Malay Pronouns

If you're trying to learn Malay Pronouns which is also called Malaysian, check our courses about Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal or reflexive pronouns... 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!

Malay Pronouns

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

Malay pronouns include personal pronouns (refer to the persons speaking, the persons spoken to, or the persons or things spoken about), indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns (connect parts of sentences) and reciprocal or reflexive pronouns (in which the object of a verb is being acted on by verb's subject).

The usage of personal pronouns in Malay can be a bit confusing especially if you are new to Malay. This is because there are several words that carry the same meaning but the usage is different according to whom you are addressing or speaking to. An incorrect usage can make you come across as disrespectful, which is why I am putting extra emphasis on personal pronouns. Here are some English pronouns and their Malay equivalents:

Here are more examples:

Note: ‘Punya’ basically means ‘belongs to’.

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

List of Pronouns in Malay

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

Personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, relative pronouns, reciprocal and reflexive pronouns have a very important role in Malay, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with the Malaysian Pronouns, you could also check other important Malay lessons here: Learn Malay. Don't forget to bookmark this page.