Malay Lesson 15 - Pronouns (Interrogative Pronouns; Relative Pronouns)

Apa khabar?

How are you?

Apa itu? / Itu apa? (in speech, sometimes: Apa 'tu?)

What is that?

Siapa nama awak?

What is your name?

Apa?

What?

Di mana pejabat pos?

Where is the post office?

Mana? / Di mana?

Where?

Yang mana pen awak? / Pen awak yang mana?

Which is your pen?

Yang mana?

Which?

Siapa orang itu? / Orang itu siapa?

Who is that man?

Siapa?

Who?

Siapa punya ini? / Ini siapa punya? (in speech, sometimes: Siapa punya 'ni?)

Whose is this?

Siapa punya?

Whose?

pun

anyway / even

apartmen

apartment

buruk

bad / adverse

pita

band / tape / ribbon / streamer

peti

box / chest / trunk / case

beli

buy

jurulatih

coach / trainer

perisian komputer

computer software

tidak kira

does not matter / is immaterial

kalau

if

mikro

micro

ketuhar mikro

microwave oven

tidak kena

not affected (literally: not touched)

pejabat

office

ketuhar

oven

pos

post / mail

pejabat pos

post office

peti sejuk

refigerator (literally: cold box)

perisian

software

berguna

useful / handy

perakam pita video

video tape recorder

hendak

want to

yang

who / which / what (relative pronoun)

yalah

yes