Malay Greetings and Introductions

– Essential words and phrases to know –

Learn the essentials of Malay easily with this vocabulary list that contains all the most basic words and phrases used in Malay for greetings and Introductions, 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
Hello	Hello
Good morning!	Selamat Pagi!
Good afternoon!	Selamat petang!
Hi	Hai
Good evening	Selamat petang
Good night	Selamat Malam
Sleep well	tidur lena
How are you?	Apa khabar?
I’m fine, thank you.	Saya sihat, terima kasih.
How about you?	Bagaimana dengan anda?
Nice to meet you.	Selamat berkenalan.
Nice to meet you too.	Selamat berkenalan juga.
Likewise	Begitu juga
It’s good to see you.	Senang jumpa awak.
Nice to see you again.	Gembira dapat berjumpa lagi.
Pleased to meet you.	Gembira bertemu dengan anda.
How nice to see you!	Betapa gembiranya melihat anda!
What’s up?	Apa khabar?
What brings you here?	Apa yang membawa anda ke sini?
When you’re leaving
Goodbye	selamat tinggal
I hope we’ll meet again.	Saya harap kita akan bertemu lagi.
I’ve got to go.	Saya perlu pergi.
It was good meeting you.	Ia adalah baik bertemu dengan anda.
It was great seeing you again.	Seronok jumpa awak lagi.
It was great to catch up!	Ia adalah hebat untuk mengejar!
See you again sometime.	Jumpa lagi di lain waktu.
See you in the morning	Jumpa anda di pagi hari
See you later	Jumpa lagi
See you soon	Jumpa lagi
See you tomorrow	Jumpa kamu esok
See you tonight	Jumpa awak malam ini
Sleep well	tidur lena
Take care.	Jaga diri.
Other greetings
Bless you	diberkati awak
Cheers!	Cheers!
Farewell	perpisahan
Good luck!	Semoga berjaya!
Talk to you soon	Berbual lagi nanti
Welcome	Selamat datang
Well done!	Bagus!

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