Here, they speak Malay, also known as Bahasa Melayu (BM). This language is spoken all throughout Malaysia as the primary, official language. However, Malaysia is a uniquely diverse country populated with people from several different backgrounds. The result of this diversity is a number of other languages spoken such as Mandarin and Tamil. English is also widely spoken here!
The Malaysian ringgit! The ringgit (pronounced ring-et), also known as MYR, is a very colorful currency. At the moment, 1 ringgit = $0.24 USD. The ringgit is issued by the Bank Negara Malaysia, the central bank of the country. Instead of using “$” before the number to show the cost of something, they put “RM” before the number to show how much something will cost in Ringgit Malaysia.
A bottle of drinking water, called air minuman, in Malaysia, costs approximately RM1.50. That’s equivalent to $0.36 in the United States. You need a lot of water to stay hydrated in Malaysia because it’s so hot during the day!
