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Malaysia is a multi-cultural, multi-racial country and so English is widely spoken in most parts of Malaysia but knowing a few simple words in Bahasa Malaysia would be good. Chinese dialects like Cantonese, Mandarin and Hokkien are widely spoken too. In addition to the very widespread use of English, especially in business and among the educated majority, Bahasa Malaysia or BM (MaIay) is spoken by all Malaysians, and although dialects differ regionally, the basic structure is the same.

Adjectives always follow the noun. “Rumah” (house) and “besar” (big) together as “rumah besar” means "big house'' and so on. When constructing a sentence, the order is subject-verb-object:

Dia (he); makan (eats); nasi (rice); goreng (fried). “Dia makan nasi goring” = “He eats fried rice.”

The traditional greeting is “Apa khabar” - literally ''What news?” and is the equivalent of “How are you?” - to which the reply is “Khabar baik” – “I'm fine”. Today, the ubiquitous ''HeIlo!'' or ''Hi!'' serve the same purpose.

Here are some general pronunciation guidelines.

‘a’ as in “car”
‘ai’ as in “aisle”
‘au’ as in “how”
‘c’ as in “chat”
‘e’ as in “early”
‘g’ as in “go” (and not gem)
‘gg’ as in “single”
‘h’ as in “halt”
‘i’ as in “feet”
‘j’ as in “budge”
‘ng’as in “singing”
‘ny’ as in “onion”
apa = what; makan – eat.
kedai = shop; sungai = river
pulau = island; jauh = far
capal = sandal; cinta = love
membeli = to buy; besar = big
pergi = go; guru = teacher
Ringgit = Malaysian dollar; tetangga = household
mahai = expensive; murrah = cheap
minum = to drink; lagi = again
jalan = street; juta =million
sangat = very; bunga = flower
minyak = petrol/oil; banyak = a lot
QUICK VOCABULARY
Good morning Selamat pagi 
Good afternoon Selamat tengah hari 
Good evening Selamat petang 
Good-bye Selamat tinggal 
Yes Ya
No Tidak
Thank you Terima kasih 
Please come in Sila masuk 
Please sit down Sila duduk 
Thank you very much Terima kasih banyak-banyak 
You're welcome Sama-sama 
Where do you come from? Asal dari mana? 
I come from... Saya datang dari…
What is your name? Siapa nama anda? 
My name is...  Nama saya...   
Only a little Sedikit sahaja 
Do you like Malaysia? Suka tak Malaysia?
I like it here Saya suka berada di sini 
Where are you going? (Pergi) ke mana? 
I am going to... Saya pergi ke. . .
Turn right Belok (ke) kanan 
Turn left Belok (ke) kiri 
Go straight Jalan terus 
Please stop here Sila berhenti di sini 
How much Berapa harga
That's too expensive Mahal sangat
Can you reduce the price? Boleh kurang?
Wait a minute Tunggu sekejap
I would like to change money Saya hendak tukar duit
Excuse me  Maafkan saya/Maaf
Could I make an enquiry?  Tumpang tanya?
Where is the toilet?  Di mana tandas?
In the back Di belakang
Over there  Di sana
Over here Di sini
What time is it? Jam berapa?
one-thirty or half-one Pukul satu setengah
What time does the bus leave? Pukul berapa bas bertolak?
Mr. Encik, Tuan
Mrs. Puan
Miss Cik
I saya 
you (to someone the same age or younger) awak, anda or kita
you (formal) encik
he, she dia
we (excluding the speaker) kami
we (including the speaker) kita
they mereka
what? apa?
who? siapa?
where (place) di mana?
where (direction) ke mana?
when? bila?
how? bagaimana?
why? mengapa?
which? yang mana?
to eat makan
to drink minum
to sleep tidur
to bathe mandi 
to come datang
to go pergi
to stop berhenti
to buy beli (membeli)
to sell jual (menjual)
road, walk jalan
 
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