Are you planning for a vacation to the jungle of Sarawak and worried about the communication problem between you and local people? Here i will help you with some Iban and Mandarin language. Most of Sarawakian do speak at least understand a little Iban and some can speak fluently!
In small town such as Sri Aman or Betong, the local Chinese traders speaks Iban as most of their customers are Iban.
Greeting
E: How are you?
I: Nama brita?
M: Ni hao?
Introduce oneself
E: My name is _____
I: Nama aku ______
M: Wo de ming tze ciao_______
Asking for direction
E: How to get to ( a place ) ?
I: Bakani ka ngagai_____?
In small town such as Sri Aman or Betong, the local Chinese traders speaks Iban as most of their customers are Iban.
Greeting
E: How are you?
I: Nama brita?
M: Ni hao?
Introduce oneself
E: My name is _____
I: Nama aku ______
M: Wo de ming tze ciao_______
Asking for direction
E: How to get to ( a place ) ?
I: Bakani ka ngagai_____?
