MAMA

Week 3

马
来
西
亚
SPO
Simple Sentence Formula

Personal Pronouns
I, You, He, etc.

Possessive Pronouns
His, Her, Your, etc.

Verbs, Adjectives, Objects

Menu
10 Common Verbs, Adjectives & Objects

Measure Words
Penjodoh Bilangan

Common MAMA Words

Cantonese, Hokkien, Self-created
1
SPO
1 SPO Simple Sentence Formula

Subject + Predicate + Objects

(Verb/ Adjective)

I + eat + bread
He + reads + books
RULE = bahasa
They + watched + movies
1) No plural

2) No tenses
 S P
Verbs
O
Personal Pronouns Objects
Adjectives
 2
Personal
Pronoun
 Habit of excellent students

Learn & Use Instantly

2 Personal
Pronouns

remember:
Wanita

I/ Me You He, She, It

wǒ nǐ tā
 2 Personal +men
Pronouns (plural form)

We = I + men You all = You + men They = He + men

wǒ men nǐ men tā men
2 Personal
Pronouns
Remember:
Wanita & Men
 3
Possessive
Pronoun
 Possessive
only one word
3
Pronouns
de
His = He de
Her = She de
My = I de Your = you de Its = It de
(Saya punya) (Awak punya) (Dia punya)
wǒ de nǐ de tā de
Our=We de Yours=You all de Their=they de
(Kami punya) (Kalian punya) (Mereka punya)
wǒ men de nǐ men de tā men de
 4
Verbs
4 Verbs – Transitive

Start using verbs with

English objects
4 Verbs – Transitive

Eat Drink Look/Watch Listen

chī hē kàn tīng
cì hè
4 Verbs – Transitive

Drive Hit/ Play Buy Sell

jià dǎ mǎi mài

4 Verbs – Transitive

Close/ Switch off

Open/ Switch on

kāi guān
4 Verbs – Non Transitive

Work Shower Have a meeting Sleep

gōng zuò chōng liáng kāi huì shuì jiào
 5
Adjectives
4 Adjectives

Good Beautiful Handsome Cute

hǎo měi shuài kě ài
4 Adjectives

Expensive Cheap Full Hungry

guì pián yí bǎo è
4 Adjectives

Hot
Cold

Lěng Rè
 6
Objects
English/ Bahasa is acceptable
for Objects
 Confusing Food

Mandarin: chǎo guǒ tiáo

Hokkien: cha ge diao

Cantonese: chao fun
You can choose hor fun or min
Confusing Food
Mandarin:
bǎn miàn vs miàn fěn gāo
4 Objects – Food

Chicken rice Dim Sum

Noodle
(Cantonese)
miàn jī fàn diǎn xīn
4 Objects – Drink

Herbal tea Dessert

Water

shuǐ liáng chá táng shuǐ

4 Objects

TV Song
Book

shū diàn shì gē

4 Objects

Phone Light
Car

chē diàn huà dēng

 7
Measure Words
7 Measure words Units for objects

1. gè unit 6. liǎng unit for car

2. pán plate 7. tiáo (long & narrow)

3. wǎn bowl 8. zhī zì unit for animals/ekor
4. bēi cup zì 9. hé box
5. jiàn piece/helai 10. bāo pack
7 Measure words Units for objects

2 is liǎng
7 Measure words

gè
Unit for most things
7 Measure words

pán
Plate
7 Measure words

wǎn
bowl
7 Measure words

bēi
cup
7 Measure words

jiàn
piece/ helai
7 Measure words

liǎng
Unit for car
7 Measure words

tiáo
long & narrow
7 Measure words

zhī zì
unit for animals/ekor
7 Measure words

hé
small box
7 Measure words

bāo
pack
 8
M’sia
Common Phrases
8 M’sia Common Phrases

1. fàng fēi jī/ fong fei gei 6. atas

2. sap sap sui 7. leng zai/ leng lui

3. gao 8. gostan

4. jialat 9. sot/ siao

5. Walao 10. hamsap

8 M’sia Common Phrases

1. fàng fēi jī/ fong fei gei

Call off / said yes but didn’t come

1. Bro, why every time when I ask you for gathering, you always ffj

2. See you later at 8pm, don’t ffj

3. Don’t invite him, he always ffj at last minute

8 M’sia Common Phrases

2. sap sap sui

very easy/ small matter

1. Exam questions sap sap sui lah

2. A: ”How’s your interview?”

B: “sap sap sui”

3. A: “Siti, can you handle this project?”

B: “Can, sap sap sui”

8 M’sia Common Phrases

3. gao/ gao gao

Thick/ describe bill is high

1. Boss, milo ais gao

2. I want kopi ais gao

3. (Got saman) This time really gao (Cantonese people)

8 M’sia Common Phrases

4. jialat
bad/ sh*t (mild)

1. Jialat, I forgot to bring my file

2. I forgot to bring keys, jialat

3. Jialat, in front got road block

8 M’sia Common Phrases

5. Walao/ Walao eh
Describe feeling of surprise/ unbelievable

1. Walao, this driver sure kopi lessen

2. Walao eh, you eat durian bojio

3. Walao, I can’t believe this could happen

8 M’sia Common Phrases

6. Atas
Looks premium/ high class

1. Enjoy dinner in Bayan Tree really atas

2. Rolls Royce really atas

3. Atas person like him won’t eat at hawker stall

8 M’sia Common Phrases

7. Leng zai (Handsome guy)

Leng lui (Pretty girl)
8 M’sia Common Phrases

8. Gostan
Car reverse

1. Police: “Gostan balik”

2. A: “How to go to KLCC”

B: “You have to gostan and head to that direction”

3. Security guard: “Entry only for residents, please gostan balik”

8 M’sia Common Phrases

9. Sot/ Siao
Crazy

1. A: “Why he laugh so loud?”

B: I think he sot already

2. Bro, you spent RM 3000 to buy a belt. You siao ah?

3. A: She keeps beating us

B: She sot already

8 M’sia Common Phrases

10. Hamsap
Dirty minded/ Pervert

1. Aiyo he always tell me hamsap jokes during Bio class

2. A: “Why you don’t want to dance with him?”

B: “Because he looks hamsap”

3. The hamsap person got caught by police recently

Thank you
马
来
西
亚