Hi everyone!
Apa khabar? It's me Zarina as always, your friend from Malaysia. Have you practised any Malay phrases recently? You should. This is to familiarize your mouth muscle with Malay pronunciation.
Hard work bears fruits!
Semoga berjaya! = Good luck!
Are you interested in speaking Malay colloquially?
The easiest way is to get someone native to the language to assist you. If you are interested, you may contact me on Preply for an hour lesson to practise speaking Malay and to improve your pronunciation. All details are in the description box down below.
Today, we will learn about time. Since time is essence, we will jump to the topic immediately.
Masa = time
There are many synonyms in Malay that signify time.
Among them are:
Waktu
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Jangka waktu
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Ketika
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Jangka masa
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Detik
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Zaman
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Saat
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Tempoh
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Jam
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Era
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….and many more. However, they are used differently in different context.
Don’t worry, I will give you examples as we continue the lesson.
If you are interested in more details, head over to Dewan Bahasa and Pustaka; the regulator of Malay Language’s website. There you can make a search of any Malay word in their dictionary. However, it is in Malay and if you are at an advance level, you are definitely recommended to do so.
How to ask for time in Malay Language?
This is our main concern. First, you must know the numbers before we even start. If you haven’t studied numbers in Malay Language, head over to the Lesson - Numbers in Malay Language at the blog- here and the video- here.
Assuming that you already memorized the numbers in Malay;
In Malay, if we want to ask for time;
What time is it? = Pukul berapa?
What time is it now? = Pukul berapa sekarang?
May I know, what time is it? = Boleh saya tahu, pukul berapa?
Do you know, what time is it now? = Awak tahu pukul berapa sekarang? / Tahu tak pukul berapa sekarang? (More colloquial)
The answer is just add
Pukul + Number
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Pukul = o’clock
For example;
Pukul satu = One o’clock
Pukul dua = Two o’clock
….and so on.
If the time is <number> + a quarter;
Suku = Quarter
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Pukul satu suku = A quarter to one / 1:15
….and so on.
However ‘suku’ is not used for three-quarter.
For example;
Pukul satu empat puluh lima = A quarter to two / 1:45
Or colloquially we say;
Lagi lima belas minit nak pukul dua = 1:45 / A quarter to two
Lagi = another
lima belas = fifteen
minit = minutes (* we use ‘minit’ in this case instead of ‘minit-minit’ even if it implies singular instead of plural)
nak = to (* ‘nak’ literally means ‘want’)
pukul dua = two O’clock
If the time is <number> + a half;
Setengah = half
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Pukul satu setengah = One and a half o’clock / half past one
….and so on.
How to differentiate between A.M. or P.M.?
It is closely related to the greetings lessons. If you have learned them, you won’t find any difficulty here.
Pagi = From 1 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Tengahari = From 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Petang = From 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Malam = From 8 p.m. to 12 a.m.
For example;
Sekarang pukul satu pagi = Now is 1 a.m.
Sekarang pukul dua belas tengahari = Now is 12 noon.
Sekarang pukul tiga petang = Now is three in the evening.
Sekarang pukul lapan malam = Now is 8 p.m.
As a summary; let’s look at the image of the watch above. There are three needles in the watch. The shortest needle implies the hour = jam, the longer one implies the minute = minit and the longest implies the second = saat.
The green striped area means a quarter = suku and the blue striped area means a half = setengah.
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I hope that this lesson helps.
Sampai jumpa lagi! (Till we meet again)
