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How Minang and Malay compare

Shared writing system

Minang and Malay 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 Minang and Malay 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

Minang: Approximately 6.5 million 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.

Common Minang phrases in Malay

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

Greetings

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

Courtesy

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

Introductions

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

Numbers

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

Time and dates

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

Directions and travel

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

Food and restaurants

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

Shopping and money

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

Emergency and health

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

Getting help with language

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

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

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.

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.

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