How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Malay words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Malay vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

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.

Malay vocabulary: adverbs

Often, quickly, already, maybe, very: the Malay adverbs that say when, how and how much.

Here are 100 Malay words on “Adverbs”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

Malay	English
lagi	again
hampir	almost
sudah	already
juga	also
dengan buruk	badly
di belakang	behind
lebih baik	better
di tingkat bawah	downstairs
di tempat lain	elsewhere
jauh	far
akhirnya	finally
di sini	here
di hadapan	in front
lewat	late
sedikit	little
lama	long time
mungkin	maybe
sementara itu	meanwhile
banyak	muchQuantity, with a verb or a noun
lalu	next
antara lain	notably
kerap	often
di sebelah kiri	on the left
sahaja	only
di sana	over there
dengan cepat	quickly
lumayan	rather
benar-benar	really
begitu banyak	so much
kadang-kadang	sometimes
lurus terus	straight ahead
kemudian	then
demikian	thus
hari ini	today
esok	tomorrow
terlalu banyak	too much
dengan baik	well
semalam	yesterday

Level 2: medium 36 words

Malay	English
mutlak	absolutely
memang	admittedly
ke belakang	backwards
sebelumnya	beforehand
di bawah	below
secara kebetulan	by chance
pasti	certainly
sepenuhnya	completely
kini	currently
secara langsung	directly
secara nyata	distinctly
dengan mudah	easily
sangat banyak	enormously
pada dasarnya	essentially
teramat	extremely
dahulu	formerly
untungnya	fortunately
terus terang	frankly
secara percuma	free of charge
mulai sekarang	from now on
serta-merta	immediately
di dalam	inside
utamanya	mainly
secara normal	normally
dengan sempurna	perfectly
secara kekal	permanently
kemungkinan besar	probably
jarang	rarely
secara teratur	regularly
secara relatif	relatively
dengan serius	seriously
secara sederhana	simply
agak	slightly
semata-mata	solely
tentunya	surely
malangnya	unfortunately

Level 3: hard 26 words

Malay	English
secara mendadak	abruptly
setiap tahun	annually
kira-kira	approximately
seketika	at once
dengan tenang	calmly
dengan hati-hati	cautiously
dengan betul	correctly
dengan senang hati	gladly
dengan jujur	honestly
dengan ramah	kindly
setiap bulan	monthly
dengan bising	noisily
sesekali	occasionally
dengan sengaja	on purpose
dengan sopan	politely
dengan santai	quietly
dalam masa terdekat	shortly
tanpa suara	silently
dengan ikhlas	sincerely
tiba-tiba	suddenly
secara sistematik	systematically
untuk sementara	temporarily
biasanya	usually
secara samar	vaguely
nampak jelas	visibly
dengan susah payah	with difficulty

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Malay words on “Adverbs”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 59 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Malay vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
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

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Malay vocabulary on iPhone.