Basic Malay language handbooks for non malays

[frutips]

Hi , jus wanna know which bookshops got sell basic malay language handbook for non malays , it's for non malays learning malays , thx alot ! Any input appreciated !

[C.S]

NUS co-op bk shop @ central Libray

cos there got malay class as a module for ppl to take

[weizvo]

Originally posted by frutips@Apr 30 2006, 01:24 PM
Hi , jus wanna know which bookshops got sell basic malay language handbook for non malays , it's for non malays learning malays , thx alot ! Any input appreciated !

well u can try popular bookshops.. they have malay dictionary(best if u can get those with eng-malay and malay-eng translation kinda two in one) and e basic vocab for beginners.. anyway i am a non-malay learning bahasa melayu too

[Aie]

Just check out any of the major bookstores and you'll find those Basic Malay tutorial books and cassettes on sale...

[PinKcHicK]

I'm rather keen on this earlier, but after seeing CASSETTES tutorial, i was put off.

GOSH WHO STILL HAVE A CASSETTE PLAYER NOWADAYS?

those with cds are pretty expensive too..

[C.S]

suggestion
why not our malay fellow riders, kindly do us a favour

include everyday- phrases in here, and translate for us



i only know these 2 (dunno the spelling either)

terimah kasih - thank u
selemat malam - good evening

dunno correct meaning or not alos

[batliwala]

I am learning from here

http://pgoh13.free.fr/malay_course.php


and mandarin I am learning from this site

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/chinese/

[redbeacon]

His lessons are good but start you off with contemporary, formal Malay. There's less conversational Malay in there though to get you started.

Just my 2 cents.

[limpeiwah]

anyone can start us out on the malay swear words? the fruitiest ones

[danielsin2]

anyone can start us out on the malay swear words? the fruitiest ones

i have no comments.. i think Tread owner wants proper malay conversations as they dont include swear words in books! but.. i also interested leh.. any one help us out? haha

[limpeiwah]

yeah teach us those swear words in malay man. the ones those mat rempits love the most so we can try to understand what they are saying.

[YangKru]

dudoh - sit .
selamat pagi / pagi = good morning / morning.
satu - 1
dua - 2
tigga - 3
ampat - 4
lima - 5
kasi - give
raba - jialat
buang - throw
kuching - cat
tahi - ****
merah - red
atlas - on top
kepala - head
kiri - left
kannan - right


thats all for today , come back another day ! =)
hmmm , if thai word , i can share abit more ,
and i dunno if my malay is correct or not in spelling ..
i am a chinese..

[redbeacon]

dudoh - sit .
selamat pagi / pagi = good morning / morning.
satu - 1
dua - 2
tigga - 3
ampat - 4
lima - 5
kasi - give
raba - jialat
buang - throw
kuching - cat
tahi - ****
merah - red
atlas - on top
kepala - head
kiri - left
kannan - right


thats all for today , come back another day ! =)
hmmm , if thai word , i can share abit more ,
and i dunno if my malay is correct or not in spelling ..
i am a chinese..

Spelling correction:

(di) atas - on top
* atas is also Malay slang and can be used to describe someone as being "big" or higher in status.

Some more additions:

(di) bawa - below

aku (informal) - me, I
kau (informal) - you

ade - have
tak de - don't have
(pronounced as ah-duh)

nak - want
tak nak - don't want.

tak - similar to no..., don't..., etc. Use to negate something.

terus - straight (as compared to left or right)
anjing - dog

boleh - can
tak boleh - cannot, can't

tahan - to control, withstand, to bravely take on trouble
nanti - wait

penoh - full
kosong - empty, zero, nothing, free (i.e. toll booth not serving any vehicles)

And the ending word that you will most likely hear, and use often:

lagi - indeed, definitely, (this) only, very

Examples:

Kau tak datang lagi
He (definitely) hasn't arrived yet

...nak tambah minyak ke sepuluh ringgit lagi
...want to pump ten dollars' worth of petrol only

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That's all I know of.

Please take note that all Malay spellings here are phonetic i.e. spelt the way they are pronounced. Not the official dictionary spelling.
Some of them are also compressed versions of the official Malay word. Eg, people use "nak" instead of "hendak" used commonly on the street

[Aie]

Wah redbeacon. You speak with an ang moh slang but your Malay not bad leh...

[redbeacon]

Wah redbeacon. You speak with an ang moh slang but your Malay not bad leh...

Well, it's just some words that I've picked up during my years that I have occasionally went to MY.
I guess you can call it basic survival Malay

But don't ask me to converse in the Malay language. I stink at it and stutter a lot

[ThePole]

raba - jialat

err... how is this being used?

[icywaffles]

u wanna learn malay?

[bobiee]

yeah mari cakap malay sikit di sini la...

[iiiuuummm]

Raba is molest

menuggang motosikal - ride motorcycle
topi keledar - helmet
lumba - race

[crazydj]

Rogol = Rape
Polis = Police
Encik, saya minta maaf. Ini adalah lima puluh ringgit untul beli goreng pisang dan kopi untuk stesyen encik = Sir, i am sorry. Here is fifty ringgit to buy banana fritters and coffee for your whole station.




The last part is a joke ah... Please do no do it...

[xXxRatedxXx]

Rogol = Rape
Polis = Police
Encik, saya minta maaf. Ini adalah lima puluh ringgit untul beli goreng pisang dan kopi untuk stesyen encik = Sir, i am sorry. Here is fifty ringgit to buy banana fritters and coffee for your whole station.




The last part is a joke ah... Please do no do it...

[redic003]

I tried asking my malay friends to teach me but then they also at a loss cause they don't know how to teach me. Besides, I know very limited malay friends, since I have been in a pure chinese class for about 12 years and my previous platoon has no malays in it.
language

[humph]

Any self-learning website with pronunciation like the online merriam webster dictionary?

[jbdoggy]

Raba is molest

menuggang motosikal - ride motorcycle
topi keledar - helmet
lumba - race

Raba is not molest. It means to rub, stroke or caress.

Semalam saya nampak seorang lelaki dan perempuan sedang beraba-raba di botanical gardens.
=Yesterday I saw a guy & a gal caressing each other at the Botanical Gardens.

Seorang lelaki sial telah meraba punggung saya di pasar malam.
=An accursed male rubbed/caressed my butt at the pasar malam (night market).

[magnitude]

You can try this app on android, Duolingo. Very intuitive. But I am not sure if there is a Malay language supported. Good thing is it is free.

[solitaryrider]

I personally feel the crux is to practise speaking or even texting in Malay with our Malay friends. It will make learning easier, more practical and more fun