The modern Malay alphabet (Malay: Rumi) is based on the Latin alphabet. It is the more common of the two scripts currently used to write Malay (the other is the Jawi script). Like the English language, it contains the 26 letters of the Modern Latin alphabet without any diacritics.
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Letter names and pronunciations
Letter names in the Malay alphabet are the same as in English. The alphabet "Z" is usually pronounced "zed".
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Letter Name IPA Notes Aa e /a/ or /ɑ/ Bb bi /b/ Cc si /tʃ/ Dd di /d/ Ee e /ə/, /e,ɛ/ Ff ef /f/ Gg ji /g/ Hh ec /h/ Ii i /i/ Jj je /dʒ/ Kk ke /k/ Ll el /l/ Mm em /m/ Nn en /n/ Oo o /ɔ,o/ Pp pi /p/ Qq kiu /q/ Rr ar /r/ Ss es /s/ Tt ti /t/ Uu u /u/ Vv vi /v, ʋ/ Ww dabliu /w/ Xx eks /s/ / /z/ Yy wai /j/ Zz zed /z/
Diphthongs
Consonant combinations
Usage
Actual written examples of the Malay language:
Good day
Apa khabar
What is your name?
Siapa nama anda?
Do you speak Malay?
Bolehkah anda bercakap Bahasa Melayu?
See also
External links
- Malay alphabet
- Omniglot
- Coba-coba(Cuba-cuba) Indonesian ＆ Malay
- Sistem Ejaan Bahasa Melayu
- Pedoman Umum Ejaan Bahasa Melayu
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