Useful Malay phrases

A collection of useful phrases in Malay. Click on the English phrases to see them in many other languages.

Key to abbreviations: frm = formal, inf = informal

English	Bahasa melayu (Malay)
Welcome	Selamat datang
Hello	Selamat pagi (good morning) Selamat petang (good afternoon) Selamat malam (good night) Assallamaleicum
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	Apa khabar? (What news?)
How are you? I'm fine, thanks. And you?	Khabar baik, terima kasih. Awak pula bagaimana?
Long time no see	Sudah lama tidak berjumpa
What's your name? My name is ...	Siapa nama anda?
What's your name? My name is ...	Nama saya ...
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Dari mana asal saudara? (frm) Asal dari mana? (inf)
Where are you from? I'm from ...	Saya dari ...
Pleased to meet you	Selamat berkenalan
Good morning	Selamat pagi
Good afternoon	Selamat tenga hari (12-2pm)
Good evening	Selamat petang (2-7pm)
Good night	Selamat malam (after 7pm)
Goodbye	Selamat tinggal (you're leaving) Selamat jalan (you're staying) Sampai jumpa lagi
Good luck	Selamat Maju Jaya! (go forward and victory)
Good health!	Sihat selalu!
Have a nice day	Semoga hari anda baik sahaja
Bon appetit	Selamat menjamu selera! (Please treat your appetite) Jemput makan! (Please eat!) Makan makan! (Eat eat!)
Bon voyage	Selamat jalan!
I don't understand	Saya tidak faham
Please speak more slowly	Boleh cakap perlahan sedikit? Sila ulang
Please say that again	Tolong ulang sekali lagi / Tolong ulang semula
Please write this/that down	Tolong tuliskan perkataan itu (this) Tolong tuliskan perkataan ini (that)
Do you speak Malay? Yes, a little	Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Malaysia? Bolehkah anda bercakap bahasa Melayu?
Do you speak Malay? Yes, a little	Boleh, sedikit
How do you say ... in Malay?	Bagaimana anda cakap .... dalam bahasa Melayu? Apa bahasa Malaysianya ...?
Leave me alone!	Pergi dari sini!
Excuse me	Tumpang lalu (to pass by) Maafkan saya
How much is this?	Berapa harganya ini?
Sorry	Ma'af
Thank you Response	Terima kasih
Thank you Response	Sama-sama
Where's the toilet?	Di mana tandas?
This gentleman/lady will pay for everything	Dia akan bayar semuanya
Would you like to dance with me?	Mahukah saudari menari dengan saya? (f) Mahukah saudara menari dengan saya? (m)
I love you	Saya sayang kamu / Aku cintakan kau
Get well soon	Semoga cepat sembuh (May you heal quicker)
Help! Fire! Stop!	Tolong! Api! Kebakaran! Berhenti!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year	Selamat Hari Natal (Christmas) Selamat Tahun Baru (New Year)
Happy Birthday	Selamat hari jadi / Selamat hari lahir
One language is never enough	Satu bahasa tidak pernah cukup
My hovercraft is full of eels	Hoverkraf saya penuh dengan belut

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Information about written and spoken Malay

Language learning materials for Malay

Links

Collections of Malay phrases (some with audio)
http://mcs-bristol.tripod.com/learnmalay.htm http://linguanaut.com/english_malay
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g293951-s604/Malaysia:Important.Phrases.html

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