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Learning the Malay Vocabulary displayed below is vital to the language. Malay vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Malay Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Kosa kata |
| Countries | Negara |
| Australia | Australia |
| Cambodia | Kemboja |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Mesir |
| England | England |
| France | Perancis |
| Germany | Jerman |
| Greece | Greek |
| India | India |
| Indonesia | Indonesia |
| Italy | Itali |
| Japan | Jepun |
| Mexico | Mexico |
| Morocco | Maghribi |
| Peru | Peru |
| Spain | Sepanyol |
| Thailand | Thailand |
| USA | Amerika Syarikat |
| Languages | Bahasa |
| Arabic | Bahasa Arab |
| Chinese | Bahasa China |
| English | Bahasa Inggeris |
| French | Bahasa Perancis |
| German | Bahasa Jerman |
| Greek | Bahasa Greek |
| Hebrew | Bahasa Ibrani |
| Hindi | Bahasa Hindi |
| Italian | Bahasa Itali |
| Japanese | Bahasa Jepun |
| Korean | Bahasa Korea |
| Latin | Bahasa Latin |
| Russian | Bahasa Rusia |
| Spanish | Bahasa Sepanyol |
| Urdu | Bahasa Urdu |
| Days | Hari-hari |
| Monday | Isnin |
| Tuesday | Selasa |
| Wednesday | Rabu |
| Thursday | Khamis |
| Friday | Jumaat |
| Saturday | Sabtu |
| Sunday | Ahad |
| time | masa |
| hour | jam |
| minute | minit |
| second | saat |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Malay Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | |
| colors | Warna |
| black | hitam |
| blue | biru |
| brown | coklat |
| gray | kelabu |
| green | hijau |
| orange | jingga |
| purple | ungu |
| red | merah |
| white | putih |
| yellow | kuning |
| sizes | saiz |
| big | besar |
| deep | dalam |
| long | panjang |
| narrow | sempit |
| short | pendek |
| small | kecil |
| tall | tinggi |
| thick | tebal |
| thin | nipis |
| wide | lebar |
| tastes | selera |
| bitter | pahit |
| fresh | segar |
| salty | masin |
| sour | masam |
| spicy | pedas |
| sweet | manis |
| qualities | sifat-sifat |
| bad | buruk |
| clean | bersih |
| dark | gelap |
| difficult | sukar |
| dirty | kotor |
| dry | kering |
| easy | senang |
| empty | kosong |
| expensive | mahal |
| fast | cepat |
| foreign | asing |
| full | penuh |
| good | baik |
| hard | keras |
| heavy | berat |
| inexpensive | murah |
| light | ringan |
| local | tempatan |
| new | baru |
| noisy | bising |
| old | tua |
| powerful | berkuasa |
| quiet | senyap |
| correct | betul |
| slow | perlahan |
| soft | lembut |
| very | sangat |
| weak | lemah |
| wet | basah |
| wrong | salah |
| young | muda |
| food | makanan |
| almonds | kacang almond |
| bread | roti |
| breakfast | sarapan |
| butter | mentega |
| candy | gula-gula |
| cheese | keju |
| chicken | ayam |
| cumin | jintan |
| dessert | pencuci mulut |
| dinner | makan malam |
| fish | ikan |
| fruit | buah |
| ice cream | ais krim |
| lamb | daging kambing biri-biri |
| lemon | lemon |
| lunch | makan tengahari |
| meal | makanan |
| meat | daging |
| oven | ketuhar |
| pepper | lada |
| plants | tanaman |
| pork | daging babi |
| salad | salad |
| salt | garam |
| sandwich | sandwic |
| sausage | sosej |
| soup | sup |
| sugar | gula |
| supper | makan malam |
| turkey | Ayam belanda |
| apple | epal |
| banana | pisang |
| oranges | Oren |
| peaches | Pic |
| peanut | kacang tanah |
| pears | buah pear |
| pineapple | nenas |
| grapes | anggur |
| strawberries | buah strawberi |
| vegetables | sayur-sayuran |
| carrot | lobak merah |
| corn | jagung |
| cucumber | timun |
| garlic | bawang putih |
| lettuce | daun salad |
| olives | buah zaitun |
| onions | bawang besar |
| peppers | lada benggala |
| potatoes | ubi kentang |
| pumpkin | labu kuning |
| beans | kacang |
| tomatoes | tomato |
| alligator | buaya |
| alligators | buaya-buaya |
| bear | beruang |
| bears | beruang-beruang |
| bird | burung |
| birds | burung-burung |
| bull | lembu jantan |
| bulls | lembu-lembu jantan |
| cat | kucing |
| cats | kucing-kucing |
| cow | lembu betina |
| cows | lembu-lembu betina |
| deer | rusa |
| many deer | banyak rusa |
| dog | anjing |
| dogs | anjing-anjing |
| donkey | keldai |
| donkeys | keldai-keldai |
| eagle | burung helang |
| eagles | burung-burung helang |
| elephant | gajah |
| elephants | gajah-gajah |
| giraffe | zirafah |
| giraffes | zirafah-zirafah |
| goat | kambing |
| goats | kambing-kambing |
| horse | kuda |
| horses | kuda-kuda |
| lion | singa |
| lions | singa-singa |
| monkey | monyet |
| monkeys | monyet-monyet |
| mouse | tikus |
| mice | tikus-tikus |
| rabbit | arnab |
| rabbits | arnab-arnab |
| snake | ular |
| snakes | ular-ular |
| tiger | harimau |
| tigers | harimau-harimau |
| wolf | serigala |
| wolves | serigala-serigala |
| objects | objek |
| bathroom | bilik mandi |
| bed | katil |
| bedroom | bilik tidur |
| ceiling | siling |
| chair | kerusi |
| clothes | pakaian |
| coat | kot |
| cup | cawan |
| desk | meja |
| dress | gaun |
| floor | lantai |
| fork | garpu |
| furniture | perabot |
| glass | kaca |
| hat | topi |
| house | rumah |
| ink | dakwat |
| jacket | jaket |
| kitchen | dapur |
| knife | pisau |
| lamp | lampu |
| letter | surat |
| map | peta |
| newspaper | surat khabar |
| notebook | buku nota |
| pants | seluar |
| paper | kertas |
| pen | pen |
| pencil | pensil |
| pharmacy | farmasi |
| picture | gambar |
| plate | pinggan |
| refrigerator | peti sejuk |
| restaurant | Restoran |
| roof | atap |
| room | bilik |
| rug | permaidani |
| scissors | gunting |
| shampoo | syampu |
| shirt | kemeja |
| shoes | kasut |
| soap | sabun |
| socks | sarung kaki |
| spoon | sudu |
| table | meja |
| toilet | tandas |
| toothbrush | berus gigi |
| toothpaste | ubat gigi |
| towel | tuala |
| umbrella | payung |
| underwear | pakaian dalam |
| wall | dinding |
| wallet | dompet |
| window | tingkap |
| telephone | telefon |
| this | ini |
| that | bahawa |
| these | ini |
| those | itu |
| Questions | |
| how? | bagaimana? |
| what? | apa? |
| who? | siapa? |
| why? | mengapa? |
| where? | di mana? |
| different objects | objek yang berbeza |
| art | seni |
| bank | bank |
| beach | pantai |
| book | buku |
| by bicycle | dengan menaiki basikal |
| by bus | dengan menaiki bas |
| by car | dengan kereta |
| by train | dengan menaiki kereta api |
| cafe | kafe |
| country | negara |
| desert | gurun |
| dictionary | kamus |
| earth | bumi |
| flowers | bunga-bunga |
| football | bola sepak |
| forest | hutan |
| game | permainan |
| garden | taman |
| geography | Geografi |
| history | sejarah |
| house | rumah |
| island | pulau |
| lake | tasik |
| library | perpustakaan |
| math | matematik |
| moon | bulan |
| mountain | gunung |
| movies | wayang gambar |
| music | muzik |
| ocean | lautan |
| office | pejabat |
| on foot | berjalan kaki |
| player | Pemain |
| river | sungai |
| science | sains |
| sea | laut |
| sky | langit |
| soccer | bola sepak |
| stars | bintang |
| supermarket | supermarket |
| swimming pool | kolam renang |
| theater | teater |
| tree | pokok |
| weather | cuaca |
| bad weather | cuaca tidak bagus |
| cloudy | mendung |
| cold | sejuk |
| cool | sejuk |
| foggy | berkabus |
| hot | panas |
| nice weather | cuaca bagus |
| pouring | hujan lebat |
| rain | hujan |
| raining | hujan |
| snow | salji |
| snowing | bersalji |
| ice | ais |
| sunny | cerah |
| windy | berangin |
| spring | musim bunga |
| summer | musim panas |
| autumn | musim gugur |
| winter | musim sejuk |
| people | orang |
| aunt | Ibu saudara |
| baby | bayi |
| brother | Abang/adik lelaki |
| cousin | sepupu |
| daughter | Anak perempuan |
| dentist | doktor gigi |
| doctor | doktor |
| father | ayah |
| grandfather | datuk |
| grandmother | nenek |
| husband | suami |
| mother | ibu |
| nephew | Anak saudara lelaki |
| niece | Anak saudara perempuan |
| nurse | jururawat |
| policeman | polis |
| postman | Posmen |
| professor | profesor |
| son | Anak lelaki |
| teacher | guru |
| uncle | Bapa saudara |
| wife | isteri |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Malay. Once you're done with the Malaysian Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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