Malay Alphabet

To learn Malay language, Alphabets are the main part of language learning. Here you learn Malay alphabet/Malay letter. If you are interested to learn Malay language, this place will help you to learn Malay alphabet/character in Malay and their pronunciation in English. Language is a communication tool in which knowledge, emotions and feeling convey to others. To learn Malay language, first we learn Malay alphabets and then learn Malay alphabets with words and images and their pronunciation in English. Common vocabulary is one of the important sections. Common Vocabulary contains common words that we can used in daily life conversations.

Read also: A-Z Dictionary | Quiz | Vocabulary | Alphabets | Grammar

Malay language is a Bantu language which is spoken in Malaysia over 77 million native speakers and 260 million speakers to communicates their language around the world. Malay language is under the Austronesian language family. Malay alphabet is called Abjad Bahasa Melayu. Malay vowels are known as vokal and Malay consonants are known as konsonan. Malay alphabet is a Latin script/Roman alphabet/English letter. Each letter having Capital/upper-case and Smaller/lower-case. There are no diacritics, diagraphs and any other special characters. Malay alphabet contains 26 letters contains 5 vowels and 21 consonants as shown in the below table and their pronunciation in English.

Malay Vowels

Malay vowels are known as vokal. Malay alphabet has 5 vowels. Here we learn Malay vowels and their pronunciation in English.

MALAY VOWELS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
A	a	a
E	e	e
I	i	i
O	o	o
U	u	u

Malay Consonants

Malay consonants are known as konsonan. Malay alphabet has 21 consonants. Here we learn Malay consonants and their pronunciation in English.

MALAY CONSONANTS

Capital Letter	Small Letter	Pronunciation
B	b	bee
C	c	cee
D	d	dee
F	f	ef
G	g	gee
H	h	aitch
J	j	jay
K	k	kay
L	l	el
M	m	em
N	n	en
P	p	pee
Q	q	cue
R	r	ar
S	s	ess
T	t	tee
V	v	vee
W	w	double-u
X	x	ex
Y	y	wye
Z	z	zed

All Malay Alphabets

MALAY ALPHABETS

Capital	Small	Pronunciation
A	a	a
B	b	bee
C	c	cee
D	d	dee
E	e	e
F	f	ef
G	g	gee
H	h	aitch
I	i	i
J	j	jay
K	k	kay
L	l	el
M	m	em
N	n	en
O	o	o
P	p	pee
Q	q	cue
R	r	ar
S	s	ess
T	t	tee
U	u	u
V	v	vee
W	w	double-u
X	x	ex
Y	y	wye
Z	z	zed

Read also: Numbers in Malay and English

Top 1000 Malay words

Here you learn top 1000 Malay words, that is separated into sections to learn easily (Simple words, Easy words, Medium words, Hard Words, Advanced Words). These words are very important in daily life conversations, basic level words are very helpful for beginners. All words have Malay meanings with transliteration.

Eat	makan
All	semua
New	baru
Snore	berdengkur
Fast	cepat
Help	membantu
Pain	sakit
Rain	hujan
Pride	kebanggaan
Sense	rasa
Large	besar
Skill	kemahiran
Panic	panik
Thank	terima kasih
Desire	keinginan
Woman	perempuan
Hungry	lapar

Learn more

Daily use Malay Sentences

Here you learn top Malay sentences, these sentences are very important in daily life conversations, and basic-level sentences are very helpful for beginners. All sentences have Malay meanings with transliteration.

Good morning	Selamat Pagi
What is your name	Siapa nama awak
What is your problem	Apakah masalah kamu?
I hate you	saya benci awak
I love you	Saya sayang awak
Can I help you	boleh saya tolong awak?
I am sorry	saya minta maaf
I want to sleep	saya mahu tidur
This is very important	Ini sangat penting
Are you hungry	Adakah awak lapar?
How is your life	Bagaimanakah kehidupan anda?
I am going to study	saya akan belajar