Malay Phrases

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English Greeting
Hi! Good morning! Good afternoon! Good evening! Welcome! (to greet someone) Hello my friend! How are you? (friendly) How are you? (polite) I'm fine, thank you! And you? (friendly) And you? (polite) Good Not so good Long time no see I missed you What's new? Nothing new Thank you (very much)! You're welcome! (for "thank you") My pleasure Come in! (or: enter!) Make yourself at home! Hi!/Helo! Selamat pagi!

Malay Phrases Menegur Sapa

Selamat tengah hari! Selamat petang! Selamat datang! Helo kawanku! Pe khabar? Awak apa khabar? / Apa khabar? Sihat! Awak? Awak? Sihat Tidak berapa sihat Lama tidak jumpa Saya rindukan awak Apa cerita? Tidak ada apa-apa / Sama saja Terima kasih (banyak-banyak/ sangat-sangat)! Sama-sama Sama-sama Sila masuk! Sila buat macam rumah sendiri!

Farewell Expressions
Have a nice day! Good night! Good night and sweet dreams! See you later! See you soon! See you tomorrow! Good bye! Have a good trip! I have to go I will be right back! NA

Ekspresi Perpisahan

Selamat malam! Selamat malam! Jumpa lagi! Jumpa lagi! Jumpa lagi esok! Bye! Selamat jalan! Saya perlu minta diri dahulu Tunggu sekejap

English Holidays and Wishes

Good luck! Happy birthday! Happy new year! Merry Christmas! Happy Raya! Happy Chinese New Year! Congratulations! Enjoy! (or: bon appetit) Bless you (when sneezing) Best wishes! Cheers! (or: to your health) Accept my best wishes

Malay Phrases Mengucapkan Sesuatu Kepada Seseorang

Semoga berjaya! Selamat Hari Jadi! Selamat Tahun Baru! Selamat Hari Natal! Selamat Hari Raya! Selamat Tahun Baru Cina! Tahniah! Silakan! Semoga awak diberkati Semoga berjaya! NA Sila terima ucapan selamat saya

How to Introduce Yourself

What's your name? My name is (John Doe) Nice to meet you! Where are you from? I'm from (the U.S/ Malaysia) I'm (American/ Malay) Where do you live? I live in (the U.S/ Malaysia) Do you like it here? Malaysia is a beautiful country What do you do for a living? I'm a (teacher/ student/ engineer) Do you speak (English/ Malay)? Just a little I like Malay I'm trying to learn Malay It's a hard language It's an easy language Oh! That's good! Can I practice with you? I will try my best to learn How old are you?

Bagaimana Memperkenalkan Diri Anda

Siapa nama awak? Nama saya John Doe Salam/ Selamat berkenalan! Awak dari mana? Saya dari Amerika Syarikat/ Malaysia Saya orang Amerika Syarikat/ Malaysia Awak tinggal di mana? Saya tinggal di Amerika Syarikat/ Malaysia Awak suka (tinggal) di sana? Malaysia negara yang cantik Apa pekerjaan awak? Saya seorang (guru/ pelajar/ jurutera) Awak boleh bercakap Bahasa Inngeris/ Bahasa Melayu? Sedikit-sedikit Saya suka Bahasa Melayu Saya sedang cuba belajar Bahasa Melayu Ia bahasa yang susah Ia bahasa yang mudah Oh! Baguslah begitu! Boleh saya berlatih dengan kamu? Saya akan cuba bersungguh-sungguh untuk belajar Berapa umur awak?

English
I'm (twenty one, thirty two) years old It was nice talking to you! It was nice meeting you! Mr.../ Mrs. .../ Miss... This is my wife This is my husband Say hi to Thomas for me

Malay Phrases
Saya (dua puluh satu, tiga puluh dua) tahun Seronok dapat berborak dengan awak! Seronok dapat berjumpa dengan awak! Encik/ Puan/ Cik Ini isteri saya Ini suami saya Sampaikan salam saya kepada Thomas

Solving a Misunderstanding
Sorry! (or: I beg your pardon!) Sorry (for a mistake) No problem! Can you repeat please? Can you speak slowly? Can you write it down? Did you understand what I said? I don't understand! I don't know! What's that called in Malay? What does that word mean in English? How do you say "thanks" in Malay? What is this? My Malay is bad Don't worry! I agree with you Is that right? Is that wrong? What should I say? I just need to practice Your Malay is good I have an accent You don't have an accent Maaf!

Menyelesaikan Perselisihan Faham

Maafkan saya Tiada masalah! Sila ulang sekali lagi Sila cakap perlahan-lahan Bolehkah awak tolong tuliskan untuk saya? Awak faham apa yang saya katakan? Saya tidak faham! Saya tidak tahu! Apa itu dalam Bahasa Melayu? Apa maksud perkataan itu dalam Bahasa Inggeris? Macam mana nak kata 'thank you' dalam Bahasa Melayu? Apa ini? Bahasa Melayu saya teruk Jangan bimbang! Saya setuju dengan awak Betul ke tu? Salah ke tu? Apa yang harus saya katakan? Saya hanya perlu berlatih Bahasa Melayu awak bagus Saya ada pelat Awak tidak ada pelat

Asking for Directions

Excuse me! (before asking someone) I'm lost Can you help me? Can I help you?

Meminta Bantuan Dan Menunjukkan Arah

Maaf!/ Tumpang tanya! Saya sesat jalan Bolehkah awak bantu saya? Boleh saya bantu awak?

English
I'm not from here How can I get to (this place, this city)? Go straight Then Turn left Turn right Can you show me? I can show you! Come with me! How long does it take to get there? Downtown (city center) Historic center (old city) It's near here It's far from here Is it within walking distance? I'm looking for Mr. Smith One moment please! Hold on please! (when on the phone) He is not here Airport Bus station Train station Taxi Near Far

Malay Phrases
Saya bukan orang sini Bagaimanakah cara untuk saya ke (tempat ini, bandar ini)? Jalan terus Kemudian Pusing kiri Pusing kanan Bolehkah awak tunjukkan kepada saya? Saya boleh tunjukkan kepada awak! Sila ikut saya/ Ikut saya! Berapa lamakah perjalanan ke sana? Pusat bandar Pusat bersejarah Ia berhampiran sini Ia jauh dari sini Bolehkah saya berjalan kaki ke sana? Saya sedang mencari Mr. Smith Sila tunggu sebentar! Sila tunggu sebentar! Dia tiada di sini Lapangan terbang Stesen bas Stesen kereta api Teksi Dekat/ Hampir Jauh

Emergency Survival Phrases

Help! Stop! Fire! Thief! Run! Watch out! (or: be alert!) Call the police! Call a doctor! Call the ambulance! Are you okay?

Ungkapan Kecemasan dan Kelangsungan Hidup

Tolong! Berhenti!/ Nanti! Api!/ Kebakaran! Pencuri! Lari! Hati-hati! Panggil polis! Panggil doktor! Panggil ambulans! Awak ok?

English
I feel sick I need a doctor Accident Food poisoning Where is the closest pharmacy? It hurts here It's urgent! Calm down! You will be okay! Can you help me? Can I help you?

Malay Phrases
Saya rasa kurang sihat Saya perlukan doktor Kemalangan Keracunan makanan Di manakah farmasi terdekat? Sakit di sini Ia mustahak! Bertenang! Awak akan selamat/ ok! Bolehkah awak tolong saya? Bolehkah saya tolong awak?

Hotel Restaurant Travel Phrases

I have a reservation (for a room) Do you have rooms available? With shower / With bathroom I would like a non-smoking room What is the charge per night? I'm here on business /on vacation Dirty Clean Do you accept credit cards? I'd like to rent a car How much will it cost? A table for (one / two) please! Is this seat taken? I'm vegetarian I don't eat pork I don't drink alcohol What's the name of this dish? Waiter / waitress! Can we have the check please? It is very delicious! I don't like it Shopping Expressions How much is this? I'm just looking

Ungkapan Hotel, Restoran dan Perjalanan

Saya ada buat tempahan Awak ada bilik (kosong)? Dengan mandi hujan/ bilik mandi Saya ingin sebuah bilik tidak merokok Berapakah caj untuk satu malam? Saya di sini kerana ada urusan/ Saya sedang bercuti di sini Kotor Bersih Adakah awak terima kad kredit? Saya ingin menyewa sebuah kereta Berapakah harganya? Meja untuk (satu/ dua)! Ada orang duduk di sini? Saya vegetarian Saya tidak makan khinzir Saya tidak minum arak Apa nama masakan ini? Pelayan! Boleh tolong beri bil kami? Makanan ini sungguh sedap! Saya tidak suka makanan ini Ekspresi Membeli-belah Berapakah harga ini? Saya cuma tengok-tengok sahaja

English
I don't have change This is too expensive Expensive Cheap

Malay Phrases
Saya tiada duit kecil Benda ini terlalu mahal Mahal Murah

Daily Expressions
What time is it? It's 3 o'clock Give me this! Are you sure? Take this! (when giving something) It's freezing (weather) It's cold (weather) It's hot (weather) Do you like it? I really like it! I'm hungry I'm thirsty He is funny In The Morning In the evening At Night Hurry up!

Ungkapan Rawak/ Rambang

Sekarang pukul berapa? Ianya pukul tiga Sila beri ini kepada saya! Awak pasti? Ambil ni! Sejuk betul lah! Sejuk lah! Panas lah! Awak sukakannya? Saya betul-betul/ benar-benar sukakannya! Saya lapar Saya haus Dia kelakar lah Pada waktu pagi Pada waktu petang Pada waktu malam Cepat!

Cuss Words (polite)

This is nonsense! (or: this is craziness) My God! (to show amazement) Oh gosh! (when making a mistake) It sucks! (or: this is not good) What's wrong with you? Are you crazy? Get lost! (or: go away!) Leave me alone! I'm not interested! Merepek lah! Ya Tuhan! Alamak! Ia tidak baik sekali! Kenapa dengan awak ni? Awak gilakah? Pergi! Pergi! Saya tidak berminat!

Writing a Letter
Dear John My trip was very nice The culture and people were very interesting Saudara John Perjalanan saya sangat menyeronokkan Adat resam dan penduduknya sangat menarik

English
I had a good time with you I would love to visit your country again Don't forget to write me back from time to time

Malay Phrases
Saya seronok ketika bersama awak Saya sungguh ingin untuk melawat negara awak lagi Jangan lupa untuk mengutus surat kepada saya dari masa ke semasa

Short Expressions and words

Good Bad So-so (or: not bad not good) Big Small Today Now Tomorrow Yesterday Yes No Fast Slow Hot Cold This That Here There Me (ie. Who did this? - Me) You Him Her Us Them Really? Look! What? Where? Who? How? Bagus

Ekspresi dan Perkataan Ringkas

Tidak bagus Boleh la Besar Kecil Hari ini Sekarang Esok Semalam Ya Tidak Laju Perlahan Panas Sejuk Itu Ini Sini Sana Saya Awak/ Kamu Dia Dia Kami Mereka Ya kah?/ Betul kah? Tengok itu! Apa? Di mana?/ Mana? Siapa? Bagaimana?

English
When? Why? Zero One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Bila?

Malay Phrases

Kenapa?/ Mengapa? Kosong/Sifar Satu Dua Tiga Empat Lima Enam Tujuh Lapan Sembilan Sepuluh

Phrases and daily expressions have a very important role in Malay, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malaysian Phrases, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

Malay Questions
Learning the Malay Questions is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Malay language. But first we need to know what the role of Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Malay. Malay questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:

English Questions
Questions Soalan

Malay Questions

how?

bagaimana?

what?

apa?

who?

siapa?

why?

mengapa?

where?

di mana?

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Questions in Malay has a logical pattern. Locate the Questions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malaysian.

List of Questions in Malay

Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.

English Questions
where is he? di mana dia?

Malay Questions

what is this?

apa ini?

why are you sad?

kenapa kau sedih?

how do you want to pay?

bagaimana anda ingin membayar?

can I come?

boleh saya datang?

is he sleeping?

dia tidur?

do you know me?

awak kenal saya?

do you have my book?

awak ada buku saya?

how big is it?

berapa besarnya?

can I help you?

boleh saya bantu?

can you help me?

boleh anda bantu saya?

do you speak English?

Anda berbahasa Inggeris?

how far is this?

Sejauh mana?

what time is it?

jam berapa sekarang?

how much is this?

Berapa harganya?

what is your name?

Apa nama awak?

where do you live?

Di mana awak tinggal?

Questions and interrogative expressions have a very important role in Malay, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malaysian Questions, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.