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Questions & Answers about Tahniah, awak berjaya!
What does tahniah mean, and when is it used?
Tahniah means congratulations.
It is used when someone has achieved something, succeeded, passed an exam, won something, or done well. It works very much like Congratulations! in English.
Examples:
- Tahniah! = Congratulations!
- Tahniah atas kejayaan anda. = Congratulations on your success.
What does awak mean?
Awak means you.
It is a common second-person pronoun in Malay and is generally friendly and neutral. You can use it in many everyday situations, though it may be a little less formal than anda.
So in Tahniah, awak berjaya!, awak is the person being spoken to:
- awak = you
What does berjaya mean here?
Berjaya means to succeed, to be successful, or to manage to do something.
In this sentence, awak berjaya means:
- you succeeded
- you did it
- you were successful
So the whole sentence is expressing congratulations because the person has succeeded.