Malay usage

Pronounced as

example

a

'a'

as in

arm

eg. makan (eat),

pronounced ‘ma-kan'

e

'a'

as in

ago

eg. selamat (safe)

pronounced ‘se-la-mat’

i

'i'

as in

sit

eg. itek (duck)

pronounced ‘e-tek’

o

'o'

as in

bow  or jaw

eg. pos (post)

pronounced ‘pose’ ;

orang (people)

u

'u'

as in

put

eg. udang (prawn)

pronounced ‘u-dung’

or

'o'

as in

home

eg. lebuh (street)

pronounced ‘le-boh’

c

'ch'

as in

chin

eg. cantek (pretty)

pronounced ‘chan-tek

sy

' sh'

as in

shirt

eg. syah (shah )

pronounced ‘shah’