Malay Adjectives
Learning the Malay Adjectives is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Malay language. But first we need to know what the role of Adjectives is in the structure of the grammar in Malay.
Malay Adjectives are words that describe or modify another person or thing in the sentence. Here are some examples:
| English Adjectives | Malay Adjectives |
| adjectives | kata sifat |
| a green tree | pohon hijau |
| a tall building | bangunan tinggi |
| a very old man | Lelaki yang sangat tua |
| the old red house | Rumah merah usang |
| a very nice friend | teman yang sangat baik |
As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Adjectives in Malay has a logical pattern. Locate the Adjectives above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malaysian.
List of Adjectives in Malay
Below is a list of the Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.
| English Adjectives | Malay Adjectives |
| colors | Warna |
| black | hitam |
| blue | biru |
| brown | coklat |
| gray | kelabu |
| green | hijau |
| orange | jingga |
| purple | ungu |
| red | merah |
| white | putih |
| yellow | kuning |
| |
| sizes | saiz |
| big | besar |
| deep | dalam |
| long | panjang |
| narrow | sempit |
| short | pendek |
| small | kecil |
| tall | tinggi |
| thick | tebal |
| thin | nipis |
| wide | lebar |
| |
| shapes | bentuk |
| circular | bundar |
| straight | lurus |
| square | segi empat |
| triangular | segi tiga |
| |
| tastes | selera |
| bitter | pahit |
| fresh | segar |
| salty | masin |
| sour | masam |
| spicy | pedas |
| sweet | manis |
| |
| qualities | sifat-sifat |
| bad | buruk |
| clean | bersih |
| dark | gelap |
| difficult | sukar |
| dirty | kotor |
| dry | kering |
| easy | senang |
| empty | kosong |
| expensive | mahal |
| fast | cepat |
| foreign | asing |
| full | penuh |
| good | baik |
| hard | keras |
| heavy | berat |
| inexpensive | murah |
| light | ringan |
| local | tempatan |
| new | baru |
| noisy | bising |
| old | tua |
| powerful | berkuasa |
| quiet | senyap |
| correct | betul |
| slow | perlahan |
| soft | lembut |
| very | sangat |
| weak | lemah |
| wet | basah |
| wrong | salah |
| young | muda |
| |
| quantities | bilangan |
| few | beberapa |
| little | sedikit |
| many | banyak |
| much | banyak |
| part | bahagian |
| some | beberapa |
| a few | beberapa |
| whole | semua |
Adjectives, Colors, Shapes, Sizes have a very important role in Malay, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malaysian Adjectives, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.