Malay for Beginners
Malay for Beginners
VOCABULARY
ENGLISH-MALAY
and
CONVERSATIONS.
SINGAPORE:
KELLY AND WALSH, Ltd.,
and at
SHANGHAI and HONGKONG.
1928
PRINTED AT THE PRESS OF KELLY & WALSH, LTD., SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Malay for Beginners.
This is not intended for students but for the every day newcomer for whom a limited knowledge of Colloquial Malay is essential.
The conversations assist in memorising as well as in stringing together sentences.
The vocabulary is abridged to some 750 words.
Pronunciation.
The vowels are pronounced as in Italian.
The circumflex accentê or the short mark ˘ when placed over a vowel will lengthen or shorten it.
The final k is silent as in banyak.
The inital h is sometimes pronounced or silent as in hujan.
g is always hard.
ng is like hang as in sungei.
Some little assistance will occasionally be necessary for the beginner.
This work has been undertaken in view of the fact that the present hand-books are obsolete.
W. D.
Singapore, November, 1928.
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| General Words and Phrases • Numerals • A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y |
| Cook • Boy • General • Syce • Gardener • Estate Work • Tapping |