| No. | Malay Sentence | English Transliteration (Pronunciation) | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selamat pagi | suh-lah-mat pah-gee | Good morning |
| 2 | Selamat tengah hari | suh-lah-mat tung-ah hah-ree | Good afternoon |
| 3 | Selamat petang | suh-lah-mat puh-tang | Good evening |
| 4 | Selamat malam | suh-lah-mat mah-lahm | Good night |
| 5 | Apa khabar? | ah-pah khah-bar | How are you? |
| 6 | Khabar baik | khah-bar bye-ik | I’m fine |
| 7 | Siapa nama awak? | see-ah-pah nah-mah ah-wak | What is your name? |
| 8 | Nama saya ___ | nah-mah sah-yah | My name is ___ |
| 9 | Awak dari mana? | ah-wak dah-ree mah-nah | Where are you from? |
| 10 | Saya dari Sri Lanka | sah-yah dah-ree sree lang-kah | I am from Sri Lanka |
| 11 | Apa yang awak makan? | ah-pah yang ah-wak mah-kan | What did you eat? |
| 12 | Saya makan nasi | sah-yah mah-kan nah-see | I ate rice |
| 13 | Sudah makan? | soo-dah mah-kan | Have you eaten? |
| 14 | Ya, sudah makan | yah, soo-dah mah-kan | Yes, I have eaten |
| 15 | Tidak, belum makan | tee-dahk, buh-loom mah-kan | No, not yet |
| 16 | Terima kasih | tuh-ree-mah kah-seeh | Thank you |
| 17 | Sama-sama | sah-mah sah-mah | You’re welcome |
| 18 | Tolong | toh-long | Please / Help |
| 19 | Maaf | mah-ahf | Sorry |
| 20 | Jumpa lagi | joom-pah lah-gee | See you agai |
| No. | English | Malay (Informal / Spoken) | English Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good morning | Selamat pagi | suh-lah-mat pah-gee |
| 2 | Good afternoon | Selamat tengah hari | suh-lah-mat tung-ah hah-ree |
| 3 | Good evening | Selamat petang | suh-lah-mat puh-tang |
| 4 | Good night | Selamat malam | suh-lah-mat mah-lahm |
| 5 | How are you? | Apa khabar? | ah-pah khah-bar |
| 6 | I’m fine | OK je | oh-kay jeh |
| 7 | What’s your name? | Nama awak apa? | nah-mah ah-wak ah-pah |
| 8 | My name is… | Nama saya… | nah-mah sah-yah |
| 9 | Where are you from? | Awak dari mana? | ah-wak dah-ree mah-nah |
| 10 | I’m from Sri Lanka | Saya dari Sri Lanka | sah-yah dah-ree sree lang-kah |
| 11 | Have you eaten? | Dah makan? | dah mah-kan |
| 12 | What did you eat? | Makan apa? | mah-kan ah-pah |
| 13 | I ate (something) | Saya makan… | sah-yah mah-kan |
| 14 | Not yet | Belum | buh-loom |
| 15 | Yes | Ya | yah |
| 16 | No | Tak | tahk |
| 17 | Thank you | Terima kasih | tuh-ree-mah kah-seeh |
| 18 | You’re welcome | Sama-sama | sah-mah sah-mah |
| 19 | Sorry | Sorry / Maaf | soh-ree / mah-ahf |
| 20 | See you later | Jumpa nanti | joom-pah nan-tee |