h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Vocabulary
Apa...? = What is...?
nama = name
namanya = his/her name
nama saya = my name
kawan anda= your friend
kawan anda= your friend
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Saya = I
boleh= can
cakap = speak
bahasa = language
Melayu = Malay
tidak boleh = cannot
bahasa Jepun =Japanese language
Dia = He/She
bahasa Inggeris = English language
Mereka = They
bahasa Cina = Chinese language

malay language
Vocabulary
Ini... = This is ...
kereta = car
kereta saya = my car
bapa = father
emak = mother
isteri = wife
anak = child
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orang Inggeris = English
orang Malaysia = Malaysian
orang Perancis = French
orang Sepanyol = Spanish
suaminya = Her husband
orang Jepun = Japanese

For those who want to know more:
Note that the adjective always comes after the noun in Malay. Thus "telephone number" is translated as nombor telefon.
Once you are clear about this it is easy to understand why "your telephone number" becomes nombor telefon anda.
Learn the Malay words for 1 to 9 to perfection as you only need to know five more words (belas, puluh, ratus, ribu, juta ) to be able to read any number at all in Malay. More of this later.
Vocabulary
satu = 1, dua= 2
tiga = 3, empat = 4
lima = 5, enam = 6
tujuh = 7, lapan = 8
sembilan = 9, kosong = zero
nombor telefon = telephone number

Vocabulary
berapa = how many
orang = people, persons
datang = to come
kali = times, occasions
hendak = to want, wish


For those who want to know more:
Don't confuse berapa ("how many") with beberapa which means "several". Thus Beberapa orang datang means "Several people came" and Dia telefon beberapa kali means "He called (phoned) several times".
Plurality is indicated by duplicating the noun. Thus:
Kereta-kereta ini mahal. (These cars are expensive.)
But when it is obvious that there are more than one the noun is not duplicated. Thus:
Semua kereta ini sudah dijual. (All these cars have been sold.)
Similarly:
Orang-orang itu tunggu bas. (Those people are waiting for the bus.)
but:
Banyak orang sudah baca buku itu. (Many people have read that book.)

Vocabulary
hari = day
hari ini = today
esok = tomorrow
kelmarin = yesterday
lusa = the day after tomorrow
minggu = week
hari Minggu = Sunday
Practising in real time (if online)
IF YOU ARE IN MALAYSIA:
Today is Thursday = Hari ini hari Khamis
Yesterday was Wednesday = Kelmarin hari Rabu
Tomorrow will be Friday = Esok hari Jumaat
IF YOU ARE IN FRANCE:
Today is Thursday = Hari ini hari Khamis
Yesterday was Wednesday = Kelmarin hari Rabu
Tomorrow will be Friday = Esok hari Jumaat
IF YOU ARE IN NEW YORK:
Today is Thursday = Hari ini hari Khamis
Yesterday was Wednesday = Kelmarin hari Rabu
Tomorrow will be Friday = Esok hari Jumaat

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Big - (m): Kebir, (f): Kebira
Black - Aswad
Blue - Azrak
Bread - Khubz
Breakfast - Iftar
Brother - Akh
Brown - Jauzi, Buni

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Coffee - Qahwa
Cold - (m): Barid, (f): Baridah

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Daughter (of) - Bint
Day - Yom
December - Kanun Illau'wal, Desember
Dinner - Ashaa

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Eight - Thamaniya
Engineer - Mohandis

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Father - Ab
February - Shbat, Febrayer
Fish - Samak
Five - Khamsa
Four - Arba'a
Friday - Yom alJuma'ah

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God - Allah
God knows best - Allah alim
God willing - Insha'allah
God's will - Masha'allah
Goodbye (Go in peace) - Ma'assalama Reply: Fi aman Allah or Ma'assalama
Good Afternoon/Evening - Masa alkhair Reply: Masa alnur or Masa alkhair
Good Morning - Sabah alkhair Reply: Sabah alnur or Sabah alkhair
Good Night - Leila Sa'eeda
Grandfather - Jadd
Grandmother - Jaddah
Green - Akhdar
Grey - Ramadi

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Happy Birthday - Eid Milad Sa'eed
Have a safe journey - Bissalama
He - Huwwa
Hello - Marhaba
Hot - Harr
How are you? - (m): Kaif halak, (f): Kaif halik

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I (am)... - Ana
I am fine - Ana bekhair
I am sorry - Ana asif
I don't know - Ana la a'arif

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January - Kanun Ittani, Yanayir
July - Tammuz, Yulyu
June - Huzairan, Yunyu

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Library - Maktaba
Lunch - Gadaa

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March - Adar, Maris
May - Ayar, Maayo
Milk - Haleeb
Monday - Yom alIthnain
Month - Shahr
Mother - Umm
Museum - Matihaf
My name is... - Ana ismi

Nine - Tis'a
No - La
November - Tishrin Ittani, Nofember

Ocean - Mohit
October - Tishrin Ilau'wal, October
One - Wahid
Onion - Basal
Orange - Burdukali

Peace be upon you - Assalamu alaikum Reply: Walaikum assalam
...and mercy - wa rahmatullahi
...and blessings - wa barakatuhu
Please - (m): Min fadlak, (f): Min fadlik
Purple - Urjuwani, Banafsaji (violet)

Red - Ahmar

Salad - Salata
Saturday - Yom alSabt
School - Madrassa
September - Ailul, September
Seven - Sab'ah
She - Hiyya
Sister - Akht
Six - Sitta
Small - (m): Sagheer, (f): Sagheerah
Son (of) - Ibn
Student - (m): Talib, (f): Taliba
Summer - Al Sa'if
Sunday - Yom alA'had

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Tea - Shaay
Ten - 'Ashra
Thank God - Alhamdulillah
Thank you - Shukran
They - Humma
Thousand - Alf
Three - Thalatha
Tuesday - Yom alThulutha'
Thursday - Yom alKhamis
Today - Al Youm
Tourist - (m): Sa'ih, (f): Sa'iha
Two - Ithnan

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Valley - Wadi

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Water - Ma'a
Wednesday - Yom alArba'a
Week - Usbuu'
Welcome - Ahlan wa sahlan Reply: Ahlan bekum
What do you want? - (m): Matha tureed?, (f): Matha tureedeen?
Where - Ain
Where is...? - Ayna...?
...the bathroom - alHammam
...the hotel - alFunduq
...the library - alMaktaba
...the police station - Qism alShurtah
...the post office - Maktab alBareed
...the telephone - alHatif, alTilifoun
White - Abyad