What comes after these 100 words?

Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Malay words and brings each one back at the right moment.

Where do these lists come from?

They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

100 advanced Malay words

100 Malay words worth knowing, picked from the topics Grammar, Everyday life, Fields and translated into English.

Grammar 18 words

Malay	English
menafikan	to deny
berani	to dare
bersumpah	to swear
lembik	soft
masak	ripe
usang	worn out
dengan sengaja	on purpose
tiba-tiba	suddenly
seketika	at once
singkatnya	briefly
kecuali	except
semasa	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration
tak seorang pun	no oneFormal or legal register
diri	oneselfReflexive pronoun, simple form
seperti itu	such
mengenakan	to put on
mengulang kaji	to go over
mempertimbangkan	to think of

Everyday life 58 words

Malay	English
halo	helloOn the phone, when picking up
sila masuk	come in
biadab	ill mannered
batu	mile
auns	ounce
volt	volt
memberi tarikh	to date
Paskah	Easter
mendesak	urgent
bulu mata	eyelash
deria pendengaran	hearing
punggung	buttock
radang telinga	ear infection
radang tekak	throat infection
kurang darah	anaemia
menantu perempuan	daughter in lawWife of one’s son
duda	widower
adik	younger sibling
licik	cunning
degil	stubborn
banyak bercakap	talkative
cadar	sheet
pagar hidup	hedge
penyedut asap dapur	cooker hood
menggergaji	to saw
nat	nut
baut	bolt
tali kasut	shoelace
parka	parka
selipar jepun	flip flops
kiwi	kiwi
thyme	thyme
kurma	date
pemarut	grater
menggoreng	to fry
menyalut serbuk roti	to coat in breadcrumbs
setem	stamp
troli beli-belah	trolley
gerai surat khabar	newsstand
dewan pasar	market hall
pembetung	sewer
menyusuri	to go along
jek	jack
bonet	bonnet
tingkap bulat	porthole
pondok percutian	holiday cottage
wang pendahuluan	deposit payment
bagasi	luggage
tebing sungai	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
membeku	to freeze
embun beku	frost coating
rumpai laut	seaweed
mengembek	to bleat
burung pucung	heron
khaki	khaki
coklat kekuningan	ochre
e-mel sampah	spam
emoji	emoji

Fields 24 words

Malay	English
kapur tulis	chalk
pemadam	eraser
kerja sementara	temporary work
memotivasi	to motivate
pemandu forklif	forklift driver
penjual wain	wine merchant
pagar lari	hurdle
judo	judo
buah catur	piece
kuda pusing	merry go round
pantomim	mime
demam pentas	stage fright
aksiom	axiom
bikar	beaker
kuota	quota
sampah	rubbish
sebut harga	quote
kejatuhan pasaran	market crash
pengakuan	confession
alibi	alibi
peti undi	ballot box
kumpulan pendesak	lobby
berita eksklusif pertama	scoop
tular	viral

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Frequently asked questions

What comes after these 100 words?: Carry on topic by topic: each list gives 100 words sorted into three levels. The KoKo app gathers +6,000 Malay words and brings each one back at the right moment.
Where do these lists come from?: They are the lists of the KoKo app. Each page gives 100 of their words; the full topics, the reviews and the exercises are in the app.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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