ladies and gentlemen

Malay translation: tuan-tuan dan puan-puan

19:23 Feb 1, 2005
English to Malay translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: ladies and gentlemen
something like duan duan dan buan buan?
Malay translation:tuan-tuan dan puan-puan
Explanation:
"tuan" = mister, sir, title of respect applied to a man.
"puan" = short for "empuan"; missus, madam
"empuan" = lady.
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malaybuddy
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4 +3tuan-tuan dan puan-puan
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tuan-tuan dan puan-puan


Explanation:
"tuan" = mister, sir, title of respect applied to a man.
"puan" = short for "empuan"; missus, madam
"empuan" = lady.

malaybuddy
Local time: 09:35
Native speaker of: Malay

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramona Ali: Just to add, in Malay it's "gentleman and ladies".
3 hrs

agree  syarifah syed nor azlan
7 hrs

agree  Nasima Sarwar
20 hrs
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