How does Malaysian switch languages like this?

[MalayPanTV]

I don't think any other country uses so many languages in one sentence 😅 I'm amazed the drive through lady could understand

[boiiiii]

we malaysian, mix our language depends on which sentence more shorter and easy to pronouns, and also as long as it the pronouncation is matching together

[chooijenlin]

Some people said we show off, is daily for us, is not professional, but useful for daily life .

[mahertry]

Notice that he didn't reply the " terima kasih" with "sama-sama" or "you're welcome" instead he replied with another "thank you". That's truly Malaysian.

[lemonc]

Its funny cuz sometimes i forgot my own language and proceed to google the word i have been saying in another language 😭

[haziqfurqan]

My mom is a Chinese. However, my dad is a malay. So we always converse in various languages, especially when my aunt is around. Hokkien, malay, english.

[thegamerwithin]

Here's a fun fact: if you learn two or more languages at different time, they'd be stored in different areas of brain. But if you learn languages at the same time, they'd stored in the same area of brain thus allowing a mix and usage of all the available language data subconsciously

[kimmendiola]

I’m a Filipino living in Malaysia who speaks English at home or Filipino only with my mom. It’s awesome how I can order now in Bahasa Melayu at the drive thru with my mother beside me and listens to me speak in Bahasa, then I’d turn back and ask my kids what they want to order in English. My mom would be looking at me like I’m a complete stranger, she doesn’t often hear me speaks in Bahasa Melayu at home because I speak purely in Filipino with her. She always look bewildered like I just grew a second head 😂

[suan]

What language do you speak?
Malaysian people: yes

[flamemano]

Its called code switching. Its extremely common among multilingual people

[Roy_C]

I heard one Youtuber from HK (who is living here) having a hard time following a conversation whenever there is a bunch of Malaysian with her because Malaysians naturally tend to mix languages/dialects effortlessly back and forth.

[giennarozaina]

I'm Malaysian.. of course can speak fluent Malay.. plus speak fluent English and Mandarin, understand normal Cantonese.. now learning Korean.. hehe

[felixleong]

Us Malaysians knowledge of multiple languages truly shine when we swear and curse 😂

[felixnotkjellberg]

I know chinese english malay. Learnt bit of german and learning japanese. Also can understand cantonese

[carynshiro]

Growing up as a Chinese Malaysian, I had all of my subjects and text books switched at different stage of my education. Primary school- all in Chinese, high school- all in Malay, University- all in English.. so there you go! 😂

[GhostDark-xuhr]

Aw that's beautiful we have the same thing here in North Africa, in Algeria we speak 4 language Arabic, Amazigh, french and English !! So we use mix languages when we talk as well, some sentences are short or the expression is shorter in one language, compare to the others !! So yeah it's the same thing and that's cool to know, that we are not the only ones that use this way of speaking 🤣🤣❤️❤️ much love to Malaysia from Algeria ❤️👑❤️

[MDroid-bneb]

The problem lies when you are thinking in English, you wanted to verbalise in Chinese but you are speaking Malay instead… 😂😂

[abdulrazak]

at least he can speak malay fluently 😂

[peanutbutteryejam]

Same in the Philippines too!😂 Me and my friends use 4 different languages when conversing daily at school.

[etoilefurina]

i can relate 😭 my family is half swedish half brazilian and i grew up learning english, so i daily switch between english, portuguese, spanish and swedish