Dear readers, stay out of the rain!
It's been raining a lot lately. I kinda missed the sunshine. :( Never mind, it takes a little rain for a sun shiny day. ;) Well, have you heard of 'bahasa' before? It means language in Malay. Yeah, that's what we're gonna talk about here. Language is used as a daily basis communication. Have you tried counting how many words used in a day? I bet you haven't, coz it's uncounted, isn't it? So, don't you think language is important our daily life? Every single words spoken has a meaning. If one word is wrongly used, the meaning of a statement could be completely wrong.
In a relationship, when u say "Let's take a break", the word 'break' could mean taking a holiday for a moment away then get back together again later. Or, it could be putting a full-stop to it. Scarryyy!!! *based on true story of my own puppy love.hehehe
Imagine how many languages are there in this world and, how many that you know? Countries like France or Spain, they prefer to speak their mother-tongue. Yes, English is the language of the world, but if you go to France, not all of them could speak English. It's not necessary to learn varieties of language, yet it's a bonus. After all, master ur own mother-tongue first. Common sense huh. hehe. Don't take it lightly, ur own language is one precious symbol of your culture, which defines your ethnicity. Do you know how I learned English? Tadaaa!!
- I speaks confidently at home, even if it sounds wrong, n I take everyone as my language teacher. ;)
- I read a lot, n I grew up with 'Chicken Soup for the Soul'. *my all-time favorite book. wuhooo!
- I sing to English songs, and going through the lyrics touches me deep when I sing. lalalaaaa..
- Dictionary is my buddy. And movie's subtitles too!
- I've started all the above since I was young, singing the primary rhymes, until now, it's a never ending learning.
I learned some words of other languages too. Like Tamil, Indonesian, Arabic, Mandarin, a little bit of French and Russian from my friends. It's one way of involving in their culture and I felt involved. Superb! Try it!
Hakuna matata! ;D
With love,
Nadia Azman
Very true, i agree with you and i think if the person learns his mother tongue language to the extent where the individual can be aliquant, and expressive. More importantly can understand the values, and the culture that carries. That will also enhance and motivate the person to learn the second language with the interest of becoming able to explain, and express him/self as much as he/she could do with the mother tongue language.
ReplyDeleteYes it is. Learning new language is like starting a new adventure of experiencing various culture. There are so many things to be discovered in this world, one of it is language. Simply unique. There's a phrase in Malay saying 'Bahasa jiwa bangsa' which means language is the soul of a culture. Have you heard of it? Well, it's true isn't it?
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