The app to learn Malay vocabulary
KoKo is an iPhone app for learning Malay vocabulary: +6,000 words translated into English, sorted into 38 topics and three levels, that you review just before you forget them.
Malay is very close to Indonesian: the same Latin alphabet, no gender, no conjugation. Part of the vocabulary differs.
What you learn
KoKo’s Malay vocabulary runs from everyday words to the language of study and work: 2,397 easy words, 2,118 medium and 1,525 hard. You pick your topics and your pace.
- Grammar: 6 topics, including Core verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Connectors and prepositions.
- Everyday life: 20 topics, including Politeness and small talk, Numbers and quantities, Time and calendar, Human body.
- Fields: 12 topics, including School and learning, Work and business, Occupations, Sport and fitness.
The lists are free to read on this site: start with your first 100 Malay words or browse all 38 Malay topics.
Utilities
A preview: 12 Malay words
Here are 12 easy words from the app, with their translation. Test yourself just below.
| Malay | English |
|---|---|
| ya | yesAffirmative answer |
| tidak | noNegative answer |
| terima kasih | thank you |
| air | water |
| nasi | rice |
| kawan | friend |
| ibu | motherStandard register, the woman who gives birth to or raises the child |
| katil | bed |
| kunci | key |
| hidung | nose |
| hari | day |
| jalan | street |
