Understanding Malay language vocabulary will help international students to master the language very well. Below is the list of 100 basic words that are frequently used in the Malay language.
English |
Malay |
I |
saya |
you |
kamu |
he |
dia |
she |
dia |
it |
ia |
we |
kami |
you |
kalian |
they |
mereka |
what |
apa |
who |
siapa |
where |
di mana |
why |
mengapa |
how |
bagaimana |
which |
yang mana |
when |
bila |
then |
kemudian |
if |
jika |
really |
betul-betul |
but |
tetapi |
because |
kerana |
not |
tidak |
this |
ini |
that |
itu |
all |
semua |
or |
atau |
and |
dan |
to know |
mengetahui |
to think |
berfikir |
to come |
datang |
to put |
meletak |
to take |
mengambil |
to find |
cari |
to listen |
mendengar |
to work |
bekerja |
to talk |
bercakap |
to give |
memberi |
to like |
menyukai |
to help |
menolong |
to love |
mencintai |
to call |
menelefon |
to wait |
menunggu |
0 |
kosong |
1 |
satu |
2 |
dua |
3 |
tiga |
4 |
empat |
5 |
lima |
6 |
enam |
7 |
tujuh |
8 |
lapan |
9 |
sembilan |
10 |
sepuluh |
11 |
sebelas |
12 |
dua belas |
13 |
tiga belas |
14 |
empat belas |
15 |
lima belas |
16 |
enam belas |
17 |
tujuh belas |
18 |
lapan belas |
19 |
sembilan belas |
20 |
dua puluh |
new |
baru |
old |
lama |
few |
sedikit |
many |
banyak |
wrong |
salah |
correct |
betul |
bad |
buruk |
good |
bagus |
happy |
gembira |
short |
pendek |
long |
panjang |
small |
kecil |
big |
besar |
there |
sana |
here |
sini |
right |
kanan |
left |
kiri |
beautiful |
cantik |
young |
muda |
old |
tua |
hello |
helo |
ok |
ok |
of course |
sudah tentu |
bye bye |
selamat tinggal |
good bye |
selamat jalan |
excuse me |
maafkan saya |
sorry |
maaf |
thank you |
terima kasih |
please |
sila |
now |
sekarang |
hour |
jam |
minute |
minit |
second |
saat |
day |
hari |
week |
minggu |
month |
bulan |
year |
tahun |
evening |
petang |
Updated:: 20/01/2021 [n_farrid]
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