The Language of ... Kids

Well, my kids anyway.

I'm not sure if I've mentioned this before but Nenek has been complaining that the boys don't speak Malay very well. In fact, I think her exact words were, "Abang tu cakap Melayu macam mat salleh."

Well, we think they speak perfectly fine Malay. Of course, that was until I overheard Abang asking Wan, "Wan! Apa itu untuk?" I cringed so hard when I realised that was a literal translation of "What's that for?" Good thing Nenek wasn't there!

Then there was the time Abang was playing a game on his computer - I think it was Batman - and Wan was asking him what the game was about.

"Abang main apa tu?"

"Abang main computer game."

She peered closer at the screen. "Abang yang mana?"

"Abang yang ni," he pointed at Batman, "Abang Batman."

"Jadi Batman buat apa tu?"

"Batman nak kill the bad guys sebab dia nak save the world."

Hmmm ... maybe Nenek isn't too far off the mark eh.

Then, today, Adik asked Wan for some cold milk:

"Wan, Adik nak sejuk susu!"

Cringe, cringe, cringe!