4. Complex family words Flashcards
Pasang
Pairs
Berkeluarga
To have a family
Berumah/berkahwin tangga/Berkeluarga/bernikah
Married
Saiz
Size
Sederhana
Medium/average
Besar
Big
Ahli
Member (when talking about a member of a family or club/society)
Terdiri daripada
Comprise/consist of
Berumur
Aged (a persons age)
Usianya
His/her age
Bersekolah
Schooling
Ketiga-tiga
All three
Bersara
Retired
Berpencen
Pension (another word for retired)
Tinggal
Live
Bersama
Together/with
Bertunang
Engaged (for marriage).
Bercerai
Divorced
Berpunya
Someone (I have someone)
Berpasangan
Partner
Bujang
Bachelor
Sangat
Very/extremely
Apabila
When. Used in a statement, such as “this is when the day is warmest”. Bila is used for questions, such as “when is the footy on?”
Berjumpa
Meeting/seeing
Suka
Like
Sayang
Love (affection)
Datang
Come to(visit us). Approaching. Also datang dari = come from
Daripada
From (when referring to a person) (I received this from my friend. This pencil is made from lead).
Dari
From. (when referring to location) I come from here. I come from the 60s. Used for place or time.
Juga ke sana
Also going there
Pergi ke sana
Go there
Kesukaan
Favourite
Jantina
Gender
Bilangan
Number
Mempunyai
Have (possessive. Can be interchanged with ada)
Yang
That/which/who
Bahagia
Happy
Selain
Besides/apart. Figurative, used for emphasis. “You don’t need it, besides, you don’t even know how to use it”
Di samping
Besides. To stand beside someone/something.
Mendapat
Get
Bergelar
Having the title
Setiap
Every/each
Menziarahi
Visit (people of a grave. Something you engage in)
Lawat
Visit (a place. Something you don’t engage with)
Sana
There
Amat
Very/extremely
Bersyukur
Grateful/thankful
Bertuah
Lucky/fortunate
Menyayangi
Loving (affection)
Membesarkan
Raise/bring up
Kasih sayang
Lots of love (affection)
Mendirikan
Built/established/found. Used as “mendirikan rumah tangga”referring to marriage.
Merupakan
Constitute. Often used as Saya merupakan (I am) One of the “to be” verbs with Ialah and Adalah
Baharu
New/just
Mendapat
Receive/gift/find/realise
Kerana
Because/for the reason that. More formal. Used similarly with untuk.
Sebub
Because (less formal)
Ada/mempunyai
Has/have/had
Ada/Terdapat
There is/are/were/was
Tidak ada / belum ada
There isn’t/aren’t/weren’t/wasn’t
Ada di
To be at a place
Ada berapa
How many are/were there
Ada apa?
What’s the matter? What’s up?
Tunggal
Single/only
Akan
Will
Ke sana
Went there
Berapa umur
How old?
Usia
Age