Malay Basic Vocabulary & Phrases

selamat pagi

Good morning

selamat tengah hari

Good afternoon

selamat petang

Good evening

selamat malam

Good night

Apa khabar?

How are you?

Khabar baik

I am fine

Tidak baik

I am not fine

Kamu bagaimana?

How about you?

Saya sihat

I am well

Salam sejahtera

Peace and harmony to you

Selamat tinggal

Good bye

Selamat jalan

Safe trip

Selamat berkenalan

Nice to meet you

Terima kasih

Thank you

Sama-sama

You're welcome

Maaf

Sorry

Tumpang tanya

Excuse me, may I ask a question?

Silakan

Go ahead

Tumpang lalu

Excuse me, may I pass

Sila/ jemput makan

Please eat

Sampaikan salam saya kepada

Send my regards to....

Apa cerita?

What's up

Macam biasa

As usual

Lama tak jumpa!

Long time no see

Saya sibuk

I'm busy

Mana pergi

Where have you been all this time?

Awak buat apa?

What have you been doing all this time?

suka

like

tidak suka

dislike

mahu

want

tidak mahu

don't want

ada

have

tidak ada

don't have

belajar

study

banyak

many

kawan

friend

makan

eat

nasi

rice

masak

cook

cuci

wash

lap

wipe

tidur

sleep

ngantuk

sleepy

nyanyi

sing

sangat

very

baik

kind/ good

bapa

father

cantik

pretty

duduk

sit

faham

understsand

guru

teacher

hari

day

juga

also

kakak

elder sister

khabar

news

lupa

forget

rumah

house

syarat

terms/ conditions

takut

afraid

visi

vision

warna

colour

yakin

confident

zaman

period

ikan

fish

itik

duck

lada

pepper

bola

ball

botol

bottle

boleh

can

buku

book