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title: "M’sians Amused By French Lady’s Hilarious Attempts To Pronounce City Names"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/french-lady-tries-to-pronounce-msian-city-names/
date: 2024-03-13
modified: 2024-03-13
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author: "Sarah Yeoh"
description: "As those born and bred in Malaysia, saying the names of popular and iconic cities is as easy as ABC. But for foreigners, it is a gigantic challenge in itself...."
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  - "Malaysia"
  - "TikTok"
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# M’sians Amused By French Lady’s Hilarious Attempts To Pronounce City Names

##### As those born and bred in Malaysia, saying the names of popular and iconic cities is as easy as ABC. But for foreigners, it is a gigantic challenge in itself.

An elderly French lady has recently gone viral on TikTok after a clip of her trying to pronounce the names of Malaysian cities and towns in her deep French accent circulated on the platform.

## French lady tries pronouncing M'sian city names

In the [56-second clip](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer/video/7321258194712513799) posted by @malay_frenchie_explorer back on Jan 7, the French lady was given a list of Malaysian city names to read out.

While she passed with flying colours for Kuala Lumpur, she had trouble pronouncing Shah Alam, where she pronounced it as 'shadihan'.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/french-lady-says-shadihan.png)Screenshot via [TikTok/@malay_frenchie_explorer](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer/video/7321258194712513799)

Upon hearing a confused 'Huh?' from the cameraperson, the lady quickly corrected her pronunciation. She was also heard mumbling ***"Is it an alarm?"*** before moving on to the next location.

Next up was the city of Muar in Johor, where the French lady started off by pronouncing it as '"Mew-ar".

At her second attempt, she opened her mouth slightly wider and said "MOOOO-ARH" with much effort in each syllable, eliciting giggles from the cameraperson.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/french-lady-says-muar.png)Screenshot via [TikTok/@malay_frenchie_explorer](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer/video/7321258194712513799)

Surprisingly, she managed to nail the pronunciation for Ipoh, Alor Setar, and Kuantan before hilariously fumbling with Kuching, where she pronounced it as 'koo-shing' before being corrected on it.

## 'So adorable!'

The clip has since garnered more than 1.3 million views so far and thousands of comments from Malaysians who couldn't help but chuckle over the lady's pronunciation of city names.

***'Shah Alam but make it French.'***

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ladpgtdilvkdcyfmnm0c7g-750-156.jpg)Screenshot via [TikTok/@malay_frenchie_explorer](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer/video/7321258194712513799)

***'She looked like someone was feeding her when she said Muar.'***

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ladpgtdilvkypydmyc0c7g-750-201.jpg)Screenshot via [TikTok/@malay_frenchie_explorer](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer/video/7321258194712513799)

***'She's so precious.'***

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ladpgswetce8ir7mqm0c7g-750-168.jpg)Screenshot via [TikTok/@malay_frenchie_explorer](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer/video/7321258194712513799)

Some also praised her for nailing the pronunciation in the local dialect, in particular Alor Setar.

![](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/ladpgt5jleko8xrnaa7nau4-750-430.jpg)Screenshot via [TikTok/@malay_frenchie_explorer](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer/video/7321258194712513799)

Watch the clip here:

> [@malay_frenchie_explorer](https://www.tiktok.com/@malay_frenchie_explorer?refer=embed) Part 4 🥺👌[#foryou](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/foryou?refer=embed) [#fyp](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/fyp?refer=embed) [#arieffyong](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/arieffyong?refer=embed) [♬ original sound - Aaronleroy.jpg](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-Aaronleroyjpg-7321258312732150529?refer=embed)

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https://weirdkaya.com/msian-man-orders-roti-pisang-at-mamak-gets-served-a-piece-of-bread-banana-instead/

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