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MALAYSIA and SINGAPORE |
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MALAY-ENGLISH TRAVEL DICTIONARY |
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Simple
Malay words for travellers by myMalaysiabooks |
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Though many Malaysians speak English, learn some simple words in spoken
Malay to get around.
The Malay spoken in
Singapore is the
same as in Malaysia.
The Malay language in written in Roman characters and pronunciation of
consonants are similar to the English Language.
Vowels are pronounced according to the word with some
generalization as listed below (there are some exemptions).
(More English-Malay at
myTravel website)
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Malay usage |
Pronounced as |
example |
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a
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'a'
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as in
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arm
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eg. makan (eat),
pronounced ‘ma-kan'
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e
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'a'
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as
in
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ago
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eg.
selamat (safe)
pronounced ‘se-la-mat’
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i
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'i'
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as
in
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sit
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eg.
itek (duck)
pronounced ‘e-tek’
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o
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'o'
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as
in
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bow or jaw
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eg.
pos (post)
pronounced ‘pose’ ;
orang (people)
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u
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'u'
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as
in
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put
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eg.
udang (prawn)
pronounced ‘u-dung’
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or
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'o'
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as
in
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home
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eg.
lebuh (street)
pronounced ‘le-boh’
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c
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'ch'
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as
in
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chin
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eg.
cantek
(pretty)
pronounced ‘chan-tek
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sy
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' sh'
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as
in
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shirt
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eg.
syah
(shah )
pronounced ‘shah’
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The Malay language is spoken in Malaysia and
Singapore. Learn to speak Malay
below.
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Travel Assistance
 
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Learning to Speak Malay |
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Greetings & courtesies
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Travelling
around
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good morning
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selamat pagi |
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hotel |
hotel |
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good afternoon/ evening
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selamat
petang
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bus
car |
bas
kereta |
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good night
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selamat
malam
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train |
keretaapi |
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bon voyage /safe journey/
good bye
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selamat
jalan
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plane |
kapal
terbang |
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yes
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ya
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trishaw |
beca (read
becha) |
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no
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tidak
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rented
car |
kereta
sewa |
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hello
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helo
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bicycle |
basikal |
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thank you
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terima
kasih
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motorcycle |
motosikal |
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you're welcome |
sama sama |
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taxi |
teksi |
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How are you?/ how do you do?
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apa
khabar?
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to walk
road |
jalan kaki
jalan |
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I’m fine, thank you
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khabar
baik, terima kasih
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highway
vehicle |
lebuhraya
kenderaan |
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Excuse me /sorry
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Maafkan
saya
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by
air |
dengan
kapal terbang |
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You are welcome / same to you
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Sama-sama
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airport
station/ terminal |
lapangan
kapal terbang
stesen/ hentian |
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I understand
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Saya
faham
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bus
station |
stesen
bas |
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I don’t understand
can you help me?
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Saya
tak faham
boleh tolong saya?
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bus stop
taxi station |
hentian bas / bas stop
stesen teksi |
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Can you speak in English?
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Bolehkan
awak cakap dalam Bahasa Inggeris?
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railway
station
Where is XXX? |
stesen
keretapi
mana xxx? |
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can
cannot/ can't
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boleh
tak boleh
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where
is the bus station? |
Di mana stesen bus? |
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help me |
tolong saya |
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when? |
bila? |
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Mister
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Encik
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why? |
kenapa? |
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Miss /Ms
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Cik
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how do I get to Penang? |
Bagaimana sampai Penang? |
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Madam
/ Mrs.
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Puan
(Makcik – for elder women)
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how much is this (price)? |
berapa
harganya? (or
berapa?) |
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welcome |
selamat datang |
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how
much is the ticket? |
berapa
harga tiket? |
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good/fine |
baik |
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what
time does the train leave? |
pukul
berapa keretapi bertolak? |
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female |
perempuan |
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what
time does the bus arrive? |
pukul
berapa bas sampai? |
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I am sorry |
minta maaf |
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how
far? |
berapa
jauh? |
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delicious |
sedap |
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how
far is A to B? |
berapa
jauh A ke B? |
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this way/ go ahead
please help yourself (food) |
sila
sila makan |
top |
Where is the ticket counter? |
Mana kaunter tiket? |
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Food
and eating |
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Counting
nos.
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drinks |
minuman |
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one |
satu |
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to
drink |
minum |
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two |
dua |
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food |
makanan |
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three |
tiga |
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to
eat |
makan |
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four |
empat |
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water |
air |
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five |
lima |
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coffee |
kopi |
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six |
enam |
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tea |
teh |
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seven |
tujuh |
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sugar |
gula |
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eight |
lapan |
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salt |
garam |
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nine |
sembilan |
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milk |
susu |
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ten |
sepuloh |
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Chinese
tea |
teh
Cina |
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eleven |
sebelas |
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without
sugar |
tanpa
gula |
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twelve |
dua belas |
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bread |
roti |
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fifteen |
lima belas |
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rice |
nasi |
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twenty |
dua puloh |
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porridge |
kanji |
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forty |
empat puluh |
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rice
noodles |
bi
hoon/ koay teow/ kueh teow
(depends
on type) |
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one hundred
one thousand
one million |
satu ratus/ seratus
seribu/ satu ribu
sejuta/ satu juta |
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breakfast |
sarapan
pagi |
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one hundred thirty two |
seratus tiga puloh dua |
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lunch |
makan
tengahari |
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eight hundred and five |
lapan ratus lima |
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dinner |
makan
malam |
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half |
separuh |
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chillies |
chili |
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hot
(pungent) |
pedas |
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Shopping |
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less
hot |
kurang
pedas |
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buy |
beli |
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prawn |
udang |
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shops |
kedai |
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meat |
daging |
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how much? |
berapa |
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pork |
daging
babi |
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how many? |
berapa banyak? |
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beef |
daging
lembu |
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one ringgit |
satu ringgit |
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mutton
chicken
Malaysian cakes
cakes |
daging
kambing
ayam
kueh
kek |
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two pieces |
dua ketul/ dua keping/
dua buah (depending on type of item) |
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fruits
juice
fruit jus |
buah-buahan
jus
jus buah-buahan |
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cheaper please |
tolong kurangkan harga |
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vegetables |
sayur-sayuran |
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any discount? |
ada diskaun kah? |
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place to eat |
tempat makan |
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book shop |
kedai buku |
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coffee shop |
kedai kopi |
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supermarket |
supermarket |
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restaurant |
restoran |
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camera |
kamera |
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market
department store |
pasar
pasar ria |
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Where is the department store? |
Mana letaknya pasaraya? |
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one bowl of noodles |
semangkok mee/
semangkok bi hoon |
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three meter |
tiga meter |
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soya sauce |
kicap cair |
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bigger size |
saiz lebih besar |
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English tea |
teh |
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smaller size |
saiz lebih kecil |
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no pork please |
jangan ada daging babi |
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medium size |
saiz sederhana/ saiz M |
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sour |
masam |
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small size |
saiz kecil |
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too sweet/ sour |
terlalu manis/ masam |
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longer |
lebih panjang |
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food prepared according to Muslim rites |
makanan halal
(halal food) |
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shorter
another colour |
lebih pendek
warna lain |
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Other nouns
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Directions
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post office |
pejabat pos |
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up |
atas |
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bank |
bank |
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down |
bawah |
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police station |
balai polis |
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go up |
nail atas |
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hospital |
hospital |
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go down |
turun bawah |
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clinic |
klinik |
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right |
kanan |
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doctor |
doktor |
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left
turn left |
kiri
belok ke kiri |
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dentist |
doktor gigi |
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In front |
depan |
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police |
polis |
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behind |
belakang |
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toilet |
tandas |
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side |
tepi |
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north |
utara |
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General |
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south |
selatan |
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where is the xxx? |
mana xxx? |
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east |
timur |
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I want to report a theft |
saya hendak lapurkan kecurian |
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barat |
west |
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where is the police
station? |
mana balai polis? |
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there
here |
sana
sini |
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can you show me? |
boleh tunjuk saya? |
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this |
ini |
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a piece |
sekeping |
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that |
itu |
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a little |
sedikit |
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all |
semua |
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a lot |
banyak |
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