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How Malay and Minang compare

Shared writing system

Malay and Minang are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Related languages

Both Malay and Minang belong to the Austronesian language family. Related languages tend to share vocabulary roots and comparable sentence structure, which generally makes machine translation between them more reliable — though false friends, words that look alike but mean different things, are also more common between relatives.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Malay: Approximately 290 million speakers, including those who speak Indonesian as a standardized form of Malay, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world. Minang: Approximately 6.5 million speakers.

Common Malay phrases in Minang

Everyday phrases translated from Malay to Minang — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Hello
Halo
Selamat pagi
Salamaik pagi .
Selamat petang
Salamaik siang
Selamat petang
Salamaik sanjo
Selamat malam
Salamaik malam
Selamat tinggal
Salamaik jalan
Jumpa lagi nanti
Sampai basuo beko
Jumpa esok
Sampai basuo bisuak
Selamat datang
Salamaik datang
Apa khabar
Baa kaba sanak?
Saya sihat, terima kasih
Ambo ndak baa doh, tarimo kasih
Selamat hari raya
Salamaik hari sanak

Courtesy

Tolonglah
Tolong
Terima kasih
Tarimo kasih
Terima kasih banyak-banyak
Tarimo kasih banyak .
Anda dialu-alukan
Sanak ditarimo
Ya
Iyo
Tidak
Indak
Maafkan saya
Maaf ambo
Saya minta maaf
Ambo minta maaf
Tiada masalah
Ndak ado masalah
Sudah tentu
Tantu sajo
Tahniah
Salamaik
Semoga berjaya
Salamaik jalan

Introductions

Siapa nama awak
Sia namo sanak?
Selamat berkenalan
Sanang hati basobok jo uda
Awak dari mana?
Urang dari ma?
Berapa umur awak?
Bara umua awak?
Saya seorang pelajar
Ambo mahasiswa
Saya di sini sedang bercuti
Ambo di siko sadang liburan
Saya di sini untuk kerja
Ambo di siko untuak karajo
Ini kawan saya
Iko kawan ambo .

Numbers

Satu
Ciek
Dua
Duo
Tiga
Tigo
Empat
Ampek
Lima
Limo
Enam
Anam
Tujuh
Tujuah
Lapan
Lapan
Sembilan
Sambilan
Sepuluh
Sapuluah
Seratus
Saratuih
Seribu
Saribu

Time and dates

Hari ini
Hari ko
Esok
Bisuak
Semalam
Tadi
Sekarang
Kini
Nanti
Beko
Pukul berapa sekarang?
Kini pukua bara?
Pada waktu pagi
Pagi hari .
Pada waktu petang
Di hari sanjo .
Isnin
Senin
Jumaat
Jumaik
Minggu depan
Minggu muko
Satu jam
Sajam

Directions and travel

Di mana bilik air?
Dima kamar mandinyo?
Di manakah stesen kereta api?
Dima stasiun kareta api tu?
Di manakah lapangan terbang?
Dima tampek bandara tu?
Bagaimana saya boleh ke sana?
Baa caronyo sampai ka sinan?
Belok kiri
Belok ka kida
Belok kanan
Belok kanan
Terus ke hadapan
Luruih sajo ka muko
Ia dekat
Lah dakek
Ia jauh
Lah jauah
Saya sesat
Ambo sasek
Saya perlukan teksi
Ambo paralu taksi
Di mana saya boleh membeli tiket?
Dima bisa mambali tiket?
Berapa harga tiket?
Bara harago tiketnyo?
Adakah selamat untuk berjalan?
Lai aman untuak bajalan kaki?

Food and restaurants

Saya lapar
Ambo lapa
Saya dahaga
Ambo auih
Air, tolong
Aia, tolong
Tolong satu meja untuk dua orang
Meja untuak baduo, silahkan
Tolong menunya
Menunyo, silahkan
Apa yang anda cadangkan?
Apo nan sanak anjurkan?
Saya ingin ini
Ambo nio iko
Memang sedap
Iyo lamak bana
Bil, tolong
Tagihan, silakan
Saya tidak makan daging
Ambo indak makan dagiang
Saya mempunyai alahan makanan
Ambo alergi makanan
Kopi
Kopi
Teh
Teh
Roti
Roti

Shopping and money

Berapa kos ini?
Bara haragonyo iko?
Ia terlalu mahal
Iko maha bana
Adakah anda menerima kad kredit?
Lai ado nan manarimo kartu kredit?
Saya hanya melihat
Ambo hanyo mancari
Saya akan mengambilnya
Ambo akan maambiaknyo
Buka
Bukak
Tertutup
Ditutuik
Pintu masuk
Pintu Masuak
Keluar
Kalua
Di manakah pasaran?
Dima pasa tu?

Emergency and health

Tolong
Bantu
Panggil doktor
Taliponlah dokter
Hubungi polis
Talipon polisi .
Saya perlukan bantuan
Ambo paralu bantuan
Saya sakit
Ambo sadang sakik
Di mana hospital?
Rumah sakik tu dima?
Di mana farmasi?
Apotek tu dima?
Sakit di sini
Sakik bana di siko .
Saya perlukan doktor
Ambo paralu dokter
Adakah terdapat hospital berdekatan?
Ado rumah sakik dakek situ?

Getting help with language

Adakah anda bercakap bahasa Inggeris?
Lai pandai bahaso Inggirih?
Saya tak faham
Ambo indak mangarati .
Saya faham
Ambo mangarati
Tolong cakap perlahan-lahan
Tolong mangecek lambek-lambek .
Tolong ulangi itu
Tolong diulang baliak
Sila tuliskannya
Tolong tulih sajo .
Apakah maksud ini?
Apo aratinyo iko?
Bagaimana anda mengatakan ini?
Baa keceknyo ko?
Saya sedang belajar
Ambo sadang baraja
Saya bercakap sedikit
Ambo mangecek saketek
Boleh awak tolong saya?
Lai bisa sanak manolong ambo?
Saya tidak tahu
Ambo indak tau

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Minang Language

Geographical Distribution

Spoken primarily in West Sumatra, Indonesia, and among the Minangkabau diaspora in Malaysia, Singapore, and other parts of Indonesia.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet; historically also written in the Arabic-derived Jawi script.

Vowels

aiueo

Consonants

bcdghjklmnprstvwy

Phonetics

Non-tonal; features vowel shifts and consonant changes influenced by surrounding languages.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order; uses affixation to indicate tense, aspect, and mood.

Loanwords

Includes borrowings from Arabic, Dutch, Sanskrit, and Malay.

Language Family

Austronesian family, Malayo-Polynesian branch.

Writing Systems

Primarily Latin script; Jawi script used historically.

Writing System History

Transitioned from Jawi to Latin script during the colonial period.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 6.5 million speakers.

About Malay Language

Geographical Distribution

Widely spoken in Malaysia, Indonesia (as Indonesian, which is a standardized dialect of Malay), Brunei, and Singapore. It also has speakers in southern Thailand, southern Philippines, and among some communities in Australia.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet primarily in Malaysia, Brunei, and Singapore. The letters used are A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z.

Vowels

aeiou

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxyz

Phonetics

Features a simple phonetic structure with a total of 20 phonemes. Vowel length can distinguish meanings.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) order is typical. Tense is not inflected but rather indicated by time adverbs or context.

Loanwords

Includes numerous loanwords from Sanskrit, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, and English, reflecting its historical and trading influences.

Language Family

Part of the Austronesian language family, within the Malayo-Polynesian branch.

Writing Systems

Currently uses the Latin script. Historically, also used Jawi, an Arabic script, especially in religious contexts.

Writing System History

Transitioned from Jawi to Latin script during the 20th century, influenced by colonial and educational reforms.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 290 million speakers, including those who speak Indonesian as a standardized form of Malay, making it one of the most spoken languages in the world.

Frequently Asked Questions

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