Malagasy Vocabulary
Learning the Malagasy Vocabulary is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Malagasy language. But first we need to know what the role of Vocabulary is in the structure of the grammar in Malagasy.
Malagasy vocabulary is the set of words you should be familiar with. A vocabulary usually grows and evolves with age, and serves as a useful and fundamental tool for communication and acquiring knowledge. Here are some examples:
| English Vocabulary | Malagasy Vocabulary |
| Vocabulary | Dika-teny |
| Countries | firenena |
| Australia | ôstralia |
| Cambodia | Kambodia |
| Canada | Kanada |
| China | China |
| Egypt | Egipta |
| England | Firenena anglisy |
| France | Frantsa |
| Germany | Alemana |
| Greece | Grece |
| India | inde |
| Indonesia | indonezia |
| Italy | Italia |
| Japan | Japon |
| Mexico | Mekisika |
| Morocco | Maroka |
| Peru | peru |
| Spain | Espagne |
| Thailand | Tailandy |
| USA | Amerika |
| |
| Languages | Teny |
| Arabic | arabika |
| Chinese | sinoa |
| English | anglisy |
| French | frantsay |
| German | Alemana |
| Greek | Grika |
| Hebrew | hebreo |
| Hindi | hindi |
| Italian | Italianina |
| Japanese | japoney |
| Korean | koreana |
| Latin | Latina |
| Russian | rosianina |
| Spanish | espaniola |
| Urdu | urdu |
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| Days | andro |
| Monday | alatsinainy |
| Tuesday | talata |
| Wednesday | alarobia |
| Thursday | alakamisy |
| Friday | zoma |
| Saturday | asabotsy |
| Sunday | alahady |
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| time | fotoana |
| hour | ora |
| minute | minitra |
| second | segondra |
List of Vocabulary in Malagasy
Below is a list of the vocabulary and expressions in Malagasy placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malagasy vocabulary.
| English Vocabulary | Malagasy Vocabulary |
| different objects | |
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| different objects | karazan-javatra |
| art | tao-zavatra |
| bank | banky |
| beach | moron-tsiraka |
| book | boky |
| by bicycle | bisikileta |
| by bus | taxi be |
| by car | fiara/taomobilina |
| by train | fiara an-dalam-by |
| cafe | kafe |
| country | firenena/ambanivohitra |
| desert | desera |
| dictionary | diksionera |
| earth | tany |
| flowers | voninkazo |
| football | baolina kitra |
| forest | ala |
| game | lalao |
| garden | zaridaina |
| geography | jeografia |
| history | tantara |
| house | trano |
| island | nosy |
| lake | farihy |
| library | trano famakiam-boky |
| math | kajy |
| moon | volana |
| mountain | tendrombohitra |
| movies | oronan-tsary |
| music | mozika |
| ocean | ranomasina |
| office | birao |
| on foot | an-tongotra |
| player | mpilalao |
| river | lakan-drano |
| science | siansa |
| sea | ranomasina |
| sky | lanitra |
| soccer | baolina kitra |
| stars | kintana |
| supermarket | tsena |
| swimming pool | trano filomanozana |
| theater | teatra |
| tree | hazo |
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| weather | toetr'andro |
| bad weather | andro ratsy |
| cloudy | misy rahona |
| cold | mangatsiaka |
| cool | tsara |
| foggy | misy zavona |
| hot | mafana |
| nice weather | andro tsara |
| pouring | avy be |
| rain | orana |
| raining | avy orana |
| snow | snow |
| snowing | snowing |
| ice | glasy |
| sunny | be masoandro |
| windy | mandrivotra |
| spring | spring |
| summer | main-tany |
| autumn | autumn |
| winter | ririnina |
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| people | olona |
| aunt | nenitoa |
| baby | zanaka |
| brother | rahalahy |
| cousin | zanak'i dadatoa /zanak'i nenitoa |
| daughter | zanaka vavy |
| dentist | mpitsabo nify |
| doctor | dokotera |
| father | dada |
| grandfather | dadabe |
| grandmother | bebe |
| husband | vady |
| mother | reny |
| nephew | zanakin'ny |
| niece | zanakin'ny |
| nurse | mpitsabo |
| policeman | paolisy |
| postman | Mpiasan'ny paositra |
| professor | Praofesora |
| son | zanaka lahy |
| teacher | mpampianatra |
| uncle | dadatoa |
| wife | vady |
Vocabulary and expressions have a very important role in Malagasy, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Malagasy Vocabulary, you might want to check the rest of our Malagasy lessons here: Learn Malagasy. Don't forget to bookmark this page.