Basic Malay words for beginners

– Essential words to know –

Learn the essentials of Malay easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words used in Malay, with their english translations. If you’re a beginner, it will come in handy to review or learn Malay by yourself before traveling, or if you want to enrich and improve your Malay vocabulary to better express yourself in writing and speaking!

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ENGLISH	MALAY
Please	Tolong
Thank you!	Terima kasih!
Sorry!	Maaf!
What?	Apa?
Who?	Yang?
When?	Bilakah?
Why?	Mengapa?
Which?	Yang?
How?	Bagaimana?
Where ?	Mana?
How much ?	Berapa banyak?
Yes	Ya
No	Tidak
Maybe	Mungkin
Of course	Sudah tentu
something	Sesuatu
nothing	Apa
somebody	Seseorang
nobody	Tiada siapa
before	Sebelum
after	Selepas
far	Jauh
near	Berhampiran
here	Sini
there	di sana
today	Hari ini
tomoorow	Tomoorow
now	Sekarang
man	Lelaki
woman	Wanita
friend	Rakan
more	Lebih banyak
less	Kurang
always	Sentiasa
later	Kemudian
never	Tidak pernah
same	Sama
different	Berbeza
small	Kecil
large	Besar
difficult	Sukar
easy	Mudah
hot	Panas
cold	Sejuk
yesterday	Semalam
after	Selepas
beautiful	Indah
broken	Pecah
free	Percuma
a pharmacy	sebuah farmasi
money	Wang
a bag	beg
a lighter	lebih ringan
a cigarette	Rokok
a bottle	sebotol
soap	Sabun
clean	Bersih
dirty	Kotor
a trash can	Tong sampah
a trash bag	beg sampah
the silence	Kesunyian
a tool	alat
pregnant	Hamil
sick	Sakit
a baby	bayi
a little bit	sedikit
a doctor	seorang doktor
a dentist	seorang doktor gigi
a medicine	perubatan
a book	sebuah buku
a story	sebuah cerita
a phone	Telefon
a computer	sebuah komputer
a car	sebuah kereta
a plane	Sebuah kapal terbang
the name	nama
the adress	Adres
the age	umur
the nationality	Warganegara
a choice	Pilihan
an answer	jawapan
the key	kunci
the light	Cahaya
the television	Televisyen
the bed	katil
the house	rumah itu
the shower	pancuran mandian
the window	Tetingkap
the door	pintu
the table	jadual
tired	Letih
water	Air
open	Terbuka
closed	Ditutup
clothes	Pakaian
coffee	Kopi
tea	Teh
lunch	Makan tengahari
dinner	Malam
a fruit	buah
a vegetable	sayuran
a beverage	minuman
a child	Seorang kanak-kanak
rain	Hujan
the entrance	pintu masuk
the exit	jalan keluar
music	Muzik
a smile	senyuman
the world	Dunia
the sky	langit
a river	sebatang sungai
the sea	laut
the mountain	gunung itu
the lake	Tasik
the island	Pulau ini
the beach	pantai

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