Malay basic vocabulary
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Malay Adjectives
Learning the Malay Adjectives 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 Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Malay.
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
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in Malay has a logical pattern. Locate the Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malaysian.
List of 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
Malay Adjectives
Learning the Malay Adjectives 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 Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Malay.
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
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in Malay has a logical pattern. Locate the Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malaysian.
List of 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