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๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ Malay Vocabulary

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โญ bintang bin-tang Star โ€” a tiny point of light in the nigโ€ฆ ๐ŸŒ™ bulan bu-lan Moon โ€” the big light in the night sky. ๐ŸŒธ bunga bu-nga Flower โ€” the pretty colourful part of aโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐ŸŒง๏ธ hujan hu-jan Rain โ€” water that falls from the clouds. ๐ŸŒŠ laut la-ut Sea โ€” the very big salty water around tโ€ฆ โ˜€๏ธ matahari ma-ta-ha-ri Sun โ€” the bright yellow star in our sky. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ pantai pan-tai Beach โ€” the sandy place by the sea. ๐ŸŒณ pokok po-kok Tree โ€” a tall plant with a trunk and leโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘ƒ hidung hi-dung Nose โ€” the part of your face you smellโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฆถ kaki ka-ki Foot or leg โ€” the part you stand and waโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ™‚ kepala ke-pa-la Head โ€” the top part of your body. ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ mata ma-ta Eye โ€” the part of you that sees. ๐Ÿ‘„ mulut mu-lut Mouth โ€” the part of your face you eat aโ€ฆ โœ‹ tangan ta-ngan Hand โ€” the part of you with five fingerโ€ฆ ๐Ÿถ anjing an-jing Dog โ€” a friendly animal that says woof. ๐Ÿฐ arnab ar-nab Rabbit โ€” a soft animal with long ears. ๐Ÿฆ burung bu-rung Bird โ€” an animal with feathers that canโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ gajah ga-jah Elephant โ€” a very big animal with a truโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฏ harimau ha-ri-mau Tiger โ€” a big cat with stripes. ๐ŸŸ ikan i-kan Fish โ€” an animal that swims in water. ๐Ÿฑ kucing ku-cing Cat โ€” a small furry animal that says meโ€ฆ ๐Ÿข kura-kura ku-ra ku-ra Turtle โ€” a slow animal with a shell. ๐Ÿต monyet mo-nyet Monkey โ€” a clever animal that climbs trโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฆ‹ rama-rama ra-ma ra-ma Butterfly โ€” a pretty insect with colourโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘ฆ abang a-bang Older brother. ๐Ÿ‘ถ adik a-dik Younger brother or sister. ๐Ÿ‘จ ayah a-yah Father โ€” the man who loves and cares foโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘ด datuk da-tuk Grandfather. ๐Ÿ‘ฉ ibu i-bu Mother โ€” the lady who loves and cares fโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘ง kakak ka-kak Older sister. ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง keluarga ke-luar-ga Family โ€” the people you live with and lโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘ต nenek ne-nek Grandmother. ๐Ÿ’ง air a-ir Water โ€” the clear drink that keeps us aโ€ฆ ๐ŸŽ epal e-pal Apple โ€” a round red or green fruit. ๐Ÿก kuih ku-ih Kuih โ€” small sweet or savoury snacks, pโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐Ÿฅญ mangga mang-ga Mango โ€” a sweet yellow fruit. ๐Ÿš nasi na-si Rice โ€” the small white grains we eat evโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ› nasi lemak na-si le-mak Nasi lemak โ€” fragrant coconut rice, a fโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐ŸŒ pisang pi-sang Banana โ€” a long yellow fruit you peel. ๐Ÿž roti ro-ti Bread โ€” soft food you can make toast frโ€ฆ ๐Ÿข satay sa-tay Satay โ€” grilled meat on a stick with peโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐Ÿฅ› susu su-su Milk โ€” the white drink that makes you sโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฅš telur te-lur Egg โ€” a food with a shell that hens lay. 2๏ธโƒฃ dua du-a Two โ€” the number after one: 2. 1๏ธโƒฃ satu sa-tu One โ€” the first number: 1. ๐Ÿ”Ÿ sepuluh se-pu-luh Ten โ€” the number after nine: 10. 3๏ธโƒฃ tiga ti-ga Three โ€” the number after two: 3. ๐Ÿ˜Š gembira gem-bi-ra Happy โ€” the feeling when you smile andโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜  marah ma-rah Angry โ€” the feeling when something makeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿฅฑ penat pe-nat Tired โ€” the sleepy feeling when you neeโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜ข sedih se-dih Sad โ€” the feeling when you want to cryโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ˜จ takut ta-kut Afraid โ€” the feeling when something migโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ“– baca ba-ca Read โ€” to look at words and understandโ€ฆ ๐Ÿƒ lari la-ri Run โ€” to move very fast on your feet. ๐Ÿงธ main ma-in Play โ€” to have fun with toys and games. ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ makan ma-kan Eat โ€” to put food in your mouth. ๐Ÿฅค minum mi-num Drink โ€” to take water or juice into youโ€ฆ ๐ŸŽค nyanyi nya-nyi Sing โ€” to make music with your voice. ๐Ÿ˜ด tidur ti-dur Sleep โ€” to close your eyes and rest atโ€ฆ โœ๏ธ tulis tu-lis Write โ€” to make words with a pen or penโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ›๏ธ bilik bi-lik Room โ€” one part of a house with its ownโ€ฆ ๐Ÿณ dapur da-pur Kitchen โ€” the room where food is cooked. ๐Ÿช‘ kerusi ke-ru-si Chair โ€” a seat with a back. ๐Ÿชต meja me-ja Table โ€” a flat piece of furniture you eโ€ฆ ๐Ÿšช pintu pin-tu Door โ€” the thing you open to go in or oโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ  rumah ru-mah House โ€” the place where you live. ๐ŸŽ’ beg beg Bag โ€” something you carry your books in. ๐Ÿ“– buku bu-ku Book โ€” something you read, full of storโ€ฆ ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿซ guru gu-ru Teacher โ€” the person who helps you learโ€ฆ ๐Ÿง’ murid mu-rid Student โ€” a child who learns at school. โœ๏ธ pensel pen-sel Pencil โ€” something you write with. ๐Ÿซ sekolah se-ko-lah School โ€” the place where you learn. ๐Ÿ™๏ธ bandar ban-dar City โ€” a big busy place with many buildโ€ฆ ๐Ÿช€ gasing ga-sing Gasing โ€” a spinning top, a traditionalโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐Ÿ˜๏ธ kampung kam-pung Kampung โ€” a village; in Singapore it alโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐Ÿช kedai ke-dai Shop โ€” a small place where you buy thinโ€ฆ ๐Ÿชท kolam ko-lam Pond โ€” a small pool of water; many parkโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐Ÿ›’ pasar pa-sar Market โ€” a busy place where people buyโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฌ SG ๐ŸŒณ taman ta-man Garden or park โ€” a green place to playโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”ต biru bi-ru Blue โ€” the colour of the sky and the seโ€ฆ ๐ŸŸข hijau hi-jau Green โ€” the colour of grass and frogs. โšซ hitam hi-tam Black โ€” the very darkest colour. ๐ŸŸก kuning ku-ning Yellow โ€” the colour of the sun and banaโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ”ด merah me-rah Red โ€” the colour of apples and fire truโ€ฆ โšช putih pu-tih White โ€” the colour of clouds and milk.