Malay vocabulary list - words you need to learn at home
Wanna know how to say "bedroom" in Malay? Read and spend 15 minutes to practise saying these words out loud.
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Starting your journey of learning Malay at home will make it comfortable and pleasant. Write down these words on a bunch of Post-It notes. And then stick the words on the relevant objects and places.
- kemas, mengemas - to clean
- mandi - to shower
- sapu, menyapu - to sweep
- tonton, menonton - to watch
- tengok - to look
- bangun - to wake up
- cuci, mencuci - to wash
- basuh, membasuh - to wash
- buka, membuka - to open/to switch on
- tutup, menutup - to close/to switch off
- tinggi - tall
- rendah - short
- garang - fierce
- penyayang - loving
- senyap - quiet
- selesa - comfortable
- keras - hard
- lembut - soft
- meja - table
- kerusi - chair
- katil - bed
- bantal - pillow
- rak - shelf
- peti sejuk - refrigerator
- pintu - door
- tingkap - window
- bilik air - bathroom
- ruang tamu - living room
- dapur - kitchen
- bilik tidur - bedroom
Do you need help memorising these words? Get our interactive flashcards to speed up the process:
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