Practise Malay with native speakers who want to learn Divehi

Talkabout pairs people who help each other: they speak what you're learning and are learning what you speak. Free, in your browser, adults only.

Who's here

Few people are exchanging Malay and Divehi yet. Sign up and we'll show you partners as they join, or invite someone who speaks Malay.

About Malay for Divehi speakers

Malay is written in the Latin alphabet; Divehi uses the Thaana script. Chatting in writing is a good way to get used to a new script, because you can take your time with every message.

Malay is related to Indonesian, Tagalog, Chamorro, Fijian.

How the exchange works

  1. Say what you speak and what you're learning. Talkabout shows you people who speak Malay natively and are learning Divehi.
  2. Write to someone. Take turns: some messages in Malay, some in Divehi, so you both get to practise.
  3. Fix each other's messages. Suggest a correction on any message and your partner sees exactly what changed. You choose how much you want corrected.

Safe by default

Talkabout is for adults only. Photos and contact details unlock only after you've both written to each other, nobody can flood your inbox, and favourites stay private unless you both choose each other.

You can block or report anyone from the chat. Everyone agrees to the community guidelines, and moderators tell you which rule was broken when they act on a report.