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Main Greetings in Malay

Halo! Malay Learners! 😃

➡ In this lesson you will learn a few expressions useful when you meet people in Malaysia.

Happy learning!

With the completion of this lesson, consider investigating these related pages: Count to 10, Days of the Week, Months of the Year & Everyday Objects.

Essential Greetings in Malay language[edit | edit source]

Malay	English
Halo!	Hello!
Selamat pagi!	Good morning! (sg/pl)
Selamat siang!	Hello! (sg/pl)
Selamat petang!	Good evening! (sg/pl)
Selamat malam!	Good night! (sg/pl)
Selamat tinggal!	Bye! (infml)
Selamat tinggal!	Good bye! (fml.)
as salamualaikum as salam	["peace be upon you"] hello, hi
Apa khabar ?	How are you?
Khabar baik	I am fine
Siapa nama awak ?	What's your name?
Nama saya ...	My name is ...
nama	name
cik puan	miss madam
encik	mister
selamat pagi	good morning
selamat tengah hari, selamat petang	good afternoon
selamat malam	good evening good night
selamat tinggal, selamat jalan	goodbye
selamat berjaya/mencuba, semoga berjaya	good luck
cium	the kiss
Saya sayang/cinta awak	I love you
tolong	please
terima kasih	thank you
sama-sama	you are welcome
Awak faham ?	Do you understand?
Saya tidak faham	I don't understand
Saya tidak boleh berbahasa ...	I don't speak...
Awak boleh berbahasa inggeris ?	Do you speak English?
ya	yes
tidak, tak [familiar]	no
Maafkan saya	I am sorry
Maafkan saya	Excuse me
Tolong!	Help!