Malay Nouns

Malay Nouns

If you're trying to learn Malay Nouns which is also called Malaysian, check our courses about Nouns and Words... to help you with your Malay grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Malay. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

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Malay Nouns

Learning the Malay Nouns 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 Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Malay.

Malay nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:

English NounsMalay Nouns
nounsKata nama
my carkereta saya
green carkereta hijau
three carstiga buah kereta
car garagegaraj kereta
outside the cardi luar kereta

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Malay has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Malaysian.

List of Nouns in Malay

Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Malay placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Malay vocabulary.

English NounsMalay Nouns
armlengan
backbelakang
cheekspipi
chestdada
chindagu
eartelinga
elbowsiku
eyemata
facemuka
fingerjari
fingersjari-jari
footkaki
hairrambut
handtangan
headkepala
heartjantung
kneelutut
legkaki
lipbibir
mouthmulut
neckleher
nosehidung
shoulderbahu
stomachperut
teethgigi
thighpaha
throattekak
thumbibu jari
toejari kaki
tonguelidah
toothgigi

Nouns and Words have a very important role in Malay, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malaysian Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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