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Shopping terms in conversational Malay to help you shop around and bargain when in Malaysia and Singapore.
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to buy

beli

how much?

berapa

how many?

berapa banyak?

one ringgit

one ringgit twenty sens

five ringgit

satu ringgit / seringgit

seringgit dua puloh sen

lima ringgit

two pieces

 

one loaf of bread

five apples

one soap

dua ketul/ dua keping/ dua buah (depending on type of item)

satu buku roti

lima biji epal

satu ketul sabun

cheaper please

tolong kurangkan harga

diskaun

any discount?

diskaun

ada diskaun tak?

three meter

tiga meter

bigger size

too big

saiz lebih besar

terlalu besar

smaller size / a mall size/ size S

saiz lebih kecil / saiz S / saiz kecil

medium size

saiz sederhana/ saiz M

small size

saiz kecil

it is too long

terlalu panjang

it is too short

terlalu pendek

another colour

warna lain

a shorter one

another colour

yang lebih pendek

warna lain

can you change this for me?

boleh tukar ini bagi saya?

 

 

where to shop

 

shops/ store

- bookshop/ book store

- an eatery

- computer shop

- coffee shop/ cafe

kedai

- kedai buku

- kedai makan

- kedai komputer

- kedai kopi

where is the department store?

where is the market?

mana letaknya pasaraya?

mana pasar?

book shop/ bookstore

kedai buku

supermarket

supermarket

department store

pasar raya

open market/ night market

pasar/ pasar malam

what to buy

 

alcoholic beverages

minuman keras

bag

beg

books

- dictionary

- map

- novel

buku

- kamus

- peta

- novel

biscuits

biskut

bread

roti

chicken

ayam

cakes

kek

camera

kamera

CD

CD

computer

alat komputer

clothes

baju

cloth/ textiles

kain

dishes (served with rice)

hidangan/ laut

drinks

minuman

electrical appliances

barang lektrik

gold

emas

jewellery

barang kemas

kitchen ware

barang dapur

meat

daging

food

makanan

Malaysian cakes

kuih Malaysia

Malaysian chips - keropok

keropok

shoes

kasut

photos

gambar

sarong

- batik sarong

sarong

- sarong batik

soap

sabun

socks/ stockings

sarong kaki/ stoking

snacks

makanan ringan

souvenir / mementos

cendera mata/ kenang kenangan

textiles

kain

vegetables

sayur

 

 

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 30 October 2007 )
 
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