Nouns
2.1 Common Nouns
- Similar to English, common nouns in Malay refers to people, animal and things
- Singularity and Plurality are shown below :
Singular & Plural
- office : pejabat
- offices : pejabat-pejabat
- room : bilik
- rooms : bilik-bilik
- friend : kawan
- friends : kawan-kawan
- guest : tetamu
- guests : tetamu-tetamu
2.2 Articles The/This/That/These/Those
- The position of articles in Bahasa Malaysia is opposite to English, ie on the right of a noun.
- Usually, ‘the’ in the last noun of a sentence is not translated unless it means ‘that’
Singular Noun & Plural Noun
- the office : pejabat itu
- the offices : pejabat-pejabat itu
- the room : bilik itu
- the rooms : bilik-bilik itu
- this guest : tetamu ini
- these guests : tetamu-tetamu ini
- that guest : tetamu itu
- those guests : tetamu-tetamu itu
2.3 Personal Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
- I : Saya
- me : saya
- You : Awak
- He : Dia
- him : dia / nya
- She : Dia
- her : dia / nya
- We : kita / kami
- us : kita / kami
- They : Mereka
- them : mereka
- It : Ia
2.4 Possessive Pronouns
Note : The position of possessive pronoun in B. Malaysia is opposite to English, ie to the right of a noun
- my car : kereta saya
- my cars : kereta-kereta saya
- your house : rumah awak
- your houses : rumah-rumah awak
- his house : rumahnya / dia
- his houses : rumah-rumahnya / dia
- her house : rumahnya / dia
- her houses : rumah-rumahnya / dia
- our house : rumah kita
- our houses : rumah-rumah kita
- their house : rumah mereka
- their houses : rumah-rumah mereka
- its kitten : anaknya
- its kittens : anak-anaknya
2.5 Adverbs of Quantity
The position of adverbs of quantity in Bahasa Malaysia is similar to English, ie on the left of a noun
- a guest : seorang tetamu
- many guests : ramai tetamu
- one guest : satu tetamu
- a few guests : beberapa tetamu
- a litte sugar : sedikit gula
- a lot of people : ramai orang
- a : satu or se__________
- many : banyak (for non-human)
- a boy : seorang budak lelaki
- many : ramai (for human)
- a little : sedikit
- a lot of : banyak/ramai
- a car : sebuah kereta
- plenty : banyak/ramai
- a bottle of : sebotol
- several : beberapa
- an egg : sebiji telur
- a pencil : sebatang pensil
- a knife : sebilah pisau
- a cup of coffee : secawan kopi
- a packet : sepaket
