By the same author Speak Malay! 4 TIMES LEARN MALAY WRITE | Edward S King B.A. (Hons.) (London) Malayan Education Service (Ret) An Introduction to the Modern Written Language for English-speaking Malaysians TIMES BOOKS INTERNA TIONAL ‘Sngtpore» Koala aonNew Eton 1986 Reprinted. 1988, 1391, 1993, 1995, 002 (© 1986 TIMES EDITIONS PTE LTD (© 2002 TIMES MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Published by Times Books Intemational ‘An imprint of Times Media Private Limited ‘A member ofthe Times Publishing Group Times Centre, 1 New Industrial Ros, Singapore 536196 Tel (65) 213 9288 Fax: (5) 2884871 Email: te@rplcomsp Online Book Sire: haw. tmesone om ghe ‘Times Subang, Lot 46, Subang Hi-Tech Industrial Pak ‘atu Tiga, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor Darel Ehsan, Malaysia Tel eFax: (03) 5636 3517 E-mail: cchong@tpscomnany All rights reserved No par of this publication may be eprodced, stored in a eval sytem, or transite, sy form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, ‘econding or otherwise, without the prior persion of the ‘copyegtomner. [National Library Board (Singapore) Cataloguing in Publication Data King, Edward S ‘Write Malay: an iroéetion tothe modem writen language for English speak Malaysians / Edward 8. ‘King. — New ed. ~ Singapore: Times Books Intemational, 1986 2002 printing) cm." (Times lean Nalay) ISBN: 981-208-114-1 1. Malay language ~ Textbook for forign speakers — English, 2. Malay language - Grammar 1. Title. I ‘eres: Times learn Maly PLsi09 499.2882 — aco SLS99137808 Printed by JBW Printers & Binders Pe. Ld re) TED AND TOPSY WHO MADE IT POSSIBLEFOREWORD This is an outstanding book written with with meticulous caution skill. The approach is highly remarkable. ee Paks autor as taken great {are to analyse all the intricate lems in language structure. In fact he has made the mastery o the language easy and interesting a sutt aPPToach is practical. The students are able wo assimilate the 1 strongly recommend this book to all the aspiring students of Bahasa Malaysia. Prof. Dr. G. Soosai ]h PPN. ro) \ PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION This gratifying to know that my humble efforts to elucidate a few ‘el the difficulties and inticacies of this fascinating and Phereasingly important language have met with sulficient “approval to necessitate a further edition My thanks are due to Times Books Intemational for preparing, this new edition; to Dr. G. Soosai for so kindly writing a foreword: Jind above all 10 the people of Malaysia, who welcomed me “amongst themselves and who inspired! me with a great love for theit Jeautiful country and for the Malay language. I hope that 1 may Have made some small contribution towards promoting, understanding beween Malaysians and English-speaking foreigners everywhere, thereby making some small repayment owarels the great debt T owe to Malaysia, Edward S, King, October 1986 (wii)