
Today's episode marks a very special day in my podcasting journey. Yes, l've crossed the 10th episode. and I intend to move forward to my next 10th episode - Besides celebrating myself, I would also like to take this opportunity to send my love to all my listeners and also my fellow Malaysians who are not home here or perhaps have already made another place their home but I believe deep down, they are still very much Malaysian at heart! So whereever you are, if you could help me to identify my fellow Malaysians in your locality- please convey my love to them by greeting them in their mother tougue . It will be so fun for you and heartwarming for them too.
Greetings in the Malay language is really easy as it all starts with one word- S-E-L-A-M-A-T yes- Selamat which literally means SAFE! All my episodes always starts with Selamat Datang and Welcome ! Selamat = Safe. and Datang - = arrived /arrival ! So Selamat Datang = Safe Arrival ! below are some quick easy greetings that you can pick up:
Selamat Pagi - Good morning (Safe morning)
Selamat Tengah Hari - Good afternoon ( Safe afternoon)
Selamat Petang - Good evening (Safe evening)
Selamat Malam - Good night (Safe night)
Selamat Hari Jadi - Happy Birthday ( Safe Birthday)
Selamat Hari Krismas - Merry Christmas (Safe Christmas)
Selamat Tahun Baru - Happy New Year ( Safe New Year)
Selamat Tinggal - Good bye (Safe goodbye)
There you go ! even if you forget the second or third word - just saying Selamat already puts you in a safe place where you will trigger a wide smile from my fellow Malaysians.
Malaysia is moving towards opening our international borders soon. And for us in the tourism industry, we are gearing up excitedly to welcome you to Malaysia. Please feel free to connect with me if you need information on how best to maximize your stay while in Malaysia, it would be my pleasure to share that with you. Once again, I would like to say a BIG BIG Thank you for all your support and I look forward to see you in my next episode.
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Terima kasih and Selamat Tinggal !