Halabieh units (1-5) from 'Teach Yourself Malay' book Malay words
selamat tenga hari
good afternoon
nama
name
nama saya/ saya
my name
saya berasal dari
I'm from
helo
hello
saya
me
dari
from
saya dari
i'm from
usahawan
entrepreneur
mahasiswa
student
pelancong
tourists
penari
dancer
joget
dance
maaf!
sorry!
adakah saudara ini ...? (polite)
is this brother ...?
Encik
Mr
ya
yes
selamat datang
welcome
ke
to
syarikat
company
in
in
Perkenalkan, ini X
Introducing, this is X
gembira
happy
dapat
can
bertemu
meet
dengan
with
gembira dapat bertemu dengan (anda/ Encik John).
happy to meet you.
juga
also
saya juga begitu/ Begitu juga dengan saya
me too/ It's the same with me
saudara (M)/ saudari (F)/ anda (M+F)
you
dia
he
kami/ kita
we/ us
mereka
them
kayu balak
logs
kamus
dictionary
kopi
coffee
kedai
shop
guru
teacher
air
water
nasi
rice
selamat berkenalan
nice to meet you
syarikat perniagaan
business company
betul
That's right
ya, betul
yes, that's right
selamat pagi
good morning
selamat petang
Good afternoon
saya seorang mahasiswa.
i am a student
penari joget
dancer
saya datang dari
i come from
adakah saudara ini Encik John?
is this brother Mr. John?
Gembira dapat bertemu dengan Encik John.
Nice to meet Mr. John.
Ini kayu./ Itu kayu.
This is wood./ That is wood.
buku
book
kereta
the car
sudah
already
menunggu
waiting
di luar
outside
bagasi
baggage
biar
let
bantu
help
biar saya bantu
let me help
bercakap
talk
Baik
Good
sekali
once
dengan baik sekali
very well
cuba
try
tetapi
but
hanya
only
beberapa
some
patah
broken
perkataan
words
sahaja
only
tidak mangapa
no problem
foto
photo
jam tangan
watch
hadiah
gift
gambar
picture
membantu
help
sedikit-sedikit
little by little
nanti
later
lama-lama
a long time
menjadi
to be
baik sekali
very good
Anda bercakap Bahasa Melayu dengan baik sekali
You speak Malay very well
banyak
a lot
terima kasih banyak
thank you very much
terima kasih kembali (kembali)
thank you back
kawan
Dude
biar kita pergi
let us go
surat
letter
akhbar
newspaper
sedang
is
membaca
read
mengajar
teach
menulis
write
menonton
watching
minum
drink
Mahu ke mana?
Where do you want to go?
teksi
taxi
pemandu teksi
taxi driver
hendak (nak)
want to
mahu
want
seseorang
someone
boleh
can
menghantar
send
ke hotel mana?
to which hotel?
maaf
sorry
bernama
named
terlewat
late
tersangkut
stuck
dalam
in
lalu-lintas
traffic
kesesakan lalu-lintas
traffic congestion
gembira bertemu dengan saudara
nice to meet you
saya juga begitu
me too
semua (ini)
all
encik nak naik teksi?
do you want to take a taxi?
Saya boleh menghantar Encik ke hotel.
I can send Mr. to the hotel.
Encik hendak pergi ke hotel mana?
Which hotel do you want to go to?
Adakah saudara bernama Tom?
Do you have a brother named Tom?
Maaf, saya terlewat.
Sorry, I'm late.
perlu
need
Encik perlu teksi?
Do you need a taxi?
menarik
attract
penat
tired
cantik
beautiful
kucing
The cat
boleh anda membantu saya?
can you help me
sibuk
busy
belajar
learn
kembali
come back
bagus/ baiklah kalau begitu!
good then!
selamat belajar!
happy learning!
tangan
hand
apa khabar?
how are you
khabar baik
fine
baik
good
dan anda pula bagaimana?
and how about you?
pula
anyway
bagaimanakah dengan ..?
what about ..?
penerbangan
flight
sangat
very
selesa
comfortable
walaupun
though
agak
quite
meletihkan
tiring
memang
indeed/ actually
fasih
eloquent
bertutur dalam\ berbual dalam/ bercakap
speak in\ chat in/ speak
daripada
from
isteri
wife
berkeluarga
married
belum
not yet
masih
still
bujang
single
dengan lebih perlahan
more slowly
lebih
more
perlahan
slowly
baiklah
okay
maafkan saya
excuse me
maafkan
sorry
sihat
healthy
Ingerris
Ingerris
dengan fasih
eloquently
apa/ apakah
what/ what
siapa\ siapakah
who\ who
bila\ bilakah
when\ when
bagaimana\ bagaimanakah
how\ how
filem
film
baru
new
stesen bas
bus station
lapangan terbang
airport
bilik mandi
bathroom
terbang
fly
mandi
shower
lapangan
field
teman
friend
pasport teman saya
my friend's passport
berat
heavy
sukan
sports
pakaian
clothes
tidur
sleep
bilik tidur
bedroom
maaf, saya tidak faham.
sorry, i don't understand.
bolehkah anda ulangi sekali lagi?
can you repeat it one more time?
bolehkah anda tolong tuliskan?
can you please write
bolehkan anda bercakap dengan lebih perlahan?
can you speak more slowly
bolehkan anda bercakap dengan lebih kuat?
can you speak louder
kuat
strong
isterinya
his wife
seperti
like
asli
original
seperti orang asli
like natives
jelas
clear
tidak jelas
not clear
aksen
accent
kental
thick
aksen yang kental
thick accent
saya tidak tahu
i don't know
dia tidak sihat
he is not well
mabuk
drunk
presiden
the president
sopan
polite
buta
blind
tinggal
stay
pendek
short
bekerja
working
peramuh
benevolent
masuk
come in
membawa
bring
Berapa lama?
How long? (time)
berapa panjang
how long (distance)
berapa kali?
how many times
telefon
telephone
Siapahkah nama anda?
What is your name?
apa nama kampung ini?
what is the name of this village?
tidak pernah
never
pernah
ever
Saya pernah pergi ke Bali.
I have been to Bali.
memasak
cooking
Apa saudara pernah ke Kelentan?
Have you ever been to Kelantan?
kelmarin
yesterday
keras kepala
stubborn
keras
hard
kepala
head
bagus sekali
very nice
pemain bola
football player
bahagia
happy
bodon
stupid
datang
come
Saya masih bujang
I am still single
cuma
just
cuma dua minggu
just two weeks
bahasa Inggeris saya tidak lancar
my english is not fluent
lancar
smooth
panggil saja Mohammad
Just call me Mohammad.
saja
just
selamat makan
have a good meal
selamat bekerja
good job
selamat berangkat
good luck
selamat hari jadi
happy birthday
selamat Menyambut
Welcome
selamat jalan!
have a good trip!
selamat tahun baru
happy new year
selamat
Congratulations
sehingga berjumpa lagi
see you again
berjumpa
meet
duduk
Sit down
setiausaha
secretary
ceritakan
tell
sedikit
a little
tentang
about
latar
background
pendidikan
education
menerima
receive
menerima pendidikan
receive an education
kesetiausahawan
secretarial
antarabangsa
international
tamat pengajian
to graduate
tahun
year
liman tahun yang lalu
five years ago
kemahiran
skills
iaitu
that is to say/ namely
dengan baik
well
menaip
to type
pantas
quick
mengguna
to use
komputer
computer
tentu
of course
tentu boleh
Of course I can
mesin faks
fax machine
menguruskan
manage/ to deal/ to handle
segala
everything/ all
surat-menyurat
correspondence
mahir
skillful
mahir dalam
proficient in
bidang
area/ field
lain
other
syrikat yang lain
another company
sebagai
as
seorang
a
gaji
salary
harapkan
to expect
dua ribu
two thousand
sebulan
per month
jika
if
jika boleh
if possible
mula
to begin/ start
bulan
moon
pada bulan hadapan
in the next month
sepenuh masa
full time
sambilan
part time
hari
day
seminggu
a week
baiklah kalau begitu
that's fine/ That's all right then
akan
will/ shall
pertimbankan
to consider
permohonan
application
beri
to give
jawapan
answer
dengan secepat mungkin
as soon as possible
sila/ silakan
please/ please
berdiri
stand up
cuci
wash
ikut saya
follow me
menyanyi
to sing
saya boleh hitung.
i can count
Dia boleh berhubung dengan baik
He can communicate well
jual
sell
mampu
able
produk
product
dengan cepat
quickly
automatik
automatic
memandu
to drive
berhati-hati
careful
tepat
accurate
perlahan-lahan
slowly
Apa bejerjaan anda?
what is your occupation/ job?
Dia seorang wartawan.
He is a journalist.
doktor
doctor
doktor gigi
dentist
jururawat
nurse
ahli sains
scientist
saintis
scientist
arkitek
architect
mekanik
mechanic
pensyarah
lecturer
wartawan
journalist
pegawai kerajaan
government officials/ public servant
peguam
lawyer
penulis
author/ writer
pelukis
painter/ artist
penyanyi
singer
ahli muzik
musician
nelayan
fisherman
petani
farmer
jurufoto/ jurugambar
photographer/photographer
tukang masak
chef
pelayan
waiter
suri rumah tangga
housewife
minggu depan
next week
umur
age
warganegara
nationality
kelulusan universiti
university graduation
pemasaran
marketing
pengalaman kerja
work experience
selama 10 tahun
for 10 years
sarajan
Master's degree
jualan
sales
saya ada
i have
merancang
to design
perlukan
need
terkenal
famous
suami
husband
mengurus
to look after
seni
art
geografi
geography
matematik
mathematics
biologi
biology
kimia
chemistry
seni bina
architecture
kemasyarakatan
humanities
undang-undang
law
perubatan
medicine
perguruan
teaching
pelancongan
tourism
perakaunan
accounting
kejuruteraan
engineering
hubungan masyarakat
human relationships (social studies)
sumber manusia
human resources
sumber
source
alam sekitar
environment
pertanian
agriculture
perbankan
banking
kewangan
finance
pengurusan perniagaan
business management
kampus
campus
ada
to have
sekarang
now
berada
to be (at a place)
(agak) jauh
(quiet) far
jauh dari sini
far from here
kira-kira
about
bawa
to take
ke sana
to there
jika mahu
if you want
hari ini
today
kelihatan
to look like/ to seem
Jomlah (popular slang)
Let's go!
kelas
class
tingkat
level
pengaturcara komputer
computer programmer
naik ke atas
to go upstairs
nak
to want to
swasta
private
syarikat swasta
private company
cari
look for
pekerjaan
job
iklan
advertisement
surat khabar
newspaper
dah
already
hantar
send
peribadi
personal
butir-butir peribadi
personal details (CV)
kepada
to
depatkan
to get
harap-harap
hopefully
berjaya
to succeed
harap-harap berjaya
I wish you luck/ I hope you succeed
tahun depan/ hadapan
next year/next year
minggu akan datang
next week
bulan (yang) lalu
last month
besok/ esok
tomorrow / tomorrow
semalam
yesterday
dua hari yang lalu
two days ago
dua hari yang akan datang
the next two days
malam
night/ evening
petang tadi
yesterday evening
pagi tadi
this morning
malam nanti
tonight
tengah hari nanti
later in the afternoon
besok pagi
tomorrow morning
malam ini
tonight
pagi ini
this morning
saya sedang mengajar biologie.
I am teaching biology.
telah (formal)
already
pertama
first
lelaki
boy
sekolah
school
sekolah rendah
primary school
kedua
the second
kembar
twins
perempuan
female/ girl
sungguh
really
comel
cute
suka
like
berjenaka
to joke around
berapakah
how many
beraakah umur?
how old are you?
sepuluh
ten
tujuh
seven
orang
people
anak
child/ son/ daughter
orang anak
child/ children
sulong
eldest/ first-born
bongsu
the youngest
lapan
eight
enam
six
manja
pampered/ spoilt
dulu
before/ formely
anak-anak
children
pembantu rumah
maid
menjaga
to take care
bagus
nice
bagus kalau begitu
so that's good
ingin
want
datuk
Grandfather
nenek
grandmother
sepupu
cousin
sepupu-sepupunya
their cousins
guru besar
principal
institusi pengajian tinggi
institution of higher education
dahulu
before/ formerly
kini
these days/ nowadays
bersara
to retire/ retired
adik
younger brother/ sister
adik-beradik
brothers and sisters
terdiri-daripada
to consist of
berkahwin
get married
jangan
don't
lupa
forget
jangan lupa
don't forget
perkenalkan
introduce
kalau
if
jemput
invite
makan malam
dinner
sudah tentu
of course/ sure
berangkat
depart/ to leave for
marah
angry
salah
wrong
askar
soldiers
sangat kacak
very handsome
kacak sekali
very handsome
degan cepat sekali
very quickly
gelap
dark
luas
wide
kosong
empty/ zero
satu
one
dua
two
tiga
three
empat
four
lima
five
sembilan
nine
ketiga
third
menolong
to help
siap
ready
ayah
father
ibu
mother
anak lelaki
son
anak perempuan
daughter
pak cik
uncle
mak cik
aunt
abang
older brother
kakak
older sister
ipar
brother/ sister in law
cucu
grandson/ grandchild/ granddaughter
anak saudara
nephew/ niece
mertua
father/ mother in law
budak
child
kebun
The garden
alat CD
CD player
biro pengiklanan
advertising bureau
kenal
to know
menelefon
to telephone
mengganggu
to disturb
mencintai
to love
miskin
poor
sering
often
jumpa janji
to go dating
sesuatu tempat
somewhere
semua
all
gelas
glass
berumur
aged
Maria berumur 10 tahun.
duda
widower
selama
for (with time)
beberapa hari
a few days
siapkan
prepare
bilik
room
tak
short for tidak
tak payah susah-susah
Do not go to any trouble
kerana
because
kahwin
married
tinggal seorang
live alone
rumah
house
paling besar
biggest
dunia
the world
meninggal dunia
die
tunjukkan
to show
yang lain
the other
buatlah
to make
buatlah seperti rumah sendiri
make it like your own home
malu
shy
jangan malu-malu
don't be shy
risau
worry/ anxious
jangan risau
don't worry
mari
let's
belakang
the rear
dapur
the kitchen
di sebelah
next to
depan
in front
yang depan itu
the one in front of that
tamu
guest
bilik tamu
guest room
gemar
fond of
kalau suka
if you like
pinjam
borrow
terlupa
forgot
atas
above
tingkat atas
upstairs
bawah
down
tingkat bawah
downstairs
berlainan dengan
different from
di luar negeri
abroad
gayung
scoop
kamera
camera
cermin
mirror
cermin mata
glasses
kunci
key
pasport
passport
rak buku
bookshelf
desa
village
sukakah kamu
do you like
beg
bag
untuk siapa
who for?
kepada siapa
who to?
dengan siapa
who with?
daripada siapa
who from?
bermain bola sepak
to play football
masak
to cook
bungkusan
present/ parcel
perpustakaan
library
makmal
lab
pejabat pentadbiran
administrative office
dewan sekolah
school hall
bilik guru
teacher's room
generasi muda
young generation
tawaran
offer