Wednesday, 17 December 2014

Proverbs - 9



Similar proverbs in Malay :

-Bagai menantikan ara tak bergetah @
Like waiting for figs to not be sticky

-Bagai menantikan buah rumbia masak @
Like waiting for true sago palm fruit to ripen

-Bagai menantikan kuaran bertelur @
Like waiting for night-Heron to lay eggs

-Bagai menantikan putih gagak hitam @
Like waiting for black craw to be white

English Equivalents :

-When pigs fly
-When hell freezes over
-On a cold day in hell
-Not in a month of Sundays
-When the rivers run dry
-When the moon turns blue

Compound Words - 17


Monday, 1 December 2014

Quote Of The Month - 4



Today’s Vocabulary

Ø  Jika                         = If
Ø  Seseorang              = Someone
Ø  Membenci (benci)   = To hate
Ø  Kerana                    = Because
Ø  Kebahagiaan           = Happiness (Bliss)
Ø  Bahagia                   = Happy (Blissful)
Ø  Berdoa                    = To pray
Ø  Kepada                    = To (preposition)
Ø  Tuhan                      = God
Ø  Diberi (beri)            = To be given (passive)
Ø  Memberi (beri)       = To give (active)
Ø  Moga-moga             = Hopefully (expressing wish and hope)
Ø  Dapat                      = Can (ability)
Ø  Melupai (lupa)         = To forget