100 Basic Malay Vocabularies
We believe in learning the most important vocabularies first to start off your learning journey on the right foot. The list below contains 100 of the most frequently used Malay vocabularies. For more vocabularies like that, check out our yellow vocabulary book towards the end of this page.
| English | Malay |
|---|---|
| I | saya |
| you | kamu |
| he | dia |
| she | dia |
| it | ia |
| we | kami |
| you | kalian |
| they | mereka |
| what | apa |
| who | siapa |
| where | di mana |
| why | mengapa |
| how | bagaimana |
| which | yang mana |
| when | bila |
| then | kemudian |
| if | jika |
| really | betul-betul |
| but | tetapi |
| because | kerana |
| not | tidak |
| this | ini |
| that | itu |
| all | semua |
| or | atau |
| and | dan |
| to know | mengetahui |
| to think | berfikir |
| to come | datang |
| to put | meletak |
| to take | mengambil |
| to find | cari |
| to listen | mendengar |
| to work | bekerja |
| to talk | bercakap |
| to give | memberi |
| to like | menyukai |
| to help | menolong |
| to love | mencintai |
| to call | menelefon |
| to wait | menunggu |
| 0 | kosong |
| 1 | satu |
| 2 | dua |
| 3 | tiga |
| 4 | empat |
| 5 | lima |
| 6 | enam |
| 7 | tujuh |
| 8 | lapan |
| 9 | sembilan |
| 10 | sepuluh |
| 11 | sebelas |
| 12 | dua belas |
| 13 | tiga belas |
| 14 | empat belas |
| 15 | lima belas |
| 16 | enam belas |
| 17 | tujuh belas |
| 18 | lapan belas |
| 19 | sembilan belas |
| 20 | dua puluh |
| new | baru |
| old | lama |
| few | sedikit |
| many | banyak |
| wrong | salah |
| correct | betul |
| bad | buruk |
| good | bagus |
| happy | gembira |
| short | pendek |
| long | panjang |
| small | kecil |
| big | besar |
| there | sana |
| here | sini |
| right | kanan |
| left | kiri |
| beautiful | cantik |
| young | muda |
| old | tua |
| hello | helo |
| ok | ok |
| of course | sudah tentu |
| bye bye | selamat tinggal |
| good bye | selamat jalan |
| excuse me | maafkan saya |
| sorry | maaf |
| thank you | terima kasih |
| please | sila |
| now | sekarang |
| hour | jam |
| minute | minit |
| second | saat |
| day | hari |
| week | minggu |
| month | bulan |
| year | tahun |
| evening | petang |
Malay Vocabulary Books
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Malay Vocabulary Book
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