Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Malay term or phrase:
awak boleh cikap malayu
English translation:
Can you speak Malay?
Added to glossary by
Nasima Sarwar
May 26, 2004 15:37
20 yrs ago
Malay term
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awak boleh cikap malayu
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | Can you speak Malay? |
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| 5 +1 | Malay |
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Proposed translations
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Nasima Sarwar
Malaysia
Malaysia
Native in Malay
Specializes in field
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Business, IT, HR and Medical
Native in: Malay 
Works in: English to Malay, Malay to English, Malay
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Can you speak Malay?
awak boleh cakap melayu? - Can you speak Malay?
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Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
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14 mins
Malay
It's not grammatically correct. It should be "Boleh awak berbahasa Melayu?"
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-05-26 15:53:37 GMT)
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It could also be \"Adakah awak berbahasa Melayu?\"
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-05-26 15:53:37 GMT)
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It could also be \"Adakah awak berbahasa Melayu?\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
ajali
: Agree with the first sentence but need "kah" because it is a question. So, it should be "Bolehkah awak berbahasa Melayu?"
3 hrs
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| disagree |
Ramona Ali
: This is a Malay>English question. Also 'adakah awak berbahasa Melayu' is wrong - this back-translates into 'Do you have the Malay language?' (as in 'adakah awak beristeri dua?')
9 hrs
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| agree |
Mat Radin
: Another way of saying it is "Do you speak Malay?" and I think the right translation for "Adakah awak berbahasa Melayu?" is "Are you speaking Malay?"
7 days
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