If you're trying to learn Malagasy Vocabulary you will find some useful resources including a course about vocabulary and expressions... to help you with your Malagasy grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Malagasy. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Malagasy Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Malagasy language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Malagasy.
Malagasy vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Malagasy Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Dika-teny |
| Countries | firenena |
| Australia | ôstralia |
| Cambodia | Kambodia |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Egipta |
| England | Firenena anglisy |
| France | Frantsa |
| Germany | Alemana |
| Greece | Grece |
| India | inde |
| Indonesia | indonezia |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Japon |
| Mexico | Mekisika |
| Morocco | Maroka |
| Peru | peru |
| Spain | Espagne |
| Thailand | Tailandy |
| USA | Amerika |
| Languages | Teny |
| Arabic | arabika |
| Chinese | sinoa |
| English | anglisy |
| French | frantsay |
| German | Alemana |
| Greek | Grika |
| Hebrew | hebreo |
| Hindi | hindi |
| Italian | Italianina |
| Japanese | japoney |
| Korean | koreana |
| Latin | Latina |
| Russian | rosianina |
| Spanish | espaniola |
| Urdu | urdu |
| Days | andro |
| Monday | alatsinainy |
| Tuesday | talata |
| Wednesday | alarobia |
| Thursday | alakamisy |
| Friday | zoma |
| Saturday | asabotsy |
| Sunday | alahady |
| time | fotoana |
| hour | ora |
| minute | minitra |
| second | segondra |
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Malagasy placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malagasy vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Malagasy Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| different objects | |
| different objects | karazan-javatra |
| art | tao-zavatra |
| bank | banky |
| beach | moron-tsiraka |
| book | boky |
| by bicycle | bisikileta |
| by bus | taxi be |
| by car | fiara/taomobilina |
| by train | fiara an-dalam-by |
| cafe | kafe |
| country | firenena/ambanivohitra |
| desert | desera |
| dictionary | diksionera |
| earth | tany |
| flowers | voninkazo |
| football | baolina kitra |
| forest | ala |
| game | lalao |
| garden | zaridaina |
| geography | jeografia |
| history | tantara |
| house | trano |
| island | nosy |
| lake | farihy |
| library | trano famakiam-boky |
| math | kajy |
| moon | volana |
| mountain | tendrombohitra |
| movies | oronan-tsary |
| music | mozika |
| ocean | ranomasina |
| office | birao |
| on foot | an-tongotra |
| player | mpilalao |
| river | lakan-drano |
| science | siansa |
| sea | ranomasina |
| sky | lanitra |
| soccer | baolina kitra |
| stars | kintana |
| supermarket | tsena |
| swimming pool | trano filomanozana |
| theater | teatra |
| tree | hazo |
| weather | toetr'andro |
| bad weather | andro ratsy |
| cloudy | misy rahona |
| cold | mangatsiaka |
| cool | tsara |
| foggy | misy zavona |
| hot | mafana |
| nice weather | andro tsara |
| pouring | avy be |
| rain | orana |
| raining | avy orana |
| snow | snow |
| snowing | snowing |
| ice | glasy |
| sunny | be masoandro |
| windy | mandrivotra |
| spring | spring |
| summer | main-tany |
| autumn | autumn |
| winter | ririnina |
| people | olona |
| aunt | nenitoa |
| baby | zanaka |
| brother | rahalahy |
| cousin | zanak'i dadatoa /zanak'i nenitoa |
| daughter | zanaka vavy |
| dentist | mpitsabo nify |
| doctor | dokotera |
| father | dada |
| grandfather | dadabe |
| grandmother | bebe |
| husband | vady |
| mother | reny |
| nephew | zanakin'ny |
| niece | zanakin'ny |
| nurse | mpitsabo |
| policeman | paolisy |
| postman | Mpiasan'ny paositra |
| professor | Praofesora |
| son | zanaka lahy |
| teacher | mpampianatra |
| uncle | dadatoa |
| wife | vady |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Malagasy. Once you're done with Malagasy Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Malagasy lessons here: Learn Malagasy. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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