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Some useful phrases:
*Hello = Selamat Pagipagi (am)/Petangpetang (pm) OR Hi*Good bye = Selamat Jalan jalan OR Bye
*Where are you going? = Mana anda pergi?
*I am going to (City) = Saya pergi (City)
*Can you help me? = Anda boleh tolong saya?
*Please = Tolong
*Thank you = Terimah Kasihkasih*My name is [[User:toortoth|Tourto]] = Nama Saya saya Turto*Have you eaten already? = Sudah Makanmakan?*Yes/No = Ya/Tidak
*I don't understand = Tidak faham
*I don't know = Tidak tau
*Do you speak english? = Cakap bahasa EnglisBahasa Inggris?*I know a bit of Malay = Saya tau sikit bahasa melayuBahasa Melayu*Saya = I/me/mine ; Anda = You/yours
*Hitchhiking = Tumpang (meaning exactly "have a lift" as Hitchhiking is not known in Malaysia)
'''Bahasa''' means '''language''', hence '''Bahasa MalayuMelayu''' = '''Malay Language''', or '''Bahasa EnglisInggris''' = '''English Language'''.'''Tidak''' is the negation. It is also shortened to / '''Tak''' very oftenis the negative like English Not.
* '''Gg''' is always pronounced as in '''goat''' and never as '''germany'''* '''ngny''' is pronounced as the Spanish '''ñ'''
* '''k''' at the end of a word is replaced by a throat sound, marking the stop.
* '''c''' is always pronouced pronounced as the English '''ch'''
* '''j''' is always pronounced as the English '''j''' (like in '''journey''')
* The rest is more or less as the Spanish prononciationpronunciation.
If you want to know more and actually learn Malay, this online free set of lessons is particularly good : [[http://malay.pgoh13.com |Free online Malay lessons]]
