Malay Nouns
Learning the Malay Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Malay language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Malay.
Malay nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Malay Nouns |
| nouns | Kata nama |
| my car | kereta saya |
| green car | kereta hijau |
| three cars | tiga buah kereta |
| car garage | garaj kereta |
| outside the car | di luar kereta |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Malay has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malaysian.
List of Nouns in Malay
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Malay Nouns |
| arm | lengan |
| back | belakang |
| cheeks | pipi |
| chest | dada |
| chin | dagu |
| ear | telinga |
| elbow | siku |
| eye | mata |
| face | muka |
| finger | jari |
| fingers | jari-jari |
| foot | kaki |
| hair | rambut |
| hand | tangan |
| head | kepala |
| heart | jantung |
| knee | lutut |
| leg | kaki |
| lip | bibir |
| mouth | mulut |
| neck | leher |
| nose | hidung |
| shoulder | bahu |
| stomach | perut |
| teeth | gigi |
| thigh | paha |
| throat | tekak |
| thumb | ibu jari |
| toe | jari kaki |
| tongue | lidah |
| tooth | gigi |
Nouns and Words have a very important role in Malay, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malaysian Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.