Malay and Indonesian Food & Menu Words

 

Malay flag

Malay - English

apel - apple

ayam - chicken

bagasi - luggage (like bag and bassage)

besar - big

buku - book

daging - meat

goreng - fried

ikan - fish

ikan bilis - teeny fish, smaller than whitebait, used as a garnish

kash - cash

kue - cake

mangga - mango

makanan - foodnasi - rice

nasi goreng - fried rice

pisang - banana

pisang goreng - fried banana

restauran - restaurant

English (and American) - Malay (and Indonesian)

apple - appel

banana - pisang

big - besar

book - buku

cake - kue

cash - kash

chicken - ayam

food - makanan

fish - ikan

fried - goreng (sound like grilled, but it is fried, but it is a cooking style)

fried rice - nasi goreng

luggage - bagasi

Malay language - bahasa Malay (literally language Malay, the adjective coming first, unlike the English translation)

meat - daging

restaurant - restauran

rice - nasi

Useful Websites

duolingo.com

memrise.com

facebook Polyglots community page

https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2021/06/malay-words-which-look-and-sound.html

About the Author

Angela Lansbury is a member of Toastmasters International.

About the Author Angela Lansbury

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Angela Lansbury B A Hons  is the author of ten books by regular publishers plus another ten self-published books. 

About Angela The Speaker & Trainer

Angela Lansbury is a teacher of English and other languages to Toastmasters clubs and businesses.

Braddell Heights Advanced Toastmasters Speakers Vice President  Public Relations, Immediate Past President. VPPR

Former Area Director S3. Club Coach for Nee Soon South Toastmasters Club.

Also Member of: TCA Toastmasters Club; Singapore Online Dynamic; Harrovians UK

Past meetings have included Garen Tee on using story telling in business, on bha.learncool.sg . 

Recent meetings of BHA included an educational session on using Powerpoint for posters.

Next BHA meetings, always first Wednesday evening, 7 pm Singapore time. Next meeting is  the third Saturday afternoon, June 19th 2pm Singapore time.  Inauguration of the new committee by the incoming Director of S, plus a lively speech on teamwork.

 

Angela The Blogger 

Angela has several blogs speeches, comedy and song writing and organizing, writing intermittently, but writes almost daily on these three:

travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com

dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com

translateforfun.blogspot.com

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