200 Malay words
I was so bored that I did this. Ok, I lied, it’s mostly because I’m at the library supposedly studying but I stumbled upon this gem which has been translated into a lot of languages so why not put Malay. Despite the fact that not many people even know this language exist and the books out there that does teach the language to foreigners are just soooo weird, I figure, why not. Someone might want to learn. Our old books and myths are quite awesome. New ones are a bit too indie for my taste.
So, here goes. My askbox is always open for questions....
First Verbs
1. Be – (nope, we don’t have that)
2. there is - ada
3. have - punya
4. do – buat/lakukan
5. go - pergi
6. want - mahu
7. can - boleh
8. need - perlu
9. think - fikir
10. know – tahu
11. say – cakap (“kata” is quite formal)
12. like - suka
13. speak - bercakap
14. learn - belajar
15. understand – faham
Conjunctions
1. that (as in “I think that…” or “the woman that…”) – don’t think we have this
2. and - dan
3. or - atau
4. but - tetapi
5. because - kerana
6. though – walaupun (ehh, mostly if you use eventhought)
7. so (meaning “therefore”; e.g. “I wanted it, so I bought it”) – oleh itu
8. if – jika
Prepositions
1. of – like Duke of Kensington? Nah, none on those.
2. to - ke
3. from - dari
4. in - dalam
5. at (a place) - di
6. at (a time) - pada
7. with - dengan
8. about - mengenai
9. like (meaning “similar to”) - seperti
10. for (warning, this one has several meanings that you need to take care of) – kepada/untuk
11. before (also as a conjunction) - sebelum
12. after (also as a conjunction) - selepas
13. during - semasa
Question Words
1. who - siapa
2. what - apa
3. where – di mana
4. when - bila
5. why - kenapa
6. how - bagaimana
7. how much – berapa banyak
8. which – yang mana
Adverbs
1. a lot - banyak
2. a little - sedikit
3. well - baik
4. badly - teruk
5. only - hanya
6. also - juga
7. very - sangat
8. too (as in “too tall”) - sangat
9. too much – sangat banyak (literally)
10. so (as in “so tall”) - sangat
11. so much – sangat banyak (god, I just realised how easy our language is)
12. more (know how to say “more … than …”) -lebih….
More than –lebih daripada
13. less (know how to say “less … than …”)- kurang
less than- kurang daripada
14. as … as … (e.g. “as tall as”) seperti
15. most – paling banyak
16. least – paling kurang
17. better – lebih baik
18. best – paling baik
19. worse – buruk ( we don’t have moderately bad. Like in bad, worse, worst)
20. worst – paling buruk
21. now - sekarang
22. then - dulu
23. here - sini
24. there - sana
25. maybe - mungkin
26. always - sentiasa
27. usually - biasanya
28. often - selalu
29. sometimes – kadang-kadang
30. never – tidak pernah, tidak akan
31. today – hari ini
32. yesterday – kelmarin ( but the dictionary will argue that it could either be yesterday or the day before yesterday for this word. It depends on the state)
33. tomorrow - esok
34. soon – tidak lama lagi
35. almost - hampir
36. already - sudah
37. still - masih
38. even - walaupun
39. enough –cukup
Adjectives
1. the, a (technically articles) – nope, don’t have this
2. this - ini
3. that - itu
4. good - baik
5. bad – tidak baik/ buruk
6. all - semua
7. some – beberapa
8. no - tidak
9. any – like in “any of those” mana-mana(literally whichever)
10. many - banyak
11. few -sedikit
12. most – “paling banyak” or use “ter” in front of any word
e.g. Terbaik (the best), terpantas (fastest), termasyur (most famous)
13. other – selain
14. same - sama
15. different - beza
16. enough - cukup
17. one -satu
18. two -dua
19. a few - sedikit
20. first - pertama
21. next - kemudian
22. last (meaning “past”, e.g. “last Friday”) - lepas
23. last (meaning “final”) - akhir
24. easy - senang
25. hard - susah
26. early - awal
27. late - lambat
28. important - penting
29. interesting - menarik
30. fun - seronok
31. boring – membosankan (root word: bosan)
32. beautiful – cantik, menawan, lawa, jelita
33. big - besar
34. small - kecil
35. happy – gembira/suka
36. sad - sedih
37. busy - sibuk
38. excited – teruja (we don’t actually use this in real life setting)
39. tired - penat
40. ready - sedia
41. favorite - kegemaran
42. new - baru
43. right (meaning “correct”) - betul
44. wrong - salah
45. true - betul
Pronouns
Know them in the subject (“I”), direct object (“me”), indirect object (“to me”), and possessive (“my”) forms.
1. I – saya/ aku
2. You – awak/ kau
3. She - dia
4. He -dia
5. It -Ia
6. We - kami
7. you (plural) – kalian (also not used in real life, just use “awak semua”, literally, y’all)
8. they- mereka
Nouns
If your language has grammatical gender, then learn each noun as “the [noun]” with “the” in the correct gender. (e.g. in Spanish, instead of learning language = “idioma”, learn language = “el idioma”.) This will help you remember the gender.
1. Everything - semua
2. Something - sesuatu
3. Nothing – tiada apa-apa
4. Everyone - sesiapa
5. Someone - seseorang
6. no one – tiada siapa
7. (name of the language you’re studying)
Malay – Bahasa Melayu
8. Thing - benda
9. Person - orang
10. Place - tempat
11. time (as in “a long time”) - masa
12. time (as in “I did it 3 times”) - kali
13. friend - kawan
14. woman - perempuan
15. man - lelaki
16. money - duit
17. country - negara
18. (name of your home country) Malaysia
19. City - bandar
20. Language - bahasa
21. Word - perkataan
22. Food - makanan
23. House - rumah
24. Store - kedai
25. Office - pejabat
26. Company – syarikat
27. Manager - pengurus
28. Coworker – teman sekerja (teman=kawan)
29. Job – kerja (if you say I have a job to do) Occupation=pekerjaan
30. work (as in “I have a lot of work to do”) - kerja
31. problem - masalah
32. question - soalan
33. idea – buah fikiran (also not used, but if you do, I’ll be amazed)
34. life – kehidupan (root word: hidup)
35. world - dunia
36. day - hari
37. year - tahun
38. week - minggu
39. month - bulan
40. hour - jam
41. mother, father, parent- ibu, bapa, ibubapa
42. daughter, son, child- anak perempuan, anak lelaki, anak
43. wife, husband- isteri, suami
44. girlfriend, boyfriend- teman wanita, teman lelaki
More Verbs
1. work (as in a person working) - bekerja
2. work (meaning “to function”, e.g. “the TV works”) - berfungsi
3. see - lihat
4. use - guna
5. should - perlu
6. believe - percaya
7. practice - latihan
8. seem - seperti
9. come - datang
10. leave - pergi
11. return - kembali
12. give - beri
13. take - ambil
14. bring - bawa
15. look for - cari
16. find – cari Found-jumpa
17. get (meaning “obtain”) - dapat
18. receive – terima
19. buy - beli
20. try - cuba
21. start - mula
22. stop (doing something) - berhenti
23. finish – selesai/tamat
24. continue – sambung/ seterusnya
25. wake up - bangun
26. get up - bangun
27. eat - makan
28. eat breakfast (in several languages, this is a verb) -sarapan
29. eat lunch – makan tengah hari
30. eat dinner – makan malam
31. happen - berlaku
32. feel - rasa
33. create (aka “make”) cipta
34. cause (aka “make”) disebabkan
35. meet (meeting someone for the first time) jumpa
36. meet (meaning “to bump into”) terjumpa
37. meet (an arranged meeting) berjumpa (you really should read about “imbuhan” at this point.
38. ask (a question) - tanya
39. ask for (aka “request”) - minta
40. wonder – tertanya-tanya
41. reply - jawab
42. mean - maksud
43. read - baca
44. write - tulis
45. listen - dengar
46. hear - dengar
47. remember - ingat
48. forget - lupa
49. choose - pilih
50. decide - tentukan
51. be born - lahir
52. die - mati
53. kill - bunuh
54. live - hidup
55. stay – stay here: tinggal di sini.
56. change - ubah
57. help - tolong
58. send - hantar
59. study - belajar
60. improve - memperbaiki
61. hope - harapan
62. care – peduli
Phrases
1. hello - hello
2. goodbye – selamat tinggal
3. thank you – terima kasih
4. you’re welcome – sama- sama
5. excuse me (to get someone’s attention) – Maaf
6. sorry- maaf
7. it’s fine (response to an apology)- tak apa
8. please- tolong
9. yes - ya
10. no - tidak
11. okay -ok
12. My name is – nama saya
13. What’s your name? – apa nama awak
14. Nice to meet you. – Gembira jumpa awak
15. How are you? – apa khabar?
16. I’m doing well, how about you? - Saya sihat, awak?
17. Sorry? / What? (if you didn’t hear something) – maaf, apa?
18. How do you say ______? Formal: bagaimana saya nak kata ___
Informal: Macam mana nak cakap _____
19. What does ______ mean? -Apa maksud ___ ini?
20. I don’t understand. – saya tak faham
21. Could you repeat that?- boleh awak ulang balik?
22. Could you speak more slowly, please? – boleh becakap dengan lebih perlahan.
23. Well (as in “well, I think…”) nah, we don’t have this
24. Really? – betul ke?
25. I guess that – saya rasa…..
26. It’s hot. (talking about the weather) – panasnya (extend vowels like in waaaay. So “panasnyaaaaaaaa”
27. It’s cold. (talking about the weather) – sejuknya (same like hot, we like to exaggerate)
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