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]

Centre for the Advancement of Language Competence
Universiti Putra Malaysia
43400 UPM Serdang
Selangor Darul Ehsan