Greetings & courtesies
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Travelling
around
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good morning
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selamat pagi |
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hotel |
hotel |
good afternoon/ evening
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selamat
petang
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bus
car |
bas
kereta |
good night
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selamat
malam
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train |
keretaapi |
bon voyage /safe journey/
good bye
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selamat
jalan
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plane |
kapal
terbang |
yes
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ya
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trishaw |
beca (read
becha) |
no
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tidak
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rented
car |
kereta
sewa |
hello
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helo
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bicycle |
basikal |
thank you
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terima
kasih
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motorcycle |
motosikal |
you're welcome |
sama sama |
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taxi |
teksi |
How are you?/ how do you do?
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apa
khabar?
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to walk
road |
jalan kaki
jalan |
I’m fine, thank you
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khabar
baik, terima kasih
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highway
vehicle |
lebuhraya
kenderaan |
Excuse me /sorry
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Maafkan
saya
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by
air |
dengan
kapal terbang |
You are welcome / same to you
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Sama-sama
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airport
station/ terminal |
lapangan
kapal terbang
stesen/ hentian |
I understand
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Saya
faham
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bus
station |
stesen
bas |
I don’t understand
can you help me?
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Saya
tak faham
boleh tolong saya?
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bus stop
taxi station |
hentian bas / bas stop
stesen teksi |
Can you speak in English?
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Bolehkan
awak cakap dalam Bahasa Inggeris?
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railway
station
Where is XXX? |
stesen
keretapi
mana xxx? |
can
cannot/ can't
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boleh
tak boleh
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where
is the bus station? |
Di mana stesen bus? |
help me |
tolong saya |
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when? |
bila? |
Mister
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Encik
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why? |
kenapa? |
Miss /Ms
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Cik
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how do I get to Penang? |
Bagaimana sampai Penang? |
Madam
/ Mrs.
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Puan
(Makcik – for elder women)
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how much is this (price)? |
berapa
harganya? (or
berapa?) |
welcome |
selamat datang |
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how
much is the ticket? |
berapa
harga tiket? |
good/fine |
baik |
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what
time does the train leave? |
pukul
berapa keretapi bertolak? |
female |
perempuan |
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what
time does the bus arrive? |
pukul
berapa bas sampai? |
I am sorry |
minta maaf |
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how
far? |
berapa
jauh? |
delicious |
sedap |
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how
far is A to B? |
berapa
jauh A ke B? |
this way/ go ahead
please help yourself (food) |
sila
sila makan |
top
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Where is the ticket counter? |
Mana kaunter tiket? |
Food
and eating |
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Counting
nos.
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drinks |
minuman |
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one |
satu |
to
drink |
minum |
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two |
dua |
food |
makanan |
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three |
tiga |
to
eat |
makan |
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four |
empat |
water |
air |
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five |
lima |
coffee |
kopi |
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six |
enam |
tea |
teh |
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seven |
tujuh |
sugar |
gula |
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eight |
lapan |
salt |
garam |
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nine |
sembilan |
milk |
susu |
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ten |
sepuloh |
Chinese
tea |
teh
Cina |
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eleven |
sebelas |
without
sugar |
tanpa
gula |
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twelve |
dua belas |
bread |
roti |
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fifteen |
lima belas |
rice |
nasi |
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twenty |
dua puloh |
porridge |
kanji |
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forty |
empat puluh |
rice
noodles |
bi
hoon/ koay teow/ kueh teow
(depends
on type) |
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one hundred
one thousand
one million |
satu ratus/ seratus
seribu/ satu ribu
sejuta/ satu juta |
breakfast |
sarapan
pagi |
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one hundred thirty two |
seratus tiga puloh dua |
lunch |
makan
tengahari |
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eight hundred and five |
lapan ratus lima |
dinner |
makan
malam |
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half |
separuh |
chillies |
chili |
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hot
(pungent) |
pedas |
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Shopping |
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less
hot |
kurang
pedas |
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buy |
beli |
prawn |
udang |
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shops |
kedai |
meat |
daging |
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how much? |
berapa |
pork |
daging
babi |
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how many? |
berapa banyak? |
beef |
daging
lembu |
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one ringgit |
satu ringgit |
mutton
chicken
Malaysian cakes
cakes |
daging
kambing
ayam
kueh
kek |
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two pieces |
dua ketul/ dua keping/
dua buah (depending on type of item) |
fruits
juice
fruit jus |
buah-buahan
jus
jus buah-buahan |
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cheaper please |
tolong kurangkan harga |
vegetables |
sayur-sayuran |
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any discount? |
ada diskaun kah? |
place to eat |
tempat makan |
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book shop |
kedai buku |
coffee shop |
kedai kopi |
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supermarket |
supermarket |
restaurant |
restoran |
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camera |
kamera |
market
department store |
pasar
pasar ria |
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Where is the department store? |
Mana letaknya pasaraya? |
one bowl of noodles |
semangkok mee/
semangkok bi hoon |
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three meter |
tiga meter |
soya sauce |
kicap cair |
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bigger size |
saiz lebih besar |
English tea |
teh |
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smaller size |
saiz lebih kecil |
no pork please |
jangan ada daging babi |
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medium size |
saiz sederhana/ saiz M |
sour |
masam |
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small size |
saiz kecil |
too sweet/ sour |
terlalu manis/ masam |
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longer |
lebih panjang |
food prepared according to Muslim rites |
makanan halal
(halal food) |
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shorter
another colour |
lebih pendek
warna lain |
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Other nouns
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Directions
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post office |
pejabat pos |
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up |
atas |
bank |
bank |
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down |
bawah |
police station |
balai polis |
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go up |
nail atas |
hospital |
hospital |
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go down |
turun bawah |
clinic |
klinik |
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right |
kanan |
doctor |
doktor |
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left
turn left |
kiri
belok ke kiri |
dentist |
doktor gigi |
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In front |
depan |
police |
polis |
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behind |
belakang |
toilet |
tandas |
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side |
tepi |
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north |
utara |
General |
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south |
selatan |
where is the xxx? |
mana xxx? |
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east |
timur |
I want to report a theft |
saya hendak lapurkan kecurian |
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barat |
west |
where is the police
station? |
mana balai polis? |
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there
here |
sana
sini |
can you show me? |
boleh tunjuk saya? |
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this |
ini |
a piece |
sekeping |
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that |
itu |
a little |
sedikit |
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all |
semua |
a lot |
banyak |
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