Malay Questions

Malay Questions

If you're trying to learn Malay Questions which is also called Malaysian, check our courses about Questions and interrogative expressions... 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!

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Malay Questions

Learning the Malay Questions 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 Questions is in the structure of the grammar in Malay.

Malay questions may be either a linguistic expression used to make a request for information, or else the request itself made by such an expression. Usually it starts with why, how, where, when ... Here are some examples:

English QuestionsMalay Questions
QuestionsSoalan
how?bagaimana?
what?apa?
who?siapa?
why?mengapa?
where?di mana?

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Questions in Malay has a logical pattern. Locate the Questions above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malaysian.

List of Questions in Malay

Below is a list of the Questions and interrogative expressions in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.

English QuestionsMalay Questions
where is he?di mana dia?
what is this?apa ini?
why are you sad?kenapa kau sedih?
how do you want to pay?bagaimana anda ingin membayar?
can I come?boleh saya datang?
is he sleeping?dia tidur?
do you know me?awak kenal saya?
do you have my book?awak ada buku saya?
how big is it?berapa besarnya?
can I help you?boleh saya bantu?
can you help me?boleh anda bantu saya?
do you speak English?Anda berbahasa Inggeris?
how far is this?Sejauh mana?
what time is it?jam berapa sekarang?
how much is this?Berapa harganya?
what is your name?Apa nama awak?
where do you live?Di mana awak tinggal?

Questions and interrogative expressions have a very important role in Malay, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malaysian Questions, 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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