English in it. Like why???

    • @hakonmur
      @hakonmur Před rokem +3

      Because it’s not realistic to speak full malay in real life. Come on, do you think sinagaporean malay speak full malay irl. They only did this in drama. Other than that full malay. Ironically, malay malaysians speak both malay and english in tv regardless if it’s a show or drama. And nobody gives a damn.

    • @ngcollin88
      @ngcollin88 Před rokem +1

      @@hakonmur besides dramas, variety shows hosts often mix both during speaking. Maybe being natural is more important perhaps.. but news programmes and radio (specifically warna) would probably be in full Malay, with very minimal mixing

  • @RobertHeslop
    @RobertHeslop Před 2 lety +231

    As a British person, I am fascinated by foreign language and culture, so I love this episode. Unfortunately, I don’t speak Malay but I speak English, Spanish, Portuguese, Thai and some Korean and Chinese. I worked in Asia for 8 years until last month, so I’m in England. I could totally watch Zhin as a vlogger in Malay 😯
    Good point Fauzi made is the evolution of languages. We do have about 25 Singaporean English words which are officially in the Oxford English Dictionary now, for example.

    • @rqzzlldqzzls
      @rqzzlldqzzls Před 2 lety +6

      日本語が話せません?
      Jokes aside, Japanese is pretty easy to pick up after knowing Chinese. If you're looking for a new language to learn, Japanese would be a good one!
      Personally, I use Duolingo to learn.

    • @RobertHeslop
      @RobertHeslop Před 2 lety +3

      @@rqzzlldqzzls ちょっとだけ日本語が話します。英語の先生に日本でした ^^

    • @xavieraaisyah13
      @xavieraaisyah13 Před 2 lety +1

      Wahhhh how do u learn all these languages. I've always want to learn japanese,Spanish,Russian,Chinese and Korean. But I don't know how or where to start when learning it.

  • @franzthegardener6978
    @franzthegardener6978 Před 2 lety +39

    Lucky people... in my work in Malaysia I have to often write and speak in full Malay though I am not Malay. Bahasa Melayu tidak lah susah sangat. Cuma, kena biasa berbual dan menulis.

    • @simonsimon2888
      @simonsimon2888 Před měsícem

      My first language is English and Bahasa is my second language. Hence, i am uneducated. My China Hokkien mother had sent me to a wrong school. Only educated speak 'Mandarin' that is why they are 'humbly proud' of the entire China.

  • @Itsmeshahrosli
    @Itsmeshahrosli Před rokem +11

    Hi, saya orang malaysia di sini. Korang bertiga dah buat yang terbaik untuk bercakap dalam bahasa melayu. Walaupun tak biasa guna tetapi masih berusaha untuk menggunakannya. Teruskan dan semoga berjaya

  • @BabyILYttm
    @BabyILYttm Před 2 lety +44

    fikah is so damn funny HAHAH + zhin is so talented, never knew he worked for mediacorp!

  • @syairahh3759
    @syairahh3759 Před 2 lety +32

    FUN FACT: Bahasa melayu kami telah banyak berubah mengikut zaman. Pada asalnya, bahasa melayu menggunakan tulisan jawi dan diubah kepada tulisan rumi yang digunakan sehingga hari ini. Tambahan pula, kalau mengikut bahasa nenek moyang kami mereka juga banyak menggunakan bahasa kasar sebelum bahasa pasar yang lebih ketara zaman ini. :)

  • @mszsh96
    @mszsh96 Před 2 lety +98

    Omg the “Ayam Telur bergaram” is hilarious 😂

  • @TheShanechristian
    @TheShanechristian Před 2 lety +112

    As a Chinese i just love Malay Language and i feel instead of learning other languages that we normally dont use often in SG, why not learn Malay or even Tamil…

    • @LWL-sz5lh
      @LWL-sz5lh Před 2 lety +8

      Would say it is more about the choice to learn rather than being forced* to learn, which tbh, was the main reason why i kinda hated Chinese as a youth (because of family and school pressuring us to learn Chinese) as compared to when I grow older (when pressure on MT by parents and school was lesser).
      PSA. is also Chinese.

    • @mazim-ku9jj
      @mazim-ku9jj Před 2 lety +8

      If you learn Malay, your trip experience to Malaysia will be much more convenient. 😊

    • @jackmilk6944
      @jackmilk6944 Před rokem

      Same. I love Malay language too. Learnt it to get to know Malay girls HAHAHAH. Oh and also to watch news from Malaysia and Indonesia since they have weird news happening quite often 🤣

  • @Jay-ru2cw
    @Jay-ru2cw Před 2 lety +179

    Haha! I agree with Zhin that this is no “kick” to him because he is an actor with Suria. Wonder how this episode turns out if Hafeez is involved too.
    Please have more of such videos so that we can learn the different languages :) well done casts for surviving this challenge!!

  • @nsr2387
    @nsr2387 Před 2 lety +29

    hahhahaha why is fikah so funny - but love to this trio again!

  • @dawnho7744
    @dawnho7744 Před 2 lety +20

    I'm loving this! Very educational for non-Malay speakers like myself.

  • @cedarmay4245
    @cedarmay4245 Před 2 lety +90

    Malay is such a pretty language

  • @alysheapueh1154
    @alysheapueh1154 Před 2 lety +103

    this is a good challenge to have because some people in TSL don't use MT to communicate, and its time to recap, I can say, because they can revise again! Nevertheless, the fun at TSL is never gone and friends like Fauzi and Zhin don't really use Malay as well. ( sometimes they use chinese..) or rather try to use it :>

  • @kyrillosgavriil5553
    @kyrillosgavriil5553 Před 2 lety +36

    I love that the non Malays also try to speak Malay!

  • @bouncyjuraimi
    @bouncyjuraimi Před 2 lety +13

    ayam telur BERGARAM
    ya allah fikah, ketawa sampai terbatuk-batuk 🤣🤣🤣

  • @ssvegeto1610
    @ssvegeto1610 Před 2 lety +30

    Fikah is so cute with her reactions

  • @pingpong3654
    @pingpong3654 Před 2 lety +24

    ayam telur bergaram PLEASEEE 🤣

  • @nfwafda
    @nfwafda Před 2 lety +11

    Ayam telur bergaram. HAHAHAHAHA I'M WHEEZING I CANNOT. FIKAAH YOU SO FUNNYYYYY

  • @akacharlotte1218
    @akacharlotte1218 Před 2 lety +7

    Finally a episode where zhin speak malay 🥰🥰🥰so smooth speaking

  • @mikayla5083
    @mikayla5083 Před 2 lety +19

    This episod is gonna be amazing 😇

  • @rezanug4906
    @rezanug4906 Před 2 lety +26

    if Hafeez were there, it'd be more hilarious 🤣

  • @adihaliq2486
    @adihaliq2486 Před 2 lety +18

    Ayam telur bergaram eh

  • @jhjanice8918
    @jhjanice8918 Před 2 lety +8

    I really love this do more pls!!! I want to learn malay but dk where to start

  • @sy.9974
    @sy.9974 Před 2 lety +14

    requesting an episode on the talent's pets please !! would love to see more of fikah's cats hehehe

  • @betterdays8305
    @betterdays8305 Před 2 lety +1

    this is fun!!! would be nice to see a tagalog and chinese ep 😁

  • @harrylouw2511
    @harrylouw2511 Před 2 lety +12

    I laughed so hard when Fauzi has trouble pronouncing 'tuntutan'. Hahahaha. As an Indonesian Chinese, I have no trouble with it.

    • @ledyanafitriani2422
      @ledyanafitriani2422 Před rokem +2

      kita orang Indonesia kan menggunakan bahasa Indonesia sehari-hari itu udah bare minimum. :)

  • @MM-cl5ik
    @MM-cl5ik Před rokem

    Very entertaining guys, Fauzi macam terseksa gitu but tahniah kerana mencuba tentangan ini! #asalbolehjeraku

  • @minchern
    @minchern Před 2 lety +6

    After being stuck in Singapore for more than 2 years, I must say my Malay sudah berkarat when I went back Malaysia🤣🤣

  • @khairulhelmihashim2510
    @khairulhelmihashim2510 Před rokem +3

    The best thing about conversational/street Malay is loose grammar rules. most sentences are in 'SVO' (subject-verb-object) order. with some basic nouns and verbs, you can express yourself easily.

  • @kiora3838
    @kiora3838 Před 2 lety +29

    Looking forward to the Chinese and Tamil episodes!

  • @FayeRob618
    @FayeRob618 Před 2 lety +26

    as a person who speak both Malay and English, I can relate to the struggles of translating both languages to each other 😂 I think and speak fast in English but Malay a bit more slow and have to think long for the right words to use. One of the ways I somewhat polish (?) my rusty Malay is through putting on Malay subtitles in every show I watch on Astro. It helps a lot 👍

    • @-tbhihu-
      @-tbhihu- Před 2 lety

      Same but I mix literally every language in Malaysia instead- istg I can’t make a whole sentence in only 1 language now

    • @cj-fx2kj
      @cj-fx2kj Před 2 lety +1

      kesian kau. u idolize western ppl so much until u dont have identity 😂

    • @protocetus499
      @protocetus499 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@-tbhihu- thats not malay

  • @maneskinned
    @maneskinned Před 2 lety +20

    13:14 her friend is hilarioussss

  • @uwuwu6635
    @uwuwu6635 Před 2 lety +11

    wish Hafeez participated in this challenge too HAHAHA #mukabang

  • @kaycelovesowenfkoffthepplw3889

    Even though I'm chinese, i used to study both chinese and malay in an international school, and it was vvvv fun seeing this vid

  • @x_coralbobux5260
    @x_coralbobux5260 Před 2 lety +17

    Even though my mt is malay i could never do this 😅 nice cat Fikah 😂 This vid is at a nice timing cause my Oral for malay is tomorrow so this will help me a little . Wish me luck! The Hari Raya song is nostalgic

  • @mdkh4ikmal615
    @mdkh4ikmal615 Před 2 lety

    Been 4 years since u guys did fasting challenge during ramadan.. bring it back PLEASE!!!!!

  • @JJOlajideOlatunji
    @JJOlajideOlatunji Před 2 lety +8

    Hahahahaha y’all should have included HAFEEZ😂🤣

  • @mohamedasyraf2515
    @mohamedasyraf2515 Před 2 lety +3

    we need more episodes of hafeez gerald fiqah tgt!

  • @angiekm5834
    @angiekm5834 Před 2 lety +9

    this makes me wanna learn malay but idk where to start.
    im a chinese and i last studied chinese 4 years ago... clearly can’t rmb a single thing. very very embarrassing but i cant order my economy rice without purely pointing here and there :( lately ive been interested in videos of polygots and languages. not the best at languages but its on my bucket lists :)

  • @jojihye
    @jojihye Před 2 lety +4

    this video q funny!! fikah's bf statement abt the heat one super funny LMAOOO

  • @nirmaljitkaur3762
    @nirmaljitkaur3762 Před 2 lety

    Now I like to check the descriptor first before watching the videos in case got any surprise ads in between :)

  • @Eyegallop
    @Eyegallop Před 2 lety +3

    Really good episode

  • @Jx0592
    @Jx0592 Před 2 lety +16

    This prob the ep I'm most excited abt lmaoo

  • @efydean
    @efydean Před 2 lety +5

    ayam telur bergaram ye kak fikah ☺️

  • @noorhapizah
    @noorhapizah Před 2 lety +6

    SELAMAT BERBUKA PUASA 😊

  • @jazype
    @jazype Před 2 lety +5

    i LOVE this trio

  • @mountainguy4710
    @mountainguy4710 Před 2 lety

    Love Zhin's baju Melayu at the end.

  • @criansx
    @criansx Před 2 lety +6

    the ep that im excited for

  • @NRSBRNND
    @NRSBRNND Před 2 lety +2

    Fikah you're so cute!!!

  • @fithriyzinnirah7837
    @fithriyzinnirah7837 Před 2 lety

    been waiting since the start of me watching TSL. should get Hafeez in as well tho

  • @nabil10710
    @nabil10710 Před 2 lety +6

    HAHAHAH ‘Ayam telur bergaram’

  • @HumdrumSingaporeanREACTS

    💪 good practice!!!
    thanks TSL

  • @TheSingapuraCat
    @TheSingapuraCat Před 2 lety +4

    Ayam telur bergaram. First time someone said that 🤣

  • @SyairahZaharul
    @SyairahZaharul Před 2 lety +8

    TELUR BERGARAM HAHAHA I said this before too 🤣🤣

    • @cj-fx2kj
      @cj-fx2kj Před 2 lety

      malay sgpore ni idolize western pppl kan sbab tu takda identity

  • @phgoh
    @phgoh Před 2 lety +10

    Would love a Chinese version!
    There's beauty in the mandarin language, especially traditional Chinese that got lost along the way.

    • @cj-fx2kj
      @cj-fx2kj Před 2 lety

      i luv u amoi

    • @YummYakitori
      @YummYakitori Před 2 lety +3

      Mandarin is not even our mother tongue LOL it is the language of the northern Chinese. Do a speak Chinese dialect for 72 hours see how people will fare

    • @crystal8537
      @crystal8537 Před rokem

      @@YummYakitori proud i am born 98' but fluent in Hokkien :)!!!

  • @kheeri393
    @kheeri393 Před 2 lety +1

    Zhin is so cute!

  • @AzzamSexay
    @AzzamSexay Před 2 lety +8

    Graduated secondary school in 2006, and i remembered how my Malay teacher always scold me for my bad Malay sentencing, especially in composition. Using the textbook to beat, slapped me or pushup position entire period. Even after poly, and uni, i never utilise my own language, even till now, i still rarely used Malay language to converse with people. Cause its hard to spell, or speak since been using English language in both home and friends. Even my current girlfriend corrected me tons of time yet i still repeat the same mistake. How like that?

  • @ilinkirsikka4714
    @ilinkirsikka4714 Před 2 lety

    Zhin sungguh tampan sekali. 😍😍😍

  • @lisachua9291
    @lisachua9291 Před 2 lety

    This is so interesting to watch

  • @GigaZX91
    @GigaZX91 Před 2 lety +4

    imaging Malaysia working in TSL will be very power, Malay no limit, but english little bit ...

  • @renee245
    @renee245 Před 2 lety +43

    next episode I wanna hear speaking Chinese for 72 hours 😃

  • @FARID1870
    @FARID1870 Před 2 lety

    Fauzi is kelapa eh? Haha. Jk. Fun video guys! I speak Malay to my kids, they reply in English 🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ This shd get them practising!

  • @sitisyafiqah4089
    @sitisyafiqah4089 Před 2 lety +4

    AYAM TELUR BERGARAM SHE SAID

  • @notmyname3556
    @notmyname3556 Před rokem

    This is fun to watch.

  • @MonaSiow
    @MonaSiow Před 2 lety +2

    "I JUST WANT TO FEEL THE HEAT" DED.

  • @nicholastan7082
    @nicholastan7082 Před 2 lety +5

    “Im in Spain but the a is silent”
    “You’re in spin?”
    “W-wait no-“
    13:18

  • @jn5902
    @jn5902 Před 2 lety +4

    HAHAHAH FIKAHHHHHH

  • @espreedupree
    @espreedupree Před 2 lety +7

    But Zhin was on Suria 😂 it must’ve been very easy for him lol

  • @skittleyrealm2795
    @skittleyrealm2795 Před 2 lety +5

    Ayam telur bergaram😂

  • @nicholasyong7051
    @nicholasyong7051 Před 2 lety +4

    Malaysian Chinese living in sg: the amount of power we have is 🤌

  • @downnowtownhow
    @downnowtownhow Před 2 lety +6

    chuckled a lot watching this video, loved it!!!!

  • @parkseonghwa6117
    @parkseonghwa6117 Před 2 lety +4

    AYAM TELOR GARAM FML AKXHSJXB FIKAAAAAA HAHAHAHHA

  • @justttocommenttt8796
    @justttocommenttt8796 Před 2 lety +4

    ayam telur bergaram ...... 🤣🤣🤣

  • @hazwanihashim4168
    @hazwanihashim4168 Před 2 lety +3

    I’m sorry but I died at the “ayam telur bergaram” 😂

  • @naj207
    @naj207 Před 2 lety +6

    its funny how singaporean speak eng with malay accent and speak malay with eng accent ^^

    • @muhammada2445
      @muhammada2445 Před 2 lety

      😭😭ikr?

    • @jamzthinker1634
      @jamzthinker1634 Před rokem

      Lol As a Malay Singaporean allow me to share. To be precise they speak English with the influence of local Singlish accent not purely local Malay accent and the reason why they speak Malay with English accent because they struggled to translate from English to form a sentence in Malay. 😃

  • @Cutecute4
    @Cutecute4 Před 2 lety +4

    Fika cantik

  • @ly9610
    @ly9610 Před 2 lety +1

    Zhinnnnnn hahahaha *heart eyes*

  • @eliasgc49
    @eliasgc49 Před 2 lety +1

    Idk which guy in Singapore who went through ns dont know what is kiri and kanan

  • @SixelaFaelan
    @SixelaFaelan Před 2 lety

    We need TSL gameplay videos in mother tongue

  • @AmeliaKareninaYusuf
    @AmeliaKareninaYusuf Před 2 lety +3

    Im dead when fikah said ayam telur bergaram😭😭😭🤣🤣🤣

  • @SGJanice
    @SGJanice Před 2 lety

    Should speak in dialect for 72 Hours! I don’t mind in the video hahaha

  • @wildan__goh
    @wildan__goh Před 10 měsíci

    5:50 but still Fikah’s ginger cat in Malay stands for ‘oyen’ cat 😁

  • @lemon2524
    @lemon2524 Před rokem

    Nice.

  • @LeBBVIP
    @LeBBVIP Před 2 lety

    72h dialect challenge!!

  • @griefer3454
    @griefer3454 Před 8 měsíci

    sama-sama is basically same to you

  • @jiselleplayz
    @jiselleplayz Před 2 měsíci

    What is Zhin and Fauzi brothers?

  • @vanityvanityblack
    @vanityvanityblack Před 2 lety

    office tu perjabat lah.... 🤣🤣🤣

  • @shastasilverchairsg
    @shastasilverchairsg Před 2 lety +1

    Wah honestly as a SG Chinese I feel ashamed I only know a few token Malay words... time to brush up on Bahasa Meleyu.

  • @amirahsmiley1
    @amirahsmiley1 Před 2 lety +1

    Saje je nak rasa panasssss

  • @erictoh84
    @erictoh84 Před 2 lety +3

    Telur bergaram I cannot 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @alladiaparna7307
    @alladiaparna7307 Před 2 lety +1

    Hi

  • @EpicThe112
    @EpicThe112 Před 4 dny

    Interestingly a Filipino trader from Tawi Tawi should be able to talk in Malaysian if they learned it and hold a conversation with a Singaporean of Malay decent. 2:55-3:16 it's a Filipino fried chicken fast food chain.

  • @mtyh1999
    @mtyh1999 Před 2 lety +3

    10:26 Bukan pakaian traditional yang dipakai oleh Zhin dipanggil baju Melayu ka? 😅 Dekat Malaysia, baju kurung merupakan pakaian yang dipakai oleh wanita Melayu.

    • @cj-fx2kj
      @cj-fx2kj Před 2 lety

      itula u chinese malaysia ke?

    • @panjiki9085
      @panjiki9085 Před 2 lety +4

      Asalnya mmg dikenali sbg Baju Kurung Lelaki dan Baju Kurung Wanita. Di Johor rasanya masih sebut baju kurung utk lelaki. Tp di Msia dh sinonim mcm yg awk sebut tu laa

  • @MrEueu89
    @MrEueu89 Před rokem

    Fauzi has a lot of brushing up to do

  • @quirklesshero7859
    @quirklesshero7859 Před 2 lety +1

    There’s literally a malay version of let it go but fauzi chose to google translate the lyrics🤣🤣🤣

  • @xavieraaisyah13
    @xavieraaisyah13 Před 2 lety

    ...I'm literally watching this....and tmr is my Malay exam hahaha

  • @youaremyonedirection
    @youaremyonedirection Před 2 lety +3

    As a Chinese Malaysian whose Malay is not great, I’m low key proud that my Malay is better than those Singaporeans 😂