When you speak to Malaysians, you will notice the word “lah” frequently used in their conversation. What is the meaning actually?
The word "Lah" is a word in Bahasa Malaysia which means to add emphasis to a word or phrase. "Just do it" for example, would roughly translate into "Buat sahaja" but more forcefulness would be obtained by using “Buatlah sahaja”.
For example, if someone calling you and you need to ask him or her to wait, the polite way should be “Sila tunggu sekejap”. But, if he’s keep calling your name, you just say “Tunggulah” or “Wait-lah”. This is to emphasis that you have heard him at the first place.
This word has been part of the Malaysian life and you can hear this word almost everywhere. Its like stuck in our daily conversation and it has been part of our culture.
Enjoy-lah!
Some of the many applications of "lah"
Coaxing: Come on-lah; don't be like that-lah; please-lah
Forceful: Shut up-lah; get out-lah; go to hell-lah
Apologetic: Sorry-lah
Fed up: Enough-lah
Really fed up: ****-lah
Definite: Of course-lah; sure-lah
Generous: Take some more-lah
Unyielding: Cannot-lah
Dumbfounded: What-lah
Reluctant: Dowan-lah! (A contraction of "don't want-lah")
Suggestive: Try-lah
Agreeable: Okay-lah
Disagreeable: Your head-lah
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