๐ฒ๐พ Malay Vocabulary
Every word comes with its pronunciation, a picture, a simple meaning โ and a ๐ธ๐ฌ note where Singapore life matters.
โญ
bintang
Star โ a tiny point of light in the nigโฆ
๐
bulan
Moon โ the big light in the night sky.
๐ธ
bunga
Flower โ the pretty colourful part of aโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐ง๏ธ
hujan
Rain โ water that falls from the clouds.
๐
laut
Sea โ the very big salty water around tโฆ
โ๏ธ
matahari
Sun โ the bright yellow star in our sky.
๐๏ธ
pantai
Beach โ the sandy place by the sea.
๐ณ
pokok
Tree โ a tall plant with a trunk and leโฆ
๐
hidung
Nose โ the part of your face you smellโฆ
๐ฆถ
kaki
Foot or leg โ the part you stand and waโฆ
๐
kepala
Head โ the top part of your body.
๐๏ธ
mata
Eye โ the part of you that sees.
๐
mulut
Mouth โ the part of your face you eat aโฆ
โ
tangan
Hand โ the part of you with five fingerโฆ
๐ถ
anjing
Dog โ a friendly animal that says woof.
๐ฐ
arnab
Rabbit โ a soft animal with long ears.
๐ฆ
burung
Bird โ an animal with feathers that canโฆ
๐
gajah
Elephant โ a very big animal with a truโฆ
๐ฏ
harimau
Tiger โ a big cat with stripes.
๐
ikan
Fish โ an animal that swims in water.
๐ฑ
kucing
Cat โ a small furry animal that says meโฆ
๐ข
kura-kura
Turtle โ a slow animal with a shell.
๐ต
monyet
Monkey โ a clever animal that climbs trโฆ
๐ฆ
rama-rama
Butterfly โ a pretty insect with colourโฆ
๐ฆ
abang
Older brother.
๐ถ
adik
Younger brother or sister.
๐จ
ayah
Father โ the man who loves and cares foโฆ
๐ด
datuk
Grandfather.
๐ฉ
ibu
Mother โ the lady who loves and cares fโฆ
๐ง
kakak
Older sister.
๐จโ๐ฉโ๐ง
keluarga
Family โ the people you live with and lโฆ
๐ต
nenek
Grandmother.
๐ง
air
Water โ the clear drink that keeps us aโฆ
๐
epal
Apple โ a round red or green fruit.
๐ก
kuih
Kuih โ small sweet or savoury snacks, pโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐ฅญ
mangga
Mango โ a sweet yellow fruit.
๐
nasi
Rice โ the small white grains we eat evโฆ
๐
nasi lemak
Nasi lemak โ fragrant coconut rice, a fโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐
pisang
Banana โ a long yellow fruit you peel.
๐
roti
Bread โ soft food you can make toast frโฆ
๐ข
satay
Satay โ grilled meat on a stick with peโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐ฅ
susu
Milk โ the white drink that makes you sโฆ
๐ฅ
telur
Egg โ a food with a shell that hens lay.
2๏ธโฃ
dua
Two โ the number after one: 2.
1๏ธโฃ
satu
One โ the first number: 1.
๐
sepuluh
Ten โ the number after nine: 10.
3๏ธโฃ
tiga
Three โ the number after two: 3.
๐
gembira
Happy โ the feeling when you smile andโฆ
๐
marah
Angry โ the feeling when something makeโฆ
๐ฅฑ
penat
Tired โ the sleepy feeling when you neeโฆ
๐ข
sedih
Sad โ the feeling when you want to cryโฆ
๐จ
takut
Afraid โ the feeling when something migโฆ
๐
baca
Read โ to look at words and understandโฆ
๐
lari
Run โ to move very fast on your feet.
๐งธ
main
Play โ to have fun with toys and games.
๐ฝ๏ธ
makan
Eat โ to put food in your mouth.
๐ฅค
minum
Drink โ to take water or juice into youโฆ
๐ค
nyanyi
Sing โ to make music with your voice.
๐ด
tidur
Sleep โ to close your eyes and rest atโฆ
โ๏ธ
tulis
Write โ to make words with a pen or penโฆ
๐๏ธ
bilik
Room โ one part of a house with its ownโฆ
๐ณ
dapur
Kitchen โ the room where food is cooked.
๐ช
kerusi
Chair โ a seat with a back.
๐ชต
meja
Table โ a flat piece of furniture you eโฆ
๐ช
pintu
Door โ the thing you open to go in or oโฆ
๐
rumah
House โ the place where you live.
๐
beg
Bag โ something you carry your books in.
๐
buku
Book โ something you read, full of storโฆ
๐งโ๐ซ
guru
Teacher โ the person who helps you learโฆ
๐ง
murid
Student โ a child who learns at school.
โ๏ธ
pensel
Pencil โ something you write with.
๐ซ
sekolah
School โ the place where you learn.
๐๏ธ
bandar
City โ a big busy place with many buildโฆ
๐ช
gasing
Gasing โ a spinning top, a traditionalโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐๏ธ
kampung
Kampung โ a village; in Singapore it alโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐ช
kedai
Shop โ a small place where you buy thinโฆ
๐ชท
kolam
Pond โ a small pool of water; many parkโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐
pasar
Market โ a busy place where people buyโฆ
๐ธ๐ฌ SG
๐ณ
taman
Garden or park โ a green place to playโฆ
๐ต
biru
Blue โ the colour of the sky and the seโฆ
๐ข
hijau
Green โ the colour of grass and frogs.
โซ
hitam
Black โ the very darkest colour.
๐ก
kuning
Yellow โ the colour of the sun and banaโฆ
๐ด
merah
Red โ the colour of apples and fire truโฆ
โช
putih
White โ the colour of clouds and milk.