Visiting Malaysia? It pays to learn some basic Malay
November 19th, 2008 lawrence.gan
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!
Entry Filed under: Learning Malay
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5 Comments Add your own
1. Chrisel
| February 5th, 2009 at 7:55 AM
Our family moved from South Africa to Johor Bahru in December, and would like to know if there are any more South Africans in this big city. Thank you for this newsletter, helped us to find our feet!
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2. melayu
| April 16th, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Nice site, you have here…
But gimme a break, just putting down the translations from 1 – 20 is considered learning Malay ah….
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admin
Reply:
April 16th, 2009 at 6:37 PM
Hi Melayu, no offense taken at all.
We have been focusing on other areas of the website and it is true that we have neglected this part. It is time to get Stephen and Florence to do more work!
Cheers,
Lawrence
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3. David
| August 2nd, 2010 at 1:42 AM
How about…
Saya taktau chiakup melayu? Boleh chiakup english tak?
I don’t know malay. Can speak in English?
Sini ada “name of place” tak?
This place have?
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4. StefanBerlin
| August 21st, 2011 at 3:30 AM
Bahasa Melayu seperti Bahasa Indonesia ? Saya tinggal di Berlin, ibukota Jerman. Saya senang sekali belajar Behasa Melayu. Di universitas sudah belajar (sedikit, tak cukup !) BI.
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