I'm just trying to improve my Malay. ('Mem-per-baik-i' — 'baik' (good) wrapped in affixes meaning 'make better'.)
Saya nak cakap bahasa Melayu dengan lancar.
I want to speak Malay fluently. ('Lancar' = smooth/fluent; 'dengan' (with) turns adjectives into adverbs.)
Apa pendapat awak tentang bahasa Melayu saya?
What do you think of my Malay? ('Pen-dapat' — from 'dapat' (get/obtain), so 'opinion' = 'what one gets'.)
Boleh ulang ayat saya dengan betul?
Can you repeat my sentences correctly? ('Ayat' = sentence (from Arabic, also means verse).)
Saya suka bila awak ulang ayat saya dengan betul.
I like it when you repeat my sentences correctly. ('Bila' = when.)
Macam mana awak belajar bahasa Melayu?
How are you learning Malay?
Saya belajar sendiri.
I'm learning on my own. ('Sendiri' = self/alone.)
Saya ambil kursus.
I took a course. ('Ambil' = take.)
Saya guna aplikasi baru.
I'm using a new app. ('Guna' = use.)
Saya belajar dengan kawan.
I'm learning with a friend.
Saya baru belajar dua bulan.
I've only been learning for two months. ('Baru' = new/just (recently); 'bulan' = month/moon.)
Saya nak melawat Malaysia dan cakap bahasa Melayu.
I want to visit Malaysia and speak Malay. ('Me-lawat' — from 'lawat' (visit).)
Saya suka pergi ke Malaysia.
I love going to Malaysia. ('Ke' = to (direction).)
Belajar bahasa macam main Lego.
Learning a language is like a game of Lego. ('Macam' = like/similar to (colloquial).)
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