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Malay Greetings

This is a list of greetings in Malay. Helpful when trying to check how others are doing or feeling during different times of the day.

Hi!: Hai
Good morning!: Selamat pagi!
Good afternoon!: Selamat tengah hari!
Good evening!: Selamat petang!
Welcome!: Selamat datang!
How are you? (friendly): Apa khabar?
How are you? (polite): Anda apa khabar?
What's up? (colloquial) : Apa macam?
I'm fine, thank you!: Baik, terima kasih.
And you? (friendly): Anda pula?
And you? (polite): Anda pula bagaimana?
Good: Baik
Bad: Teruk
Happy: Gembira
Sad: Sedih
Thank you!: Terima kasih!
Thank you very much!: Terima kasih banyak-banyak!
You're welcome!: Sama-sama
Have a nice day!:
Good night!: Selamat malam!
See you later!: Jumpa kamu nanti!
Have a good trip!: Selamat jalan
It was nice talking to you!: Gembira berbual dengan awak!

The above greetings in Malay are essential to daily conversations. You are very likely to use at least one of them in any given day. Check out the next topic below or choose your own subject from the menu above.

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