57 ESSENTIAL phrases in Malay to speak about Basics

Basics Phrasebook

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English	Malay
Hello (formal)	Hello (formal)
Hi (informal)	Hai (tidak rasmi)
How are you? (formal)	Apa khabar? (rasmi)
How are you? (informal)	Apa khabar? (tidak rasmi)
Nice to meet you / pleased to meet you	Senang berjumpa dengan anda
nice to meet you too (answer)	selamat berkenalan juga (jawapan)
I am fine/bad	Saya baik/buruk
Goodbye	selamat tinggal
Please	Tolonglah
Thank You	Terima kasih
You're welcome	Sama-sama
What's your name?	siapa nama awak?
My name is Marcelo	Nama saya Marcelo
Yes	ya
No	Tidak
I don't understand	saya tak faham
Maybe	Mungkin
Not yet	Belum lagi
Welcome	Selamat datang
Nice to see you	Gembira jumpa dengan awak
Sorry / Pardon	Maaf / Maaf
Sorry (Excuse Me) (getting attention)	Maaf (Maafkan Saya) (mendapat perhatian)
Excuse me (avoiding offence)	Maafkan saya (mengelakkan kesalahan)
Sorry (Forgive Me)	Maaf (Maafkan Saya)
this	ini
that	itu
here	di sini
there	di sana
ok / good	ok baik
That's OK	Tidak mengapa no to-what
Could you help me?	Bolehkah anda membantu saya?
How much does it cost?	Berapa kosnya?
Great / Wonderful	Hebat / Hebat
All the best	Semua yang terbaik
See you	Jumpa toMeet
good morning	selamat Pagi safely morning
good afternoon	selamat petang
good evening	selamat petang
good night	selamat Malam
Where is the toilet?	Dimanakah tandas?
I don't know	saya tak tahu
Where are you from	awak dari mana
I am from Uruguay	Saya dari Uruguay
Oh really! Great	Oh sungguh! Hebat
oh my God	ya Allah
No problem	Tiada masalah
don't worry	jangan risau
I can't speak _ [well].	Saya tidak boleh bercakap _ [baik].
I don't speak English	Saya tidak bercakap bahasa Inggeris
Do you speak English?	Adakah anda bercakap bahasa Inggeris?
Is there someone here who speaks English?	Adakah seseorang di sini yang bercakap bahasa Inggeris?
Help!	Tolong!
Look out!	Awas!
I want	saya mahu
I don't want	Saya tidak mahu
I have	saya ada
I don't have	Saya tidak mempunyai

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