I was browsing through kennysia's blog's archive when I came across a topic he wrote about translations from English to Malay language. There are so many funny comments on that entry that I can't help not repeating it here.
Home Alone 3 = Keseorangan Di Rumah 3
Cheaper By The Dozen = Lelong Dua Belas
101 Dalmatians = 101 Bintik
The Day After Tomorrow = Lusa
Joy Stick = Kayu Gembira
Plug and Play = Cucuk dan Main
And the most funniest one is taken from a scene in Black Hawk Down, a war movie which hubby and I luurve, when the commander shouted "Everybody duck!".. the translation says "Semua orang itik!"
That cracked me up crazy.
Since I'm on this topic, I shall say that saying "I love you" sounds better in English than "Aku cinta padamu". In Malay, it just sounds so, so, so, kental! Heh.
Another thing. What do you say in Malay if you wanna say "Make love to me..."???!!
Home Alone 3 = Keseorangan Di Rumah 3
Cheaper By The Dozen = Lelong Dua Belas
101 Dalmatians = 101 Bintik
The Day After Tomorrow = Lusa
Joy Stick = Kayu Gembira
Plug and Play = Cucuk dan Main
And the most funniest one is taken from a scene in Black Hawk Down, a war movie which hubby and I luurve, when the commander shouted "Everybody duck!".. the translation says "Semua orang itik!"
That cracked me up crazy.
Since I'm on this topic, I shall say that saying "I love you" sounds better in English than "Aku cinta padamu". In Malay, it just sounds so, so, so, kental! Heh.
Another thing. What do you say in Malay if you wanna say "Make love to me..."???!!
posted by Lynn | You wanna say something? 
7 Comments:
Lol. I'll try? I am not good at malay though.
Make love to me - Naaaaaaakk? :D
By
Asha, at Thursday, August 24, 2006
Lynn, I think that is right.
I remember an old Malay movie entitled Perempuan,Isteri dan ... when the guy said to Sofea Jane.."Aku naaakk...."
By
Yara, at Thursday, August 24, 2006
Whahahahaha! Nak apa???!!! Wahahaha...
I know we have our own "codeword" when it comes to "nak". It'll be fun to know what's yours? Hahaha... Maybe I should blog about this, but hubby will scold me for revealing lah. Haha.
By
Lynn, at Thursday, August 24, 2006
Daddy says "make love to me" is "sudikah dinda melakukan perhubungan kelamin dengan kanda?"
Errr .... riiiigghhhhttt ....
Malay is SO NOT THE ROMANTIC one! :P
By
Anonymous, at Friday, August 25, 2006
ajab booboo!!! Your malay version very geli-geleman!!! Apa dah kelamin? Haruskah anda menggunakan perkataan kelamin di dalam ayat tersebut? Sungguh kental!!! AHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!
Which reminds me, when mat nak sound minah, dia kata "you nak jadi steady i tak?" MAK!!! kental habis!!! *pengsan*
By
Lynn, at Friday, August 25, 2006
Oh my gawd! Kelamin? Kental kodok!
Eh Kak Lynn, macam gini kot...
"Buat cinta kepadaku"
Wahahaha!
I disagree that Malay language is unromantic when it comes to love. When you translate directly, yes it's so kental-sound. Bahasa Melayu pasar, mana sama kan. But there're not many of us who did take Sastera Melayu back in school. Bahasa Melayu halus lah katakan. Only those who are "arif and fasih" are able to write something as delicate as what we can't translate.
By
Kynne, at Friday, August 25, 2006
Oh Kynne, macam shakespeares gitu eh? cakap lemah lembut? Berbunga bunga? Berpantun-pantun?
Ler! Bila nak game kalau nak pantun? Heehee.
By
Lynn, at Friday, August 25, 2006
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