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MALAYSIA and SINGAPORE

MALAY-ENGLISH TRAVEL DICTIONARY

Simple Malay words for travellers by myMalaysiabooks

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)

 

Malay usage

Pronounced as

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a

'a'

as in

arm

eg. makan (eat),

pronounced ‘ma-kan'

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e

'a'

as in

ago

eg. selamat (safe)

pronounced ‘se-la-mat’

i

'i'

as in

sit

eg. itek (duck)

pronounced ‘e-tek’

o

'o'

as in

bow  or jaw

eg. pos (post)

pronounced ‘pose’ ;

orang (people)

u

'u'

as in

put

eg. udang (prawn)

pronounced ‘u-dung’

or

'o'

as in

home

eg. lebuh (street)

pronounced ‘le-boh’

c

'ch'

as in

chin

eg. cantek (pretty)

pronounced ‘chan-tek

sy

' sh'

as in

shirt

eg. syah (shah )

pronounced ‘shah’

 

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Greetings & courtesies  

Travelling around

good morning

selamat pagi

 

hotel

hotel

good afternoon/ evening

selamat petang

bus

car

bas

kereta

good night

selamat malam

train

keretaapi

bon voyage /safe journey/ good bye

selamat jalan

plane

kapal terbang

yes

ya

trishaw

beca (read becha)

no

tidak

rented car

kereta sewa

hello

helo

bicycle

basikal

thank you

terima kasih

 

motorcycle

motosikal

you're welcome

sama sama

 

taxi

teksi

How are you?/ how do you do?

apa khabar?

to walk

road

jalan kaki

jalan

I’m fine, thank you

khabar baik, terima kasih

highway

vehicle

lebuhraya

kenderaan

Excuse me /sorry

Maafkan saya

by air

dengan kapal terbang

You are welcome / same to you

Sama-sama

airport

 

station/ terminal

lapangan kapal terbang

stesen/ hentian

I understand

Saya faham

bus station

stesen bas

I don’t understand

can you help me?

Saya tak faham

boleh tolong saya?

bus stop

 

taxi station

hentian bas / bas stop

stesen teksi

Can you speak in English?

Bolehkan awak cakap dalam Bahasa Inggeris?

railway station

Where is XXX?

stesen keretapi

mana xxx?

can

cannot/ can't

boleh

tak boleh

where is the bus station?

Di mana stesen bus?

help me

tolong saya

when?

bila?

Mister

Encik

why?

kenapa?

Miss /Ms

Cik

how do I get to Penang?

Bagaimana sampai Penang?

Madam / Mrs.

Puan (Makcik – for elder women)

 

how much is this (price)?

berapa harganya? (or berapa?)

welcome

selamat datang

how much is the ticket?

berapa harga tiket?

good/fine

baik

what time does the train leave?

pukul berapa keretapi bertolak?

female

perempuan

 

what time does the bus arrive?

pukul berapa bas sampai?

I am sorry

minta maaf

 

how far?

berapa jauh?

delicious

sedap

 

how far is A to B?

berapa jauh A ke B?

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

   

Counting nos.

 

drinks

minuman

one

satu

to drink

minum

two

dua

food

makanan

three

tiga

to eat

makan

four

empat

water

air

five

lima

coffee

kopi

six

enam

tea

teh

seven

tujuh

sugar

gula

eight

lapan

salt

garam

 

nine

sembilan

milk

susu

ten

sepuloh

Chinese tea

teh Cina

eleven

sebelas

without sugar

tanpa gula

twelve

dua belas

bread

roti

 

fifteen

lima belas

rice

nasi

twenty

dua puloh

porridge

kanji

forty

empat puluh