malay to english

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Malay term or phrase:malay to english
English translation:Malay to English

01:40 Jan 21, 2004
Malay to English translations [Non-PRO]
Malay term or phrase: malay to english
1.saya tak suka jaga tepi kain orang.
2.Saya dan dia tak dapat dipisahkan krn kami kembar
3.Saya tak suka menyampai cerita
Malay to English
Explanation:
1.saya tak suka jaga tepi kain orang.
I am not nosy / I am not a busy body / I mind my own business

2.Saya dan dia tak dapat dipisahkan krn kami kembar
He/She and I are inseperable / You couldn't pry us apart

3.Saya tak suka menyampai cerita
I don't tell stories / I'm not a gossip monger / I don't engage in slander


These are of course idiomatic phrase so what they mean and how they translate are always going to be contested grounds.
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nyamuk
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5Bahasa Melayu ke Bahasa Inggeris
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3 +1Malay to English
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Malay to English


Explanation:
1.saya tak suka jaga tepi kain orang.
I am not nosy / I am not a busy body / I mind my own business

2.Saya dan dia tak dapat dipisahkan krn kami kembar
He/She and I are inseperable / You couldn't pry us apart

3.Saya tak suka menyampai cerita
I don't tell stories / I'm not a gossip monger / I don't engage in slander


These are of course idiomatic phrase so what they mean and how they translate are always going to be contested grounds.


nyamuk
United States
Local time: 11:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 4
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helpful.....

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agree  melayujati: 2. inseparable because we are twins
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  -> Literally or figuratively twins?
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Bahasa Melayu ke Bahasa Inggeris


Explanation:
1.saya tak suka jaga tepi kain orang. = I dont like to be busy body.

2.Saya dan dia tak dapat dipisahkan krn kami kembar
= Me and he/she (both of us) are inseparable because we are twins

3.Saya tak suka menyampai cerita = I dont like to spread rumours

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Local time: 01:33
Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay
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