Cover image via The Malay Mail Online
Meet P. Thanhya Phrassanna Naidu, a young girl that has mastered six different languages at the tender age of 11
P. Thanhya Phrassanna Naidu with her parents, K. Puspiakaran and S. Parvathy photographed with her Arabic choral speaking team yesterday, 14 August
Image via Bernama/ The Malay Mail Online
Thanhya can speak flawless Bahasa Malaysia, Tamil, Mandarin, English, Arab, and basic Thai language
Malaysian National News Agency Bernama met the talented young girl at the closing ceremony of the Eighth National-level Al-Quran recitation and Arabic choral speaking competition held at Universiti Malaysia Pahang yesterday, 14 August.
Thanhya explained that she learned Mandarin when studying at a Chinese kindergarten, Arab when staying in Saudi Arabia for three years due to her father's posting there and the Thai language thanks to the Thai community when the family stayed in Jitra, Kedah.
It was her fluency in the Arabic language that made her part of her school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin's Arab choral speaking team, 'Sauntinnajah'
The team represented Kedah and became the first runner-up on this year's competition, having defeated 16 other teams.
According to The Malay Mail Online, Thanhya's green *baju kurung* with yellow *selendang* caught the attention of Pahang Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob when he was giving away the prizes, as reported by Bernama.
Image via SK Sultan Ahmad Tajuddin
"I converse in Mandarin when talking to my Chinese friends so that I don't lose my mastery over it, Arabic when talking with my choral speaking group and Thai when mingling with the Thai-speaking community," said Thanhya, as reported by The Malay Mail Online.
Awesome job picking up all those languages Thanhya! 😀
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