Interesting! Very interesting. ('Menarik' — literally 'pulling/attracting', from 'tarik' (pull).)
Bestnya!
Cool! ('Best' is borrowed from English; '-nya' adds emphasis.)
Lebih baik daripada tiada.
Better than nothing. ('Lebih... daripada' = more... than.)
Tunggu sekejap.
Wait a second. ('Sekejap' = a moment; 'se-' = one.)
Gurau je.
Just kidding. ('Je' = just/only (colloquial 'sahaja').)
Mungkin boleh jadi.
Maybe / it might work. ('Jadi' = become/happen.)
Tak apa, biasalah.
It's okay, it happens. ('Biasa' = usual/normal; '-lah' is a softening particle (very Malaysian).)
Okey, saya faham.
Okay, I understand.
Tak teruk!
Not bad! (Literally 'not terrible'.)
Wah, hebat!
Wow, impressive!
Menjijikkan!
Disgusting! (Root 'jijik' (disgust); 'men-...-kan' makes a causative verb-adjective.)
Ya Tuhan!
Oh my God! ('Tuhan' = God.)
Diam! Senyap!
Shut up! Be quiet! ('Diam' is sharper; 'senyap' is more like 'hush'.)
Awak bergurau ke?
Are you kidding me?
Awak serius ke?
Are you serious?
Biar saya fikir.
Let me think. ('Biar' = let/allow.)
Saya tak percaya.
I can't believe it.
Demi Tuhan!
For God's sake! ('Demi' = for the sake of.)
Sayang sekali.
What a pity. ('Sayang' also means love/dear — same word, multiple senses.)
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