Learn colourful words and colourful place names in Chinese and Malay

Chinese (Mandarin) is spoken in China and Singapore.

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Chinese - English
ang - red
ang mo - red hair = Caucasian (Singlish or slang, could be affectionate or insulting depending on tone and context)
mo - hair

English - Chinese
caucasian - ang mo
hair - mo
red - ang

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Malay - English
bukit - hill
bukit merah - Red hill (Bukit Merah and Redhill are two different nearby MRT mass rapid transit railway station names)
merah - red

English - Malay
hill - bukit
red - merah
red hill - bukit merah

Useful Websites
LANGUAGES
google translate
translate.google.com
duolingo
duolingo.com
memrise
memrise.com

TRAVEL
Singapore Airlines
singaporeair.com

About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages. Please bookmark and share links to your favourite posts.