Verbs in Malay

Verbs are a key part of any language. The Malay verbs list below will help you learn common Malay verbs in no time. Together with other basic nouns and adjectives, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Malay. For even more Malay verbs, take a look at our learning resources for Malay at the end of the page.
Basic Malay Verbs
Malay Action Words
Movements in Malay
Malay Business Verbs


Basic Malay Verbs


EnglishMalay  
to open in Malaymembuka
to close in Malaymenutup
to sit in Malayduduk
to stand in Malayberdiri
to know in Malaymengetahui
to think in Malayberfikir
to win in Malaymemenangi
to lose in Malaykalah
to ask in Malaymenanya
to answer in Malaymenjawab
to help in Malaymenolong
to like in Malaymenyukai
to kiss in Malaymencium
to eat in Malaymakan
to drink in Malayminum



Malay Action Words


EnglishMalay  
to take in Malaymengambil
to put in Malaymeletak
to find in Malaycari
to steal in Malaymencuri
to kill in Malaymembunuh
to fly in Malaymenerbangkan
to attack in Malaymenyerang
to defend in Malaymempertahankan
to fall in Malayterjatuh
to choose in Malaymemilih





Movements in Malay


EnglishMalay  
to run in Malayberlari
to swim in Malayberenang
to jump in Malaymelompat
to pull in Malaymenarik
to push in Malaymenolak
to throw in Malaymembaling
to crawl in Malaymerangkak
to fight in Malaymelawan
to catch in Malaymenangkap
to roll in Malayberguling





Malay Business Verbs


EnglishMalay  
to buy in Malaymembeli
to pay in Malaymembayar
to sell in Malaymenjual
to study in Malaymempelajari
to call in Malaymenelefon
to read in Malaymembaca
to write in Malaymenulis
to calculate in Malaymengira
to measure in Malaymengukur
to earn in Malaymemperoleh
to count in Malaymenghitung
to scan in Malaymengimbas
to print in Malaymencetak


Verbs in Malay

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Malay Vocabulary Books

Learn Malay - Quick / Easy / Efficient

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

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.


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