Malay Nouns

Welcome to the third Malay lesson about nouns. This time we will first learn about fruits and vegetables, followed by grammar rules, then food items, finally a conversation in Malay to help you practice your daily phrases.

potatoes Ubi kentang

tomatoes Tomato

onions Bawang besar

carrots Lobak merah

fruits Buah-buahan

apples Epal

bananas Pisang

oranges Oren

Nouns Grammar Rules

In general nouns refer to a person, an object, or abstract ideas. For example: a fast runner the noun is [runner] because it refers to a person. The examples below use nouns in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.

Grammar + Rules - Malay
do you have milk? [verb + noun] Adakah anda mempunyai susu?
I have milk and coffee [preposition + noun] Saya ada susu dan kopi.
he has three apples [number + plural noun] Dia mempunyai tiga biji epal.
she only has one apple [number + singular noun] Dia hanya mempunyai sebiji epal.
we live in a small house [adjective + noun] Kami tinggal di sebuah rumah kecil.
I like our breakfast [pronoun + noun] Saya suka sarapan kami

The following are nouns of food items that you might be interested in learning and memorizing.

bread Roti

milk Susu

butter Mentega

cheese Keju

coffee Kopi

sandwich Sandwic

meat Daging

chicken Ayam

fish Ikan

breakfast Sarapan

lunch Makan tengahari

dinner Makan malam

Conversation in Malay

Now we finally reach the fun part, the practice of the daily conversations. These phrases are used to get to know new people, and break the ice.

English - Malay
Do you speak (English/ Malay)? Anda boleh bercakap (Bahasa Inggeris/ Bahasa Melayu)?
Just a little Sedikit-sedikit
I like Malay Saya suka berbahasa Melayu
Can I practice with you? Boleh saya berlatih dengan anda?
How old are you? Berapa umur anda?
I'm thirty three years old Umur saya tiga puluh tiga tahun.
It was nice talking to you Seronok dapat berborak dengan anda!

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