Malay Greetings and Introductions
– Essential words and phrases to know –
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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? |
Iโm 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 |
Itโs 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! |
Whatโs up? | Apa khabar? |
What brings you here? | Apa yang membawa anda ke sini? |
When youโre leaving | |
Goodbye | selamat tinggal |
I hope weโll meet again. | Saya harap kita akan bertemu lagi. |
Iโve 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! |
โก๏ธ More Malay vocabulary lists:
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- 100 most common Malay verbs
- Useful adverbs
- Useful adjectives
- Family and friends
- The city and public places
- The human body, head and face
- Contrary words
- Travel and tourism
- The calendar (days, months, seasons)
- Colors and shapes
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