Learn Bahasa Melayu Brunei
Wouldn’t it be fun if you could pick up some local words before you travel to a country? We do feel it is very helpful and definitely adds more fun in our travel. Despite most of the local Brunei people can converse in basic English, we would like to encourage you to learn some Malay words and conversation as part of your travel experience. Let’s begin!
ENGLISH ~ BAHASA MELAYU BRUNEI
Welcome ~ Selamat datang
Good morning ~ Selamat pagi
Good afternoon ~ Selamat tangahari
Good evening ~ Selamat patang
Good night ~ Selamat malamGood bye ~ Selamat tinggal
I’m sorry ~ Aku minta maap / mohon maap ku
Breakfast ~ Sarapan pagi
Lunch ~ Makan tangahari
Dinner ~ Makan malam
Delicious ~ Nyaman
See you again ~ Jumpa lagi
Please come again ~ Sila datang lagi
Thank you ~ Terima kasih
What is your name? ~ Siapa nama kita / mu?
My name is Ali ~ Nama ku Ali
How are you? ~ Apa khabar kita / mu?
Please come in ~ Masuk tah
Please come here ~ Sila datang kemari
Expensive ~ Mahal
Eat ~ Makan
Drink ~ Minum
Do ~ Buat
Don’t ~ Jangan
Friend ~ Kawan
Relative ~ Saudara-mara
Up ~ Ke atas
Go up ~ Naik ke atas
Below ~ Bawah
Go down ~ Turun ke bawah
Left ~ Kiri
Right ~ Kanan
Hot ~ Angat
Cold ~ Sajuk / Dingin
Warm water ~ Aing suam
Rain ~ Ujan
Cloudy ~ Berawan
Far ~ Jauh
Near ~ Dakat / Ampir
House ~ Rumah
Hospital ~ Sepital
Beautiful ~ Lawa
Nice ~ Bisai
I want to go to the jetty ~ Aku mau pigi ke tambing / aku mau ke tambing
How much is the bus fare? ~ Berapa harga tambang bas atu?
Where is the hotel? ~ Dimana hotel atu?
How old are you? ~ Berapa umur kita / mu?
I’m 30 years old ~ Umur ku 30 tahun / aku berumur 30 tahun
I’m hungry ~ Aku lapar / lapar ku
I’m thirsty ~ Aku karing leher / karing leher ku
I’m tired ~ Aku ngalih / ngalih ku
I’m happy ~ Aku hepi
I’m sad ~ Sedih ku
Where are you from? ~ Dari mana asal kita / mu? / kita datang dari mana?
I’m from America ~ Asal ku dari Amerika / Aku dari Amerika
Where is the toilet please? ~ Di mana jambannya?
There ~ Sana
Here ~ Sini
How far is the? ~ Berapa jauhnya tu?
Yes ~ Au / Awu
No ~ Inda
Male ~ Laki-laki
Female ~ Bini-bini
Number ~ Numbur
One ~ Satu
Two ~ Dua
Three ~ Tiga
Four ~ Empat
Five ~ Lima
Six ~ Enam
Seven ~ Tujuh
Eight ~ Lapan
Nine ~ Sembilan
Ten ~ Sepuluh
By Willie Ki and AK Ahmadi Pg. Idrus