2. Basic Greetings - English to Malay

Question 1

Time

Answer 1

Waktu

Question 2

Day

Answer 2

Siang

Question 3

Night

Answer 3

Malam

Question 4

When greeting someone but you don’t know what time it is.

Answer 4

Salam sejahtera

Question 5

Safe/peace/luck/congratulations/blessing

Answer 5

Salamat

Question 6

safe morning

Answer 6

Selamat pagi

Question 7

safe afternoon

Answer 7

Selamat tengah hari

Question 8

safe afternoon (evening)

Answer 8

Selamat petang

Question 9

safe night

Answer 9

Selamat malam

Question 10

safe midnight

Answer 10

Selamat tengah malam

Question 11

Safe arrival/come. Welcome

Answer 11

Salamat datang

Question 12

Safe weekend

Answer 12

Salamat Hujung Minggu

Question 13

Safe birthday

Answer 13

Selamat hari jadi

Question 14

Safe journey(said by person staying behind)

Answer 14

Selamat jalan

Question 15

Safe goodbye

Answer 15

Selamat tinggal

Question 16

Safe duty/working

Answer 16

Selamat bertugas

Question 17

Safe to meet you. Nice to meet you.

Answer 17

Selamat berkanalan

Question 18

Safe meal/Bon appetite

Answer 18

Selamat menjamu selera

Question 19

day

Answer 19

Hari

Question 20

My name

Answer 20

Nama Saya

Question 21

Your name?

Answer 21

Siapa nama

Question 22

Our names are Callum and Keltie

Answer 22

Nama kami Callum dan Keltie

Question 23

Their names are Callum and Keltie

Answer 23

Nama mereka Callum dan Keltie

Question 24

What news?

Answer 24

Apa khabar

Question 25

Good news

Answer 25

Khabar baik

Question 26

Receive/get love/affection

Answer 26

Terimah kasi

Question 27

You’re welcome / No worries / No dramas

Answer 27

Sama-sama

Question 28

Full name?

Answer 28

Nama penuh?

Question 29

How old are you?

Answer 29

Berapa umur?

Question 30

Have you eaten?

Answer 30

Sudah makan?

Question 31

Shortened form of have you eaten?

Answer 31

Dah makan?

Question 32

Shortened response to sudah makan. Meaning ýes’

Answer 32

Dah

Question 33

Not yet

Answer 33

Belum

Question 34

What are you doing now?

Answer 34

Awak sedang buat apa?

Question 35

What’s up?

Answer 35

Buat apa tu?

Question 36

Not much / doing nothing

Answer 36

Sahaja

Question 37

Good bye / See you later

Answer 37

Jumpa lagi

Question 38

Good bye / see you again

Answer 38

Kita jumpa lagi

Question 39

How to call/address that person?

Answer 39

Macam mana nak panggil dia?

Question 40

What is your nickname? What are you known by?

Answer 40

Nama panggilan?

Question 41

Welcome to this village.

Answer 41

Selamat datang ke kampung ini

Question 42

Who

Answer 42

Siapa (also used when asking what is your name)

Question 43

What

Answer 43

Apa

Question 44

Where

Answer 44

Mana

Question 45

How

Answer 45

Bagaimana

Question 46

Why

Answer 46

Mengapa

Question 47

Why

Answer 47

Kempa

Question 48

I have a cat. It is brown in colour.

Answer 48

Saya ada seekor kucing. Kucing saya berwarna perang.

Question 49

Yesterday

Answer 49

Semalam

Question 50

Phoned/Called

Answer 50

Menelefon

Question 51

Where are you from Sir?

Answer 51

Tuan berasal dari mana?

Question 52

Where are you from? (When talking to a youngerperson).

Answer 52

Adik beresal dari mana?

Question 53

Are you Australian, Miss?

Answer 53

Cik orang Australia?

Question 54

They are shaking hands

Answer 54

Mereka bersalaman

Question 55

We come from Australia / we are from Australia

Answer 55

Kami datang dari Australia

Question 56

May/Can

Answer 56

Boleh

Question 57

Know

Answer 57

Tahu

Question 58

May I know your name Sir?

Answer 58

Boleh saya tahu siapa nama Tuan?

Question 59

May I know his/her name?

Answer 59

Boleh saya tahu siapa namanya?

Question 60

Happy

Answer 60

Gembira

Question 61

Honoured

Answer 61

Besar hati

Question 62

I am happy to know you.

Answer 62

Saya gembira dapat kenal dengan

Question 63

I am honoured to know you.

Answer 63

Saya besar hati dapat kenal dengan

Question 64

Get to

Answer 64

Dapat

Question 65

acquainted/to know

Answer 65

Kenal/Berkenalan

Question 66

Very

Answer 66

Sangat/Terlalu

Question 67

With

Answer 67

Dengan

Question 68

Same

Answer 68

Sama

Question 69

Me also, me too.

Answer 69

Saya juga

Question 70

Feel

Answer 70

Rasa/Berasa

Question 71

Sad

Answer 71

Sedih

Question 72

I am well

Answer 72

Saya sihat

Question 73

Please (please do. Yes you can. Can I sit? Yes, please do.)

Answer 73

Silakan

Question 74

Breakfast

Answer 74

Sarapan

Question 75

Can you repeat yourself?

Answer 75

Boleh ulang semula

Question 76

Or

Answer 76

Atau

Question 77

I understand

Answer 77

Saya faham

Question 78

I don’t understand

Answer 78

Saya tidak faham

Question 79

Her car is coloured brown.

Answer 79

Keratanya berwana perang

Question 80

Linguist

Answer 80

Jurubahasa

Question 81

That is their house

Answer 81

Itu rumoh mereka

Question 82

I called my younger brother

Answer 82

Saya menelefon adik lelaki saya

Question 83

I am also well

Answer 83

Saya pun sihat

Question 84

We will meet again

Answer 84

Kita jumpa lagi

Question 85

I excuse myself first

Answer 85

Saya minti diri dulu

Question 86

I need to excuse myself first. (formal)

Answer 86

Saya perlu minta diri dulu

Question 87

I need to go now (informal)

Answer 87

Saya perlu pergi sekarang

Question 88

End/finish/conclude. How people let their audience know that they have finished speaking.

Answer 88

Sekian