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Hello is -
a. Apa khabar? (How are you?) This is the proper and usual way.
b. Apa macam? (What's up?). Note c is pronounced as ch in English
c. Halo (same pronunciation as hello) - Colloquial (As in a famous '60's Malay song - Halo halo kawan saya)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 9y agoEveryone would understand "Hello" because Malaysian people are very educated and usually speak several languages. It is not uncommon to encounter Malaysian that speak 4 to 6 languages perfectly, especially if they are Chinese Malay.
Malaysians speak a lot of languages, here are some:
English: hello
Malay: selamat pagi (morning) / selamat tengahari (afternoon) / selamat petang (evening) / selamat malam (after sunset) or just: Helo
Dusun (Sabah Dialect): Okuro-kuro noh?
Ganu (Malaysia NativeDialect): Guana mu lenin sihak dok
Jelai (Malaysia NativeDialect): Tabek
Kadazan (Sabah Dialect): Ingkuo koh?
Sakai (Kerbu Malaysia): Nâhyé
Sakai (Sungai Raya Malaysia): Tabé
Sakai (Ulu Pahang Malaysia): Tabek
Sömañ (Malaysia NativeDialect): Tabé
Mandarin Chinese: 你好 [nǐ hăo] (informal) / 您好 [nín hǎo] (formal)
Cantonese Chinese: 你好. Néih hóu.
Hokkien Chinese: li ho 你好 (LEE-HO)
Hakka Chinese: Zao sin
Hindi: namaste / namaskaar
Tamil: vanakam / kallaï vannakam (morning only)
Indonesian: morning: selamat pagi / noon: selamat siang / afternoon: selamat soré / evening: selamat malam
URDU: as salaamo alaikum
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∙ 12y agoWhen you're greeting a guest, or welcoming them to Malaysia (or to your home), you say: Selamat Datang.
When you want to answer their "Thank you" (which is "Terima kasih" in Malay)
you wanna say: Sama-sama = You're welcome.
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∙ 14y agoThe word 'welcome' in Malay is 'Selamat Datang' referring to the welcome that people say to newcomers,
The other 'welcome' is in 'you're welcome', when someone thanks another person. This 'welcome' in Malay, is 'sama-sama'.
Selamat Datang is pronounced as 'Suh-luh-mutt Duh-tongue'
Sama-sama is pronounced as 'Suh-muh - Suh-muh'
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∙ 13y agoWelcome in Bahasa Malay is: Selamat datang
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∙ 13y agoThe "Hello" is understood by most of the Malaysian.
"Selamat Sejahtera"is hello in the Malaysian language , but the Malaysians usually say "Hello" instead of "Selamat Sejahtera".
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∙ 6y agoMenyambut
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What is Malay for hello?
The Malay word for hello is "selamat pagi" which translates to "good morning."
How do you say hello ladies in Malay?
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What is the Malay word for hello?
Copancar. (COP-AND-CAR)
Translate ni Hao Malay to English?
Ni Hao is Hello in Malay and English
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The official language in Brunei is Malay, so "Good afternoon" in Malay is "Selamat petang".However, most Bruneians speak English, so saying "Good afternoon" is perfectly fine.
Who is singing the Malay song called hello?
I think it's Farah Asyikin...
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Singapore is a multi racial country and the general language used for communication among the various races is English. Hence most of the time, people just say hello (yeah, in English). Among the various racial groups, of course there are other ways to say hello in the different languages like Chinese, Malay and Tamil. It all depends on which language you want to speak in.
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kabar malik ------------------------------ English - Malay translater
Sorry in Malay?
To say sorry in Malay you would say maaf. To say I made a mistake you would say, Saya telah membuat kesilapan.
How do you say goodmorning in Malay?
To say good morning in malay is selamat pagi.(se-la-mat pa-gi)
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sleepy
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