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What are different ways to address people in Malay? Like sir, madam, Mr., Ms., Mrs. for people of both genders, different ages?
What are different ways to address people in Malay? Like sir, madam, Mr., Ms., Mrs. for people of both genders, different ages?
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- Country or region Malaysia
Encik (En.) - Mister
Puan (Pn) - Mrs.
Cik - Miss
Cik Puan - Madam
- Country or region United States
@Aozora257 So, for instance, if I am telling a young male taxi driver where to go, would I call him encik?
- Country or region Malaysia
- Country or region Malaysia
Miss is 'cik', Madam is 'Puan', Mr. is 'Encik'. Or, you could use the easy way and call the people you meet uncle or aunty. #malaysianstyle
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You can also call kids who's in elementary or middle school 'adik' (gender doesn't matter) while you can call a slightly older female 'akak' and a slightly older male 'abang'
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