Vocabulary
The official language is bahasa melayu and english is widely spoken in the country.
A few words to remember and that can help you during your holidays
- good morning : selamat pagi
- good afternoon : selamat petang
- good night : selamat malam
- how are you ? : apa kabar ?
- good : kabar baik
- thank you : terima kasih
- open : buka
- close : tutup
- entrance : masuk
- exit : keluar
- forbidden : dilarang
- lavatories : tandas
- men : lelaki
- women : perempuan
- expensive : mahal
- beautiful : cantik
- coffee and milk : kopi
- coffee without milk : kopi O
- black coffee without sugar : kopi kosong
- tea and milk : teh
- tea without milk : teh O
- to eat : makan
- to drink : minum
- another one : lagi (ie satu lagi bir)
- fried noddles : mee goreng
- fried rice : nasi goreng
- chicken : ayam
- spicy : pedas
- not spicy : tidak pedas
- bill : bil
- doctor : doktor
- sick : sakit
- dentist : doktor gigi
- consulting-room : klinik
- police : polis
- post : pos