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Malay Survival (L2)

CEFR A1–A2 · The first fortnight. Politeness and the pronoun problem, numbers and bargaining, food and the mamak stall, transport, and navigating a genuinely multicultural society.

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2 modules 13 lessons 10 enrolled ~11h of material
Malay Survival (L2)

By the end

What you'll build

  • Choose the right pronoun for the relationship
  • Use the kinship terms that stand in for 'you'
  • Handle numbers, prices and bargaining
  • Order food confidently at a hawker stall or mamak
  • Use transport and ask for directions
  • Navigate the courtesies of a multicultural, majority-Muslim society

The shape of it

How this course works

Short lessons

13 lessons across 2 modules, each small enough to finish in one sitting.

Practice as you go

Every lesson ends with a small space for what you noticed — the doing is the learning.

A certificate at the end

Finish the course and earn a certificate anyone can verify with a link.

Ready when you are.

Make an account and this course opens up — your progress is saved from the very first lesson.