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This is a lesson about negation in Malay. This includes words or expressions used to form a negative form as opposted to the affirmative. For example "I don't understand".
No: Tidak |
Nothing: Tiada apa-apa |
Not yet: Belum lagi |
No one: Tiada sesiapa |
No longer: Tiada lagi |
Never: Tidak pernah |
Cannot: tidak boleh |
Should not: Sepatutnya tidak |
The below examples demonstrate how to use the negation form in a sentence. Don't be shy to use of these expressions if you don't know something.
We don't understand: Kami tidak faham |
I do not speak Japanese: Saya tidak boleh berbahasa Jepun |
I cannot remember the word: Saya tidak ingat perkataannya |
You should not forget this word: Awak tidak boleh lupakan perkataan ini |
No problem!: Tiada masalah |
I don't know!: Saya tidak tahu |
I'm not interested!: Saya tidak mahu |
Don't worry!: Jangan risau |
This is wrong: Ini salah |
This is not correct: Ini tidak tepat |
No one here speaks Greek: Tiada siapa disini yang bercakap Greek |
I'm not fluent in Italian yet: Saya belum fasih berbahasa Itali |
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