Malay Verbs
Verbs are a key part of any language. Below you find a list of some of the most important Malay verbs to get started with. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Malay. For even more verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Malay at the end of the page.
| English | Malay |
|---|---|
| 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 wait | menunggu |
| to stand | berdiri |
| to sit | duduk |
| to close | menutup |
| to open | membuka |
| to lose | kalah |
| to win | memenangi |
| to die | mati |
| to live | hidup |
| to drink | minum |
| to eat | makan |
| to walk | berjalan |
Malay Vocabulary Books
Learn Malay - Quick / Easy / Efficient
This vocabulary book is a curated Malay word frequency list with 2000 of the most common Malay words and phrases. Following the Pareto principle (80/20 rule), this book is built to streamline the learning process by concentrating on the core words and sentence structures. The result is a unique book ideal for driven learners and language hackers.
Malay Vocabulary Book
This Malay vocabulary book contains more than 3000 words and phrases and is organized by topic to make it easier for you to pick what to learn first. It is well suited for learners of all levels who are looking for an extensive resource to improve their vocabulary or are interested in learning vocabularies in one particular area of interest.