Adjectives in Malay

Adjectives are a key part of any language. The Malay adjectives listed below will help you learn common Malay adjectives in no time. Together with other basic nouns and verbs, this will quickly allow you to express basic things in Malay. For even more Malay adjectives, take a look at our learning resources for Malay at the end of the page.
Basic Adjectives in Malay
Colours in Malay
Feelings in Malay
Space in Malay
Other Important Adjectives in Malay


Basic Adjectives in Malay


EnglishMalay  
heavy in Malayberat
light in Malayringan
correct in Malaybetul
wrong in Malaysalah
difficult in Malaysusah
easy in Malaysenang
few in Malaysedikit
many in Malaybanyak
new in Malaybaru
old in Malaylama
slow in Malaylambat
quick in Malaycepat
poor in Malaymiskin
rich in Malaykaya



Colours in Malay


EnglishMalay  
white in Malayputih
black in Malayhitam
grey in Malaykelabu
green in Malayhijau
blue in Malaybiru
red in Malaymerah
pink in Malaymerah jambu
orange in Malayoren
purple in Malayungu
yellow in Malaykuning
brown in Malaycoklat





Feelings in Malay


EnglishMalay  
good in Malaybagus
bad in Malayburuk
weak in Malaylemah
strong in Malaykuat
happy in Malaygembira
sad in Malaysedih
healthy in Malaysihat
sick in Malaysakit
hungry in Malaylapar
thirsty in Malaydahaga
lonely in Malaykesepian
tired in Malayletih





Space in Malay


EnglishMalay  
short in Malaypendek
long in Malaypanjang
small in Malaykecil
big in Malaybesar
high in Malaytinggi
low in Malayrendah
steep in Malaycuram
flat in Malayrata
shallow in Malaycetek
deep in Malaydalam
narrow in Malaysempit
broad in Malaylebar





Other Important Adjectives in Malay


EnglishMalay  
cheap in Malaymurah
expensive in Malaymahal
soft in Malaylembut
hard in Malaykeras
empty in Malaykosong
full in Malaypenuh
dirty in Malaykotor
clean in Malaybersih
sweet in Malaymanis
sour in Malaymasam
young in Malaymuda
old in Malaytua
cold in Malaysejuk
warm in Malaysuam


Colours in Malay

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Malay Vocabulary Books

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