MALAY | ENGLISH | |||
Nama saya Lisa | : | My name is Lisa | ||
Nama | : | Name | ||
Saya | : | I | ||
Nama kawan saya Adam | : | My friend’s name is Adam | ||
Nama | : | Name | ||
Kawan | : | Friend | ||
Saya | : | I | ||
Umur saya tiga puluh tahun | : | I am thirty years old | ||
Umur | : | Age | ||
Saya | : | I | ||
Tiga Puluh | : | Thirty | ||
Tahun | : | Year | ||
Saya datang dari … | : | I come from… | ||
Saya | : | I | ||
Datang | : | Come | ||
Dari | : | From | ||
Saya orang Itali tapi saya datang dari US | : | I am Italian but I come from the US | ||
Saya | : | I | ||
Orang | : | Person | ||
Tapi | : | But | ||
Saya | : | I | ||
Datang | : | Come | ||
Dari | : | From |
Ways of Saying I
1) Saya
- Most appropriately used with strangers and for formal occasions
- Very polite
- If used with friends, it can sound a little distant as many favour ‘Aku’ instead
2) Aku
- Commonly used with people you are familiar with
- Caution: It sounds quite rough and can be misconstrued as being disrespectful and rude
3) Kita
- The literal meaning is ‘We’
- Favoured by school children
- Used by adults who want to sound affectionate
- I do not recommend using ‘kita’ as a way to say ‘I’ as it can come across as childish