If you're trying to learn Malay Articles which is also called Malaysian, check our courses about Definite and Indefinite Articles... to help you with your Malay 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 Malay. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!
Learning the Malay Articles displayed below is vital to the language. Malay articles are words that combine with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun. Generally articles specify the grammatical definiteness of the noun. Examples are "the, a, and an". Here are some examples:
English Articles | Malay Articles |
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articles | rencana |
the | itu |
a | sebuah |
one | pertama |
some | beberapa |
few | beberapa |
the book | buku |
the books | buku-buku |
a book | sebuah buku |
one book | satu buku |
some books | beberapa buah buku |
few books | beberapa buah buku |
Notice the structure of the Articles in Malay.
Below is a list of vocabulary where you can use the Definite and Indefinite Articles in Malay. Try to practice but also memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.
English Vocabulary | Malay Vocabulary |
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Food | makanan |
almonds | kacang almond |
bread | roti |
breakfast | sarapan |
butter | mentega |
candy | gula-gula |
cheese | keju |
chicken | ayam |
cumin | jintan |
dessert | pencuci mulut |
dinner | makan malam |
fish | ikan |
fruit | buah |
ice cream | ais krim |
lamb | daging kambing biri-biri |
lemon | lemon |
lunch | makan tengahari |
meal | makanan |
meat | daging |
oven | ketuhar |
pepper | lada |
plants | tanaman |
pork | daging babi |
salad | salad |
salt | garam |
sandwich | sandwic |
sausage | sosej |
soup | sup |
sugar | gula |
supper | makan malam |
turkey | Ayam belanda |
apple | epal |
banana | pisang |
oranges | Oren |
peaches | Pic |
peanut | kacang tanah |
pears | buah pear |
pineapple | nenas |
grapes | anggur |
strawberries | buah strawberi |
vegetables | sayur-sayuran |
carrot | lobak merah |
corn | jagung |
cucumber | timun |
garlic | bawang putih |
lettuce | daun salad |
olives | buah zaitun |
onions | bawang besar |
peppers | lada benggala |
potatoes | ubi kentang |
pumpkin | labu kuning |
beans | kacang |
tomatoes | tomato |
Definite and Indefinite Articles have a very important role in Malay. Once you're done with the Malaysian Articles, 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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