Looking for practical Latin to Malay (Bahasa Melayu) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Malay translation (Bahasa Melayu) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Malay.
Tip: read the Malay line out loud three times, then cover the Latin side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
Halo(sal-way)
Gratias tibi
Terima kasih(grah-tee-as tee-bee)
Bonum mane
Selamat pagi(boh-num mah-neh)
Bonum postmeridianum
Selamat petang(boh-num post-meh-rih-dee-ah-num)
Bonum vesperum
Selamat malam(boh-num vehs-peh-rum)
Bona nox
Selamat malam(boh-nah nox)
Vide te postea
Jumpa lagi(vee-deh tay pos-teh-ah)
Vale
Selamat tinggal(wah-leh)
Quod est nomen tuum?
Siapa nama anda?(kwod est noh-men too-um)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
Nama saya John(noh-men may-um est yo-han-nes)
Quomodo es?
Apa khabar?(kwo-mo-do es)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
Senang berjumpa dengan anda(tay kon-veh-nee-re mee-hee yoo-kun-dum est)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?(Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
Saya tidak bercakap Hindi dengan baik(Non bene loquor Hindi.)
Non intellego.
Saya tidak faham(Non intellego.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
Sila bercakap perlahan(Quaeso, lente loquere.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
Bolehkah anda ulang semula?(Potesne id iterum dicere?)
Ubi est latrina?
Di manakah tandas?(Ubi est latrina?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
Bagaimana saya boleh ke pusat bandar?(Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?)
Dextra verte.
Belok kiri(Dextra verte.)
Sinistra verte.
Belok kanan(Sinistra verte.)
I ad rectum.
Jalan terus(I ad rectum.)
Quot est merces?
Berapa harga tambang?(Quot est merces?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
Satu tiket, sila(Unum tessera, quaeso.)
Estne longum a hic?
Adakah ia jauh dari sini?(Estne longum a hic?)
Ego sum perditus.
Saya tersesat(Ego sum perditus.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
Di manakah saya boleh beli kad SIM?(Ubi possum emere SIM card?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
Ya
Non
Tidak
Fortasse
Mungkin
Consentio
Saya setuju
Non consentio
Saya tidak setuju
Bene sonat
Itu kedengaran baik
Quid censes?
Apa pendapat anda?
Potesne me adiuvare?
Boleh anda bantu saya?
Auxilium mihi opus est
Saya perlukan bantuan
Exspecta paulisper
Tunggu sebentar
Me paenitet
Saya minta maaf
Nullum problema
Tiada masalah
Felicitaciones
Tahniah
Felix natalis dies
Selamat hari jadi
Felix iter habeas
Selamat jalan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Ubi est statio ferriviaria?
Di mana stesen kereta api?(Di mana stesen kereta api?)
Ubi est statio bus?
Di mana perhentian bas?(Di mana perhentian bas?)
Quae est suggestus?
Platform yang mana?(Platform yang mana?)
Quo tempore discedit?
Pukul berapa ia berlepas?(Pukul berapa ia berlepas?)
Estne haec via recta?
Adakah ini jalan yang betul?(Adakah ini jalan yang betul?)
Prope est hic
Ia dekat sini(Ia dekat sini)
Longius est ab hoc
Ia jauh dari sini(Ia jauh dari sini)
Potesne mihi ostendere in mappa?
Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?(Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?)
Siste hic, quaeso
Berhenti di sini, sila(Berhenti di sini, sila)
Quot tempus capit?
Berapa lama ia mengambil masa?(Berapa lama ia mengambil masa?)
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.
Quot hoc constat?
Berapa harga ini?
Id nimis carum est.
Itu terlalu mahal.
Habesne quidquam cheap?
Adakah anda mempunyai sesuatu yang lebih murah?
Possumne solvere charta?
Bolehkah saya bayar dengan kad?
Velim mensam pro duobus.
Saya ingin meja untuk dua orang.
Ratio, quaeso.
Bil, sila.
Estne servitium inclusum?
Adakah perkhidmatan termasuk?
Vegetarianus sum.
Saya seorang vegetarian.
Nulla cibi acida, quaeso.
Tiada makanan pedas, sila.
Hoc est deliciosum.
Ini sedap.
Possumne habere menu?
Bolehkah saya dapatkan menu?
Poculum aquae, quaeso.
Segelas air, sila.
Emergencies and health
Help, police, doctor, pharmacy, and urgent situations when you need assistance fast.
Vocā polīciam
Panggil polis
Vocā ambulantiam
Panggil ambulans
Medicum mihi opus est
Saya perlukan doktor
Māla mē sentio
Saya rasa sakit
Arachīnae mihi sunt allergicae
Saya alah kepada kacang tanah
Ubi est proximus hospitālis?
Di mana hospital terdekat?
Hic dolet
Ia sakit di sini
Passum meum perdidī
Saya hilang pasport saya
Potesne meum deversorium vocāre?
Bolehkah anda panggil hotel saya?
Auxilium!
Tolong!
Work and business
Meetings, email tone, schedules, and professional phrases for the workplace.
Te convenire pulchrum est
Senang berjumpa dengan anda
Conventum constituamus
Mari kita jadwalkan mesyuarat
Quot hora tibi convenit?
Jam berapa yang sesuai untuk anda?
Reportum hodie mittam
Saya akan menghantar laporan hari ini
Possumusne cras loqui?
Bolehkah kita bercakap esok?
File adiunctum invenias, quaeso
Sila lihat fail yang dilampirkan
Gratias tibi ago pro tempore tuo
Terima kasih atas masa anda
Spero ad te laborare
Saya menantikan untuk bekerja dengan anda
Potesne illud punctum explicare?
Bolehkah anda menjelaskan perkara itu?
Permitte me ad te redire
Biarkan saya kembali kepada anda
Terminatio est Veneris
Tarikh akhir adalah hari Jumaat
Time, days and numbers
Clock times, days of the week, months, quantities, and counting for appointments and plans.