Rojak One Dozen Series Postcard l Local Language
Rojak One Dozen Series Postcard
Its Malaysia local language, a unique language came from different races and different cultures, mix with Chinese, Malay, English, Hokkien and Cantonese, most common use in every conversation by Malaysian.
你好料 - literally mean you are awesome, but the tone sound bitter and sarcastic.
漏风 - use to describe food damp or flat tire.
做么 - mean why, use to express curiosity.
Sibeh 顯 - use to emphasis very or extremely boring.
Bojio - literally mean never invite, when your friend hang out without inviting you to join.
Beh tahan - is a combination of hokkien and malay language, mean cannot bear with it.
喝什么水 - literally mean what water you want? In Malaysia context, water = drinks
酱够力 - literally mean enough strength, use as exclamation of amazement,wonder and shock.
Walau eh - use at the beginning of a sentence as exclamation of amazement, similar to what the hell or OMG.
Hang 机 - literally mean computer or hand-phone is cease to respond to inputs.
Cincai la - casually, simply, doing things as one pleases, use it when you are lazy to think.
按钱 - direct translation mean press money from ATM machine, proper English should be to withdraw money.
Measurements & Specifications
Size: (H) 15cm x (W) 10.5cm
*size for each card.
Material: 270g Ivory card
All artworks are original created by Missbanana Doodle