Malay Language for beginners....

[north_malaysian]

Today we will learn how to pronounce a Malay word.

'a' - The 'a' sound should be pronounced like Spanish/Italian 'a' sound.

Examples:

a - as in A la Carte
ba - as in Bar
ca - as in Charcoal
da - as in Dark
ea - as in Spanish word Bea
fa - as in far
ga - as in garfield
gha - as in Arabic word Ghazal
ha - as in hard
ia - as in Sophia
ja - as in jar
ka - as in kar
kha - as in Arabic word Khalifa
la - as in Las Vegas
ma - as in [U]ma[/U]rk
na - as in [U]nu[/U]t
nga - the ng sounds like singing
nya - the ny sounds like Italian monsignor
oa - as in Spanish word Boa
pa - as in park
qa - as in Arabic word Qasim
ra - as in run
sa - as in sun
sy - as in shun
ta - as in tart
ua - as in Spanish name Juan
va - as in Portuguese Surname da Silva
wa - as in won
ya - as in Young
za - as in Arabic word Zamaan

 

[Najiullah]

wow bro thanks, its very intresting
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i love to learn Malay . please do post more lessons ok
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[north_malaysian]

We'll start with pronounciation first ... ok?

For today recite from 'a' to 'za' 1 million times!!! :giggling:

P/S: I DONT LIKE MALAY LANGUAGE SUBJECT DURING MY SCHOOL YEARS.. AND NOW I'M TEACHING IT..... WEIRD!!!!

 

[syilla]

selamat pagi cikgu
good morning teacher

 

[north_malaysian]

UCAPAN-UCAPAN
GREETINGS

SELAMAT PAGI
GOOD MORNING
* From 12.01 AM - 11.59 AM

SELAMAT TENGAH HARI
LITERALLY: "GOOD NOON", BUT IT COULD BE USED AS "GOOD AFTERNOON"
* From 12.00 PM - 12.59 PM

SELAMAT PETANG
GOOD EVENING
* From 1.00 PM - 6.59 PM

SELAMAT MALAM
Good Night
* From 7.00 PM - 12.00 AM

APA KHABAR?
HOW ARE YOU

KHABAR BAIK.
FINE (USED TO ANSWER "APA KHABAR?")

TERIMA KASIH
THANK YOU

SAMA-SAMA
YOU'RE WELCOME (USED TO ANSWER "TERIMA KASIH"

SELAMAT DATANG
WELCOME

SELAMAT PULANG
WELCOME HOME

 

[north_malaysian]

UCAPAN-UCAPAN PERAYAAN-PERAYAAN MALAYSIA
MALAYSIAN FESTIVITIES GREETINGS

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILFITRI / SELAMAT HARI LEBARAN
HAPPY EID EL FITR

SELAMAT HARI RAYA AIDILADHA / SELAMAT HARI RAYA HAJI / SELAMAT HARI RAYA KORBAN
HAPPY EID AL ADHA

SELAMAT TAHUN BARU
HAPPY NEW YEAR

SELAMAT TAHUN BARU CINA
HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

SELAMAT HARI DEEPAVALI
HAPPY DEEPAVALI (HINDU FESTIVAL)

SELAMAT HARI KRISMAS / SELAMAT HARI NATAL
MERRY CHRISTMAS

SELAMAT HARI GAWAI
HAPPY GAWAI DAY (ANIMIST FESTIVAL)

SELAMAT HARI KAAMATAN
HAPPY KAAMATAN DAY (ANIMIST FESTIVAL)

SELAMAT HARI LAHIR / SELAMAT HARI JADI
HAPPY BIRTHDAY

SELAMAT ULANGTAHUN
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY

SELAMAT HARI IBU
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

SELAMAT HARI BAPA
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

SELAMAT HARI KEKASIH
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

 

[north_malaysian]

MENGENALI SATU SAMA LAIN
KNOWING EACH OTHERS

Siapa nama kamu?
What's your name?

Nama saya ialah ...........
My name is ..........

Kamu berasal dari mana?
Where do you came from?

Saya berasal dari.........
I came from .............

......... Amerika Syarikat (United States of America)
......... Kanada (Canada)
......... Perancis France
......... Belanda Holland
......... Sepanyol Spain
......... Itali Italy
......... Jerman Germany
......... Rusia Russia
......... Yunani Greece
......... Turki Turkey
......... Republik Czech Czech Republic
......... Lubnan Lebanon
......... Palestin Palestine
......... Emiriah Arab Bersatu United Arab Emirates
......... Arab Saudi Saudi Arabia
......... Mesir Egypt
......... Maghribi Morocco
......... Habsyah Ethiopia
......... Afrika Selatan South Africa
......... Republik Afrika Tengah Central African Republic
......... Negara Thai Thailand
......... Kemboja Cambodia
......... Filipina The Philippines
......... Singapura Singapore
......... Republik Rakyat China People's Rep. of China
......... Korea Selatan South Korea
......... Korea Utara North Korea
......... Jepun Japan

* Other countries ... the spelling and pronounciations are just like English Language...

 

[north_malaysian]

Apa pekerjaan kamu?
What is your occupation?

Saya bekerja sebagai seorang ........
I am working as a.........

........... pensyarah lecturer
........... peniaga businessman
........... pendakwah preacher
........... kerani clerk
........... guru teacher
........... doktor doctor
........... doktor gigi dentist
........... hakim judge
........... majistret magistrates
........... peguam lawyer
........... penasihat undang-undang legal advisor
........... jurutera engineer
........... akauntan accountant
........... duta ambassador
........... petani farmer
........... tukang masak cook
........... tukang cuci cleaner
........... nelayan fisherman
........... pemborong retailer
........... penyanyi singer
........... pelakon actor
........... pereka fesyen fashio designer
........... arkitek architect
........... eksekutif executive
........... pengawal keselamatan security guard

 

[AzizMostafa]

........... Fireman
........... Driver
........... Fruits Seller
........... Shopkeeper
........... Programmer
........... Computer Operator
........... Baker
........... Carpenter

 

[north_malaysian]

........... ahli bomba fireman
........... pemandu driver
........... penjual buah-buahan fruits seller
........... pekedai shopkeeper
........... pengaturcara programmer
........... operator komputer computer operator
........... pembuat roti baker
........... tukang kayu carpenter

 

[north_malaysian]

Kamu boleh berbahasa ..........?
Can you speak ............?

Saya boleh berbahasa .............
I can speak .............

.................. Melayu Malay
.................. Inggeris English
.................. Perancis French
.................. Portugis Portuguese
.................. Sepanyol Spanish
.................. Itali Italian
.................. Jerman German
.................. Belanda Dutch
.................. Rusia Russian
.................. Yunani Greek
.................. Albania Albanian
.................. Bosnia Bosnian
.................. Turki Turkish
.................. Arab Arabic
.................. Parsi Persian
.................. Ibrani Hebrew
.................. Kantonis Cantonese
.................. Jepun Japanese
.................. Korea Korean
.................. Siam / Thai Thai
.................. Indonesia Indonesian
.................. Jawa Javanese
.................. Aceh Acehnese
.................. Minang Minangkabau
.................. Bugis Buginese
.................. Banjar Banjarese
.................. Boyan Baweanese
.................. Burma Burmese

 

[Mawaddah]

weih....tak der ke orang yang yang mengikut thread nii? :?

 

[syilla]

;D ...tulah takde anak murid....

bro aziz mustafa seorang jer

 

[umm-sulaim]

oh goody, you'll be helping sis maw in giving me a hand with malay...

(sis maw you'll have some weight off your back hehe...)

masha Allah thx bro...

wassalaam

 

[syilla]

sis umm,

you should learn bm...than one day we can chat in bm together...

 

[north_malaysian]

Syilla, tukar ajelah gambar avatar tu, merdeka dah abih!!!:giggling: (tapi saya cuti hari ni!!!)
Syilla, why dont yiou change your avatar pic, Independent Day was yersterday!!!:giggling: (but I'm on leave today!!!)

 

[syilla]

yalah...yalah...
(okay...okay..)

 

[north_malaysian]

Boleh tunjukkan saya di mana ...............
Can you show me where is the ...............

................. balai polis police station
................. hotel ABC ABC hotel
................. restoran yang halal halal restaurant
................. farmasi pharmacy
................. kompleks membeli belah shopping complex
................. tandas lelaki men's toilet
................. tandas wanita women's toilet
................. surau muslim prayer room
................. masjid mosque
................. gereja church
................. tokong Cina Chinese temple
................. tokong Hindu Hindu temple
................. wat Buddha Buddhist temple
................. lapangan terbang airport
................. stesen keretapi railway station
................. perhentian bas bus stand
................. perhentian teksi taxi stand
................. muzium museum
................. zoo zoo
................. taman permainan children's playground
................. taman park
................. pantai beach
................. jeti jetty
................. stadium stadium
................. kaunter pertanyaan pelancong tourists' information counter
................. pusat bandar town centre
................. dewan bandaraya city hall
................. galeri seni art gallery
................. kedai roti bakery
................. bank bank
................. taman botanikal botanical garden
................. pasar market
................. kedai kopi cafe
................. tapak perkhemahan campsite
................. tempat letak kereta car park
................. penukar wang asing change bureau
................. pawagam cinema
................. klinik clinic
................. klinik gigi dentist's
................. hospital awamgeneral hospital
................. hospital swasta private hospital
................. hospital bersalin maternity hospital
................. disko disco
................. kedai gunting rambut hairdresser's
................. garaj garage
................. kedai alatan pertukangan hardware shop
................. kedai aiskrim ice cream parlour
................. dobi laundry
................. kelab malam nightclub
................. stesyen minyak petrol station
................. peti surat post box
................. telefon awam public telephone
................. kolam renang swimming pool
................. teater theatre
................. pusat ajensi pelancongan travel agency

 

[syilla]

testing count down = mencuba kiraan detik

 

[umm-sulaim]

sis umm,

you should learn bm...than one day we can chat in bm together...

ooh this isn't BM?

could you tell me the difference plz?

wassalaam