Selamat Datang

welcome

Pengenalan (Introduction)
LAM 1201 Bahasa Melayu 1
 BAHASA MELAYU DI NUS
All students MUST declare that they have NO
formal Malay education prior to this module
All lectures & tutorials are compulsory

Tutorial A grammar & vocabulary 2hr

All tutorials begin on week-3

Bid for the tutorial slots via CORS online

Tutorial material is a Course Book from Coop

This module is 100% CA.

MALAY LANGUAGE IN
SINGAPORE
Around 13.6 percent of Singaporeans are
Malays

Malay as a mother tongue is evaluated at

PSLE, O and A level in Singapore

Malay is offered as foreign language at NUS &

NTU.

Malay may be a language option for SEA

Studies, Global Studies, Social Work at NUS

Students fr. Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

have learned LAM1201.
BAHASA MELAYU IN SOUTHEAST
ASIA
Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia

Bahasa
Brunei

Bahasa Melayu

Bahasa Indonesia
 SINGA PURA
NEGARA SINGAPURA Lion City
BAHASA MELAYU IN SINGAPORE

SENTOSA
OTHER MALAY WORDS
BUKIT TIMAH Tin Ore Hill
BUKIT MERAH Red Hill
BUKIT BATOK [1] Coconut Shell Hill
JALAN BESAR Big Road
PAYA LEBAR Wide Swamp

ISTANA Palace

JALAN KAYU Wood Road

[1] batok = coconut shell to scoop water

for washing ones feet
batuk = cough e.g. jangan batuk (dont cough)
COMMON PHRASES
Selamat safe; blessed
Selamat pagi (morning)

Selamat tengah hari (afternoon)

[(12-2pm)]

Selamat petang (afternoon; evening)

Selamat malam (night)

Timing is flexible as a student may greet the oral

examiner with selamat petang at 1pm.
We use selamat pagi at 2 am at the Police Station
WELCOME & GOODBYE
Selamat datang welcome
(datang > come)

Selamat tinggal goodbye

(tinggal > stay)

Jumpa lagi see you

(jumpa > meet, lagi > again)

Selamat jalan farewell

(jalan > walk > travel)
 Apa khabar? how are you?
Khabar baik. good, Im fine Birthday

Terima kasih. thanks

Day Become
Sama-sama. youre welcome
Jumpa lagi! see you again
Maaf. sorry

Issue
Special
 Saya Suhaimi Yusof.
I (am) Suhaimi Yusof.

.. Saya Suhaimi Yusof

PRONOUNS

SAYA

AKU
Informal
I
We use saya in daily communication,
e.g. for interview or any queries
PRONOUNS
AWAK

KAMU
YOU
ANDA

ENGKAU informal
WHO: ENQUIRING ABOUT PERSONAL
NAME

Siapa nama
awak / kamu / anda?

Sila jawab (Please answer):

____ saya Taufik Batisah
 SPEAKING MALAY IN 3 MINUTES: PAIR
ORAL
A: Introduce your personal name in Malay to B
Nama s. James/Siti
Ask B for his or her personal name in Malay

..nama?

B: My name is BBB Nama s. Andrew/Britney.

Greet A by saying Apa khabar? Encik/Cik......

A: Say I am fine Khabar baik and thank you .

B: Reply your are welcome to A. Sama-sama
PRONOUNS

Dia

HE / SHE

Beliau

Dia = common form

Beliau = respectful form for ministers, dignitaries, officials
 Nama beliau Tony Tan Keng Yam. His name is Tony Tan Keng Yam
Beliau Presiden negara Singapura. He is the President of Singapore

Dia Encik (mr.) Tan Min-Liang

Encik Usain Bolt

Dia Cik (ms/miss) Olivia Lum

Cik Selena Gomez

PRONOUNS

MEREKA They
PRONOUNS

Kita

We
Kami
Kita WE
Listener + Speaker
Inclusive

Kami we
Speaker
Exclusive
 I Sa-ya
A-ku

PRONOUN You A-wak

KATA GANTI An-da
NAMA Ka-mu
Engkau
He / Dia
She Be-li-au

We Ki-ta
Ka-mi

They Me-re-ka
 Siapa beliau?
Beliau Doktor Yaacob Ibrahim
Beliau Menteri Perhubungan dan Penerangan
He is the Minister of Communication & Information

Dia Ahmad. He (is) Ahmad

Dia orang Melayu.
Dia orang Bukit Merah.
BORROWED WORDS
Televisyen Kampus
Radio Universiti
Komputer Teknologi
Muzik Sains
Muzium Tutorial
Kantin Telefon
Kelas Doktor
Fakulti Virus

Borrowing is a survival strategy for any language

Mandarin: [pai tui] ( ), Japanese: vi-de-yo

English: dim sum, feng shui, guru, gung-ho, etc.

DO YOU KNOW THESE WORDS

Encik Masagos Zulkifli Ayam penyet

Cik Halimah binti Yacob Nasi ayam

Suria Mi rebus

Sup kambing
Nasi goreng [Sup tulang]
SIMPLE DIALOGUE

Selamat pagi, Cik Aishah

Selamat pagi. Apa khabar, Encik Lee?
Khabar baik. Terima kasih.
Siapa nama doktor anda?
_____ _____ ______

Terima kasih