Visiting Malaysia? It pays to learn some basic Malay
While English is now commonly understood in Johor Bahru (Johor Baru, Johore Bahru, Johor Baharu), there is still a significant number of taxi drivers and hawkers who are not conversant in English. It pays to know basic Malay phases to at least know the price of the item you want to purchase or in getting directions. Additionally, most of the road signs still only in Malay language.
Over the next few months, I will be adding additional post on common Malay phases that will be useful to travelers to Johor Bahru (Johor Baru). For a start, let’s learn to count!
| English | Malay |
| Zero | Kosong (Kho Song) |
| One | Satu (Sa Tu) |
| Two | Dua (Du Wer) |
| Three | Tiga (Tee Ger) |
| Four | Empat (Em Pat) |
| Five | Lima (Li Mer) |
| Six | Enam (En Nam) |
| Seven | Tujuh (Tu Jo) |
| Eight | Lapan (La Pan) |
| Nine | Sembilan (Sem Bi Lan) |
| Ten | Sepuluh (“Se” = 1) (Sur Pu Loh) |
| Eleven | Sebelas (“belas” = “10″) |
| Twelve | Dua Belas |
| Thirteen | Tiga Belas |
| … | |
| Twenty | Dua Puluh (“puluh” = “10s”) |
| Twenty-One | Dua Puluh Satu |
| … | |
| One Hundred | Se Ratus (“ratus” = “100″) |
| Two Hundred | Dua Ratus |
| … | |
| Two hundred and fifty | Dua Ratus Lima Puluh |
| Two hundred and fifty one | Dua Ratus Lima Puluh Satu |
Happy learning!
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5 comments November 19th, 2008
