Some common Malay words that are useful to know in JB

[erection2015]

selamat swari dong....enggak mahu makan asuk itu dong ....enggak enak pak :p

They do not speak the language in the same way nor use many common words which we are familiar with.

 

[groober2011]

selamat swari dong....enggak mahu makan asuk itu dong ....enggak enak pak :p

Pak itu bukan anda, itu yang Pak Ram.

 

[erection2015]

haha thats about the limit of my indonesian for the moment.....maybe bit by bit i will recall the odd word or two.

Pak itu bukan anda, itu yang Pak Ram.

 

[groober2011]

haha thats about the limit of my indonesian for the moment.....maybe bit by bit i will recall the odd word or two.

The Indonesians speak very fast and it is hard to catch what they are saying.

 

[erection2015]

ya...so fast until many times the saliva whack all over.....until i tell them ..'say it , dont spray it ':(

only my whale is allowed to spray

The Indonesians speak very fast and it is hard to catch what they are saying.

 

[groober2011]

It is more pleasant to listen to fluent Indonesian rather than Malay as it does not have much rhythm. Spme Malay speakers are speaking very hesitantly.

 

[erection2015]

a bit sing song kind of tone

It is more pleasant to listen to fluent Indonesian rather than Malay as it does not have much rhythm. Spme Malay speakers are speaking very hesitantly.

 

[groober2011]

a bit sing song kind of tone

This is a good example.

 

[erection2015]

how to pay attention?....i keep looking at the ladies

This is a good example.

 

[wikiphile]

selamat swari dong....enggak mahu makan asuk itu dong ....enggak enak pak :p

selamat malam pak errection....gua udah pulang...tadi selesai lari...sekarang mengamalkan bahasa indonesia antara saudara-saudaranya

 

[wikiphile]

how to pay attention?....i keep looking at the ladies

adooi....bertemu gadis-gadis sampai matahariku binggung dong

 

[erection2015]

selamat malam juga pag wikiphile....bagus kamu jaga badan....sehat paling perlu.

selamat malam pak errection....gua udah pulang...tadi selesai lari...sekarang mengamalkan bahasa indonesia antara saudara-saudaranya

 

[wikiphile]

selamat malam juga pag wikiphile....bagus kamu jaga badan....sehat paling perlu.

bukan keputusanku pak, harus terima kasih angkatan bersenjata singapura tolakkan gua lari

 

[ginfreely]

Selamat malam semua yang belajar Bahasa Melayu. More grammar for sentence building..

Verbs
ialah/adalah = is/was/are/were
boleh = can/could/may
akan = will/would
hendaklah = shall
mesti = must
kekuatan = might
akan menjadi = will be/shall be
boleh menjadi = can be/may be
mestilah = must be
mungkin = may/may be/might be

Adverbs
mana-mana = anywhere/everywhere
tempat = somewhere
di sini = here
terdapat = there
jadi = so
juga = also
sudah = already
bagaimana = how
sentiasa = always
setiap = every
tidak pernah = never
sering = often
jarang = seldom
kadang-kadang = sometimes
hanya = just
lepas = last
kemudian = later
seterusnya = next
kini = now
baru-baru ini = recently
tidak lama lagi = soon
esok = tomorrow
semalam = yesterday

 

[groober2011]

"terdapat" is related to the word "dapat" which is "get" in English. I think Google Translate is wrong to translate it to mean "there." The correct meaning is "get it" "got it." The word "there" in Malay is "di-sana."

 

[ginfreely]

"terdapat" is related to the word "dapat" which is "get" in English. I think Google Translate is wrong to translate it to mean "there." The correct meaning is "get it" "got it." The word "there" in Malay is "di-sana."

oic thanks.

 

[ginfreely]

In case end up in the hospital and the nurses only speak Malay.. Any comment/additions?

Hospital
fever = demam
flu = selesema
pain = kesakitan
headache = sakit kepala
stomach ache = sakit perut
diarrhoea = cirit-birit
vomit = muntah
burn = membakar
fell down = jatuh
accident = kemalangan
food poisoning = keracunan makanan

 

[groober2011]

In case end up in the hospital and the nurses only speak Malay.. Any comment/additions?

Hospital - Rumah Sakit

Constipation - Sembelit

Headache - also Pening Kepala

Dizzy - Pening/Mabuk

Medicine - Ubat

Doctor - Doktor

Nurse - Jururawat

Clinic - Klinik
Wound - Luka

Patient (as in hospital patient) - Pesakit

Sickness - Penyakit

 

[sgtsk]

Tolong! Tolong! = help! Help! (if one needs to scream for help)
Dalam keadaan cemas=in critical condition
Operasi=operation
Keadaan sudah stabil= already in stable condition
Wad=ward
Bangunan=building
Tingkat=floor
bahagian=section or division
Unit=unit
Tandas=toilet
Kecemasan=emergency

 

[ginfreely]

lebih/lagi (more) grammar..

Preposition/conjunction
About = kira-kira/mengenai
Above = di atas
Across = merentasi
After = selepas/setelah
Against = terhadap
Along = sepanjang
And = dan
Among/between = antara
Around = sekitar
As = sebagai/seperti
At/on = pada
Because =kerana/sebab
Before = sebulum
Behind = di belakang
Below/beneath/under = di bawah
Beside = selain
Beyond/outside = di luar
But = tertapi
By = oleh
Concerning/regarding = mengenai
Despite/although = walaupun
Down = turun
During = semasa
Except = kecuali
For = bagi/untuk
From/than/of/out of = daripada
In/inside/within = dalam
Into = ke dalam
Like = seperti
Minus = tolak (also = push)
Near = berhampiran
nor = tidak
Onto = ke
Opposite = bertentangan
Or = atau
Over = lebih
Past = lalu
Per = satu
plus = ditambah
Since = sejak/kerana
Through/via = melalui
Throughout = sepanjang
To = kepada
Toward (s) = ke arah (s)
Underneath = di bawahnya
unlike = tidak seperti
Until/up/up to = sehingga
Upon/when = apabila
Versus = lawan (also = enemy)
whereas/while = manakala
With = dengan
Without = tanpa
Yet = lagi