Tuesday 14 May 2013

Ucap Selamat

In Bahasa Melayu, Greetings means Ucap Selamat.
Here are some common examples, plus the pronunciation and some comments:




Hello. 
Hello. (Hello)
Hello. (informal
Hai. (Hi)
How are you? 
(Literally: What news?) Apa khabar? (AH-puh KAH-bar?)
Fine. 
Khabar baik. (Literally: Good news.) (KAH-bar BAEE[glottal stop].)
What is your name? 
Siapa nama awak? (SAH-puh NAH-muh AH-wah[glottal stop]?')
My name is ______ . 
Nama saya ______ . (NAH-muh SAH-yuh _____ .)
I am happy to meet you. 
Saya gembira jumpa awak. (SAH-yuh gum-BEER-uh JOOM-puh AH-wah[glottal stop])
Please. 
Sila. (SEE-luh)
Please. (request) 
Tolong. (TOH-long)
Thank you. 
Terima kasih. (TREE-muh KAH-seh)
You're welcome. 
Sama-sama. (SAH-muh SAH-muh)
Yes. 
Ya. (YUH)
No. 
Tidak. (TEE-dah[glottal stop]) or tee-DAH[glottal stop], Tak (TAH[glottal stop])
Maybe 
Boleh jadi. (BO-leh JAH-dee)
Excuse me. (begging pardon
Maaf. (mah'AHF)
I'm sorry. 
Maafkan saya. (mah'AHF-kahn SAH-yuh)
Goodbye 
Selamat tinggal. (SLAH-maht tin-GAHL), Selamat jalan (SLAH-maht JAH-lahn) Usage note: "Selamat tinggal" means "Safe stay," while "Selamat jalan" means "Safe Trip," so whoever is leaving uses the former expression and whoever is staying replies with the latter expression.
I can't speak Bahasa Malaysia [well]. 
Saya tidak boleh cakap Bahasa Malaysia [baik]. (SAH-yuh TEE-dah[glottal stop] bo-leh CHAH-kahp ba-HAH-suh muh-LAY-shuh [BAY(glottal stop)])
Do you speak English? 
Cakap Bahasa Inggeris? (CHAH-kahp ba-HAH-suh ING-grees)
Is there someone here who speaks English here? 
Ada seorang yang cakap Bahasa Inggeris disini? (AH-duh suh-OH-rahng yahng CHAH-kahp bah-HAH-suh ING-grees dee-SEE-nee)
Help! 
Tolong! (TOH-lohng)
Look out! 
Awas! (AH-wahs)
Good morning. 
Selamat pagi. (SLAH-maht PAH-gee)
Good afternoon. 
Selamat tengah hari. (SLAH-maht teng-ah-HAH-ree)
Good evening. 
Selamat petang. (…puh-TAHNG)
Good night. 
Selamat malam. (…MAH-lam)
Good night (to sleep
Selamat tidur. (…TEE-dor)
I don't understand. 
Saya tak faham. (…SAH-yuh tah[glottal stop] fah-HAHM)
Where is the toilet? 
Dimana tandas? (dee-MAH-nuh TAHN-dahs); on the East Coast of the Peninsula (e.g., Kelantan, Terengganu): Dimana jamban? (...JAHM-bahn). On the East Coast, "tandas" is considered stilted, but do not use "jamban" on the West Coast, where it's considered crude.


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