Speak Malay Like a Local – Lesson 9 : At the Clinic / Feeling Sick

Speak Malay Like a Local – Lesson 9 : At the Clinic / Feeling Sick

 

Note: For (1) ‘Saya rasa tak beberapa sihat’, several people have pointed out that it is incorrect to use ‘beberapa’, so I’ve changed it to ‘berapa’ in the notes below. Can’t change the video without completely uploading a new one, so the mistake is there to stay, heh.

 

A. Letting your co-workers know you’re not feeling well

 

  MALAY   ENGLISH
 
1 Saya rasa tak berapa sihat : I don’t feel very well
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Tak berapa : Not very
Berapa : How much (literal translation)
Sihat : Healthy
 
2 Awak demam ke : Do you have a fever?
Awak : You
Demam : Fever
Ke : Used to turn a statement into a question
 
3 Saya tak pasti : I’m not too sure (formal)
Saya : I
Tak : No
Pasti : Sure
 
4 Tak tau lah : I don’t know
Tak : No
Tau : Know (short form)
Tahu : Know (proper and formal form of Tau)
Lah : A Malaysian expression used in this case to soften the delivery of the sentence
 
5 Mungkin : Maybe (formal)
 
6 Ye kot : Maybe (informal)
Ye/Ya : Yes
Kot : Maybe (very informal, but the word cannot stand alone)
 
7 Saya pening kepala dan sakit perut dari pagi lagi : I’ve been having headache and stomach ache since morning
Saya : I
Pening Kepala : Headache
Pening : Dizzy
Kepala : Head
Dan : And
Sakit perut : Stomach ache
Sakit : Pain
Perut : Stomach
Dari : From
Pagi : Morning
Lagi : More
 
8 Dah jumpa doktor? : Have you seen the doctor?
Dah : Already have (shortened, informal form)
Sudah : Already have (proper formal form of Dah)
Jumpa : Meet
Doktor : Doctor
 
9 Sudah : I have
 
10 Belum lagi : Not yet
Belum : Have not
Lagi : Yet
 
11 Saya pergi sekarang lah : I’ll go now then
Saya : I
Pergi : Go
Sekarang : Now
Lah : Then (A Malaysian expression used in this case to soften the delivery of the sentence)
 
12 Saya pergi sekejap lagi lah waktu makan tengah hari : I will go later during lunchtime
Saya : I
Pergi : Go
Sekejap : A moment
Lagi : More
Lah : A Malaysian expression used in this case to soften the delivery of the sentence
Waktu : Time
Makan : Eat
Tengah Hari : Noon
Tengah : Middle
Hari : Day

 

B. At the clinic reception

 

MALAY   ENGLISH
 
1 Boleh saya bantu? : How may I assist you?
Boleh : Can
Saya : I
Bantu : Assist (polite way of saying ‘help’, typically used in service industry)
 
2 Boleh jumpa doktor tak? : Can I see the doctor please?
Boleh : Can
Jumpa : Meet
Doktor : Doctor
Tak : No (Tak is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that it is a question. Something like saying ‘or not?’)
 
3 Saya rasa tak sihat : I don’t feel well
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Tak : No
Sihat : Healthy
 
4 Sila duduk dulu : Please have a seat first
Sila : Please (a polite invitation)
Duduk : Sit
Dulu : First
 
5 Nanti saya panggil nama : I’ll call your name later on
Nanti : Later on
Saya : I
Panggil : Call
Nama : Name

 

C. Talking to the doctor

 

MALAY   ENGLISH
 
1 Sakit apa? : What’s the matter?
Sakit : Hurt/Pain
Apa : What
 
2 Saya… : I have/feel…
…pening kepala : …headache
…sakit perut : …stomach ache
…rasa mual : …feel nauseous
…muntah-muntah : …throwing up / vomiting
 
3 Sejak bila rasa macam ni? : Since when have you been feeling this way?
Sejak : Since
Bila : When
Rasa : Feel
Macam : Like
Ni : This
 
4 Sejak malam tadi / semalam lagi : Since last night
Sejak : Since
Malam tadi : Earlier last night
Malam semalam : Last night
Malam : Night
Tadi : Just now
Semalam : Yesterday
Lagi : More
 
5 Saya akan beri ubat : I will give you some medicine
Saya : I
Akan : Will
Beri : Give
Ubat : Medicine
 
6 Nak MC tak? : Would you like a MC?
Nak : Want
MC : Medical certificate
Tak : No (Tak is used at the end of a sentence to indicate that it is a question. Something like saying ‘or not?’)
 
7 Nak : I would like a MC
Nak : Want (informal and short form of Hendak)
Hendak : Want (formal and proper form of the shortened ‘Nak’)
 
8 Tak perlu : No need
Tak : No
Perlu : Need
 
9 Tak nak : I don’t want a MC
Tak : No
Nak : Want
 
10 Ada apa-apa lagi tak? : Is there anything else?
Ada : Have
Apa-apa : Anything
Apa : What
Lagi : More
Tak : No
 
11 Tak ada, itu saja : Nothing else, that’s all
Tak : No
Ada : Have
Itu : That
Saja : Only (short form of Sahaja)
Sahaja : Only (formal and proper form of Saja)
 
12 Terima kasih, doktor : Thank you, doctor
Terima kasih : Thank you
Terima : Accept
Kasih : Affection / Love
Doktor : Doctor


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