Looking for practical Qeqchi to Malay (Bahasa Melayu) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Qeqchi 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: pick five Malay phrases from the greetings section and use them in a real message today. Small daily practice beats cramming before a trip.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Sa'qi
Halo(sah-kee)
Uxlab'äl
Terima kasih(ook-lah-bahl)
Sa'qi k'ay
Selamat pagi(sah-kee kay)
Sa'qi k'ik'
Selamat petang(sah-kee keek)
Sa'qi k'ux
Selamat malam(sah-kee koosh)
Sa'qi k'ik' k'ux
Selamat malam(sah-kee keek koosh)
K'ux k'ik'
Jumpa lagi(koosh keek)
K'ux
Selamat tinggal(koosh)
Jach'och' k'ut?
Siapa nama anda?(ha-choch kut)
In k'ut John
Nama saya John(een koot John)
K'ut k'ax?
Apa khabar?(kut k'ash)
K'ax k'ut k'ux
Senang berjumpa dengan anda(kash kut koosh)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
¿Ruk'uxik in English?
Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?(Adakah anda bercakap dalam bahasa Inggeris?)
Nuk'uxik Hindi man k'utun.
Saya tidak bercakap Hindi dengan baik
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Saya tidak faham
Por favor, ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay.
Sila bercakap perlahan
¿Ruk'uxik k'utun k'ay?
Bolehkah anda ulang semula?
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Di manakah tandas?
¿Jas ri k'utun k'ay ri k'ay?
Bagaimana saya boleh ke pusat bandar?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Belok kiri
K'utun ri k'ay.
Belok kanan
K'utun k'ay.
Jalan terus
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Berapa harga tambang?
K'utun ri k'ay.
Satu tiket, sila
¿Ja' ri k'utun?
Adakah ia jauh dari sini?
Nuk'uxik k'utun.
Saya tersesat
¿Ja' ri k'utun ri SIM?
Di manakah saya boleh beli kad SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ja'
Ya
Nok
Tidak
K'a riq
Mungkin
In k'ut
Saya setuju
In k'ut nok
Saya tidak setuju
K'ut in k'ut
Itu kedengaran baik
¿Ja' k'ut in k'ut?
Apa pendapat anda?
¿K'ax k'ut in k'uch?
Boleh anda bantu saya?
In k'uch k'ax
Saya perlukan bantuan
K'ut k'ax riq
Tunggu sebentar
In k'ut k'ax
Saya minta maaf
Nok k'ut
Tiada masalah
K'ut in k'ut riq
Tahniah
K'ut in k'ut k'uch
Selamat hari jadi
K'ut in k'ut riq k'uch
Selamat jalan
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
¿Ja' k'utun ri tren?
Di mana stesen kereta api?(Di mana stesen kereta api?)
¿Ja' k'utun ri bus?
Di mana perhentian bas?(Di mana perhentian bas?)
¿K'utun ri platform?
Platform yang mana?(Platform yang mana?)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
Pukul berapa ia berlepas?(Pukul berapa ia berlepas?)
¿¿¿K'utun ri k'ax?
Adakah ini jalan yang betul?(Adakah ini jalan yang betul?)
Ri k'utun k'utun
Ia dekat sini(Ia dekat sini)
Ri k'utun k'ax
Ia jauh dari sini(Ia jauh dari sini)
¿Jas k'utun ri mapa?
Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?(Bolehkah anda tunjukkan pada peta?)
¿K'utun ri, por favor?
Berhenti di sini, sila(Berhenti di sini, sila)
¿Jas k'utun ri?
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.
K'utun ri'?
Berapa harga ini?(K'utun ri'?)
K'utun ri' k'utun ch'ich'
Itu terlalu mahal.(K'utun ri' k'utun ch'ich')
¿Ruk'ux ri' k'utun ch'ich'?
Adakah anda mempunyai sesuatu yang lebih murah?(¿Ruk'ux ri' k'utun ch'ich'?)
¿K'utun ri' k'utun rax?
Bolehkah saya bayar dengan kad?(¿K'utun ri' k'utun rax?)
In k'utun ri' k'ax ri' ch'och'
Saya ingin meja untuk dua orang.(In k'utun ri' k'ax ri' ch'och')
Ri' k'utun, por favor
Bil, sila.(Ri' k'utun, por favor)
¿Ri' k'utun ch'ich'?
Adakah perkhidmatan termasuk?(¿Ri' k'utun ch'ich'?)
In k'utun ri' vegetarian
Saya seorang vegetarian.(In k'utun ri' vegetarian)
Man k'utun ri' ch'ich', por favor
Tiada makanan pedas, sila.(Man k'utun ri' ch'ich', por favor)