Speak Malay Like a Local – Lesson 55 : Feelings and Emotions

Speak Malay Like a Local – Lesson 55 : Feelings and Emotions

MALAY     ENGLISH
 
1 Saya nak order : I would like to order
Saya : I
Nak : Want
Order : Order
 
2 Tolong bagi yang ni? : I’d like this one please?
Tolong : Please
Bagi : Give
Yang : The one
Ni : This
 
3 Lepas tu tolong bagi satu ais kosong dengan air panas : And then I’d like one iced water and hot water
Lepas tu : And then / After that
Lepas : After
Tu : That
Tolong : Please / Help
Bagi : Give
Satu : One
Ais kosong : Plain iced water
Ais : Ice
Kosong : Zero
Dengan : With
Air : Water
Panas : Hot
 
4 Air kosong tak ada? : You don’t have plain water?
Air kosong : Plain water
Air : Water
Kosong : Zero
Tak : No
Ada : Have
 
5 Air panas ada? : Do you have hot water?
Air : Water
Panas : Hot
Ada : Have
 
6 Tolong bagi English Breakfast lah : I’ll have the English Breakfast then
Tolong : Please / Help
Bagi : Give
English Breakfast : English Breakfast
Lah : Then
 
7 You datang lagi lima minit boleh? : You come back in five minutes, can?
You : You
Datang : Come
Lagi : Again
Lima : Five
Minit : Minute
Boleh : Can
 
8 Lagi lima minit you datang balik boleh? : In five minutes, can you come back?
Lagi : More
Lima : Five
Minit : Minute
You : You
Datang : Come
Balik : Back
Boleh : Can
 
9 Perasaan : Feelings / Emotions
 
10 Saya rasa : I feel
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
 
11 Gembira : Happy (formal)
 
12 Saya rasa gembira : I feel happy (formal)
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Gembira : Happy (formal)
 
13 Suka : Happy (informal) / Like
 
14 Saya suka makan : I like to eat
Saya : I
Suka : Like
Makan : Eat
 
15 Saya rasa suka sangat-sangat : I feel so very happy (informal)
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Suka : Happy (informal)
Sangat-sangat : So very
Sangat : Very
 
16 Sedih : Sad
 
17 Saya rasa sedih : I feel sad
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Sedih : Sad
 
18 Terasa : Suddenly feel
Ter- : A prefix added to make a verb sound like something accidental or sudden
Rasa : Feel
 
19 Terasa macam mengantuk : Suddenly feel sleepy
Terasa : Suddenly feel
Macam : Like / Sort of
Mengantuk : Sleepy
 
20 Saya terasa : I am hurt (feelings)
Saya : I
Terasa : Hurt (feelings)
 
21 Janganlah cakap macam tu, nanti dia terasa : Don’t say it like that, you might hurt his/her feelings
Janganlah : Don’t (with the -lah suffix lending a gentleness to the request)
Jangan : Don’t
Cakap : Say
Macam : Like
Tu : That
Nanti : Lest / In case / Might
Dia : He/She
Terasa : Hurt (feelings)
 
22 Tersentuh : Moved (feelings) /Accidentally touch something
 
23 Saya tersentuh : I feel moved
Saya : I
Tersentuh : Moved (feelings)
Ter- : A prefix added to make a verb sound like something accidental or sudden
Sentuh : Touch
 
24 Marah : Angry / Anger
 
25 Saya rasa marah sangat : I feel so angry
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Marah : Angry
Sangat : Very
 
26 Marahnya! : So angry!
 
27 Sakit hati : Heartache (usually anger rather than broken heart, but both are applicable)
Sakit : Pain / Ache
Hati : Heart
 
28 Geram : Irritated, annoyed, infuriated
 
29 Menyampah : Fed up / Sick of / Disgusted
 
30 Menyampah aku tengok muka kau : I’m so fed up with looking at your face
Menyampah : Fed up
Aku : I
Tengok : Look
Muka : Face
Kau : You
 
31 Saya/Dia/Awak rasa terkejut : I am / He/She is / You are surprised
Saya : I
Dia : He/She
Awak : You
Rasa : Feel
Terkejut : Surprised
Kejut : To wake someone
 
32 Takut : Fear / Scared / Afraid
 
33 Saya rasa takut : I feel afraid
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Takut : Afraid
 
34 Saya tak takut : I am not afraid
Saya : I
Tak : No
Takut : Afraid
 
35 Saya OK je, tak takut pun : I’m perfectly fine, not at all scared
Saya : I
OK : Okay
Je : Only
Tak : No
Takut : Afraid
Pun : Even
 
36 Penat / Letih : Tired
 
37 Saya rasa mengantuk : I feel sleepy
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Mengantuk : Sleepy
 
38 Saya rasa sakit : I am in pain
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Sakit : Pain (physical)
 
39 Saya terlanggar meja : I ran into a table
Saya : I
Terlanggar : Accidentally run / collide with something
Ter- : A prefix added to make a verb sound like something accidental or sudden
Langgar : Run into / Collide with something or someone
Meja : Table
 
40 Saya rasa bimbang sebab dia tak balik-balik lagi : I feel worried because he/she has not come home yet
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Bimbang : Worried
Sebab : Because
Dia : He/She
Tak : No
Balik-Balik : Return (in Malay, the repeated word is used to emphasise how something that is supposed to have happened has not happened yet)
Balik : Retun
Lagi : Yet
 
41 Saya rasa bosan sangat tunggu orang tak sampai-sampai lagi : I feel so bored waiting for someone who isn’t here yet
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Bosan : Bored
Sangat : Very
Tunggu : Wait
Orang : Person
Tak : No
Sampai-Sampai : Reach (in Malay, the repeated word is used to emphasise how something that is supposed to have happened has not happened yet)
Sampai : Reach
Lagi : Yet
 
42 Bosan betul tunggu dia : So bored waiting for him/her
Bosan : Bored
Betul : Really
Tunggu : Wait
Dia : Him/Her
 
43 Serabut : Muddled / In a tangle (relating to thoughts). Also means fibre/fibrous.
 
44 Serabut aku fikir pasal masalah ni : My thoughts are in a tangle thinking about this problem
Serabut : Muddled / Tangled / Saturated
Aku : I (Harsh)
Fikir : Think
Pasal : About
Masalah : Problem
Ni : This
 
45 Cukuplah, banyak sangat : That’s enough, it’s too much
Cukuplah : Enough already
Cukup : Enough
Banyak : Much / Many
Sangat : Very /Too
 
46 Sikit lagi : Just a bit more
Sikit : Little
Lagi : More
 
47 Sejuk : Cold
 
48 Panas : Hot
 
49 Saya rasa sejuk/panas : I feel cold / hot
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Sejuk : Cold
Panas : Hot
 
50 Sihat : Healthy
 
51 Tak sihat : Unhealthy
Tak : No
Sihat : Healthy
 
52 Saya rasa sihat / tak sihat : I feel healthy / unhealthy
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Sihat : Healthy
Tak sihat : Unhealthy
 
53 Saya rasa haus / lapar / kenyang : I feel thirst / hungry / kenyang
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Haus : Thirsty
Lapar : Hungry
Kenyang : Full (appetite)
 
54 Puas hati aku : I feel satisfied
Puas hati : Satisfied
Puas : Satisfy
Hati : Heart
Aku : I (Harsh)
 
55 Saya rasa bersyukur : I feel grateful / thankful
Saya : I
Rasa : Feel
Bersyukur : Grateful
Syukur : Gratitude
 
56 Saya bersyukur sangat ke hadrat Ilahi : I feel so grateful to God
Saya : I
Bersyukur : Grateful
Sangat : Very
Ke : To
Hadrat : Presence (borrowed from Arabic)
Ilahi : My God (borrowed from Arabic)
 
57 Ada garpu boleh start makan : I have a fork now I can start eating
Ada : Have
Garpu : Fork
Boleh : Can
Start : Start
Makan : Eat
 
58 I rasmikan dulu ya? : I’m digging in okay?
I : I
Rasmikan : Officiate
Rasmi : Official
Dulu : First
Ya : Yes
 
59 Sedapnya : So yummy!
Sedap : Yummy / Delicious
-nya : A suffix used to emphasise an adjective
 
60 Sukanya : So happy!
Suka : Happy (informal)
-nya : A suffix used to emphasise an adjective

 



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