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! |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about the nouns in Malay. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. Now check the next lesson below.
| Malay Plural |
Inspirational Quote: A coward gets scared and quits. A hero gets scared, but still goes on. |