KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 ― Former world badminton champion Datuk Lee Chong Wei taught former rival Lin Dan of China how to speak Malay in a humorous TikTok video.
@leechongweiofficial Pernahkah anda dengar Lin Dan berbahasa Melayu? Have you ever wondered how Lin Dan sounded speaking Malay? Saksikan short video ni. Hebat jgak mamat ni.. Again , thank you Lin Dan bro, for being accommodative yet again. #leechongwei #lindan original sound - Lee Chong Wei Official
The video features Lee teaching Lin how to say ‘How are you?’ ‘Thank you’ and ‘I love you’ in the national language.
Towards the end of the video, Lin jokingly says Aku cinta kamu to Lee, making the two athletes burst into laughter.
“Again, thank you Lin Dan bro, for being accommodative yet again,” Lee wrote after praising Lin’s newfound Malay speaking skills.
Sitting at 2.1 million views currently, online users have expressed their joy in the video comments seeing the two former competitors sharing a laugh.
“With some practise Lin Dan can speak in BM quite well!” one user wrote.
“Dato’ can teach him how to write a letter in BM hahaha,” another user commented.
The two former world champions were recently inducted into the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Hall of Fame during a ceremony on May 26.
@leechongweiofficial Lindan Lunch and Learn with Cikgu Lee. Stay tuned! #签名签到手软 original sound - Lee Chong Wei Official
Based on a previous TikTok video, Lee and Lin have been doing promotional events for BWF and have also spent time making more video content that will be coming soon.
