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Learning the Malay Adjectives displayed below is vital to the language. Malay Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Malay Adjectives |
|---|---|
| adjectives | kata sifat |
| a green tree | pohon hijau |
| a tall building | bangunan tinggi |
| a very old man | Lelaki yang sangat tua |
| the old red house | Rumah merah usang |
| a very nice friend | teman yang sangat baik |
Notice the structure of the Adjectives in Malay.
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Malay Adjectives |
|---|---|
| colors | Warna |
| black | hitam |
| blue | biru |
| brown | coklat |
| gray | kelabu |
| green | hijau |
| orange | jingga |
| purple | ungu |
| red | merah |
| white | putih |
| yellow | kuning |
| sizes | saiz |
| big | besar |
| deep | dalam |
| long | panjang |
| narrow | sempit |
| short | pendek |
| small | kecil |
| tall | tinggi |
| thick | tebal |
| thin | nipis |
| wide | lebar |
| shapes | bentuk |
| circular | bundar |
| straight | lurus |
| square | segi empat |
| triangular | segi tiga |
| tastes | selera |
| bitter | pahit |
| fresh | segar |
| salty | masin |
| sour | masam |
| spicy | pedas |
| sweet | manis |
| qualities | sifat-sifat |
| bad | buruk |
| clean | bersih |
| dark | gelap |
| difficult | sukar |
| dirty | kotor |
| dry | kering |
| easy | senang |
| empty | kosong |
| expensive | mahal |
| fast | cepat |
| foreign | asing |
| full | penuh |
| good | baik |
| hard | keras |
| heavy | berat |
| inexpensive | murah |
| light | ringan |
| local | tempatan |
| new | baru |
| noisy | bising |
| old | tua |
| powerful | berkuasa |
| quiet | senyap |
| correct | betul |
| slow | perlahan |
| soft | lembut |
| very | sangat |
| weak | lemah |
| wet | basah |
| wrong | salah |
| young | muda |
| quantities | bilangan |
| few | beberapa |
| little | sedikit |
| many | banyak |
| much | banyak |
| part | bahagian |
| some | beberapa |
| a few | beberapa |
| whole | semua |
Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes have a very important role in Malay. Once you're done with the Malaysian Adjectives, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.
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