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This page gives 100 Malay words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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: linking words and prepositions

But, so, because, with, without, in front of: the Malay linking words and prepositions that connect your ideas and place things.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Malay	English
akan segera	about to
menurut	according to
sebenarnya	actually
setelah	afterConjunction, followed by a clause
melawan	against
tetap juga	all the same
meskipun	although
dan	and
alhasil	as a result
seolah-olah	as if
serta	as well as
di rumah	at home ofPreposition, at the dwelling or premises of a person
pada saat	at the time of
sebab	becauseConjunction, formal register
kerana	becauseEveryday use
sebelum	beforePreposition, followed by a noun
sebelum	beforeConjunction, followed by the subjunctive
tetapi juga	but also
oleh	byAgent, the one by whom the action is done
sekalipun	even if
untuk	forPreposition, purpose or recipient
dari	fromProvenance, origin
tambahan pula	furthermore
jika	if
kalau-kalau	in case
bukannya	instead of
lagi pula	moreover
di atas	on
di satu pihak	on one hand
malah	on the other handContrast, informal register
memandangkan	seeing that
sejak	sinceStarting point in time
itulah sebabnya	that is why
oleh kerana itu	therefore
dengan demikian	thus
ke	toPreposition, movement in the direction of a place
apabila	whenEveryday use
manakala	whereasContrast between two facts, with no idea of time
selagi	whileConjunction, followed by a clause
tanpa	withoutConjunction, followed by the subjunctive

Level 2: medium 35 words

Malay	English
di bahagian atas	above
lebih-lebih lagi kerana	all the more so since
di sepanjang	along
di antara	amongWithin a larger group
di sekeliling	around
sebagai akibat dari	as a result of
mulai	as early asFrom the moment of, without waiting
mulai dari	as from
sebaik sahaja	as soon as
akibat	because of
di samping itu	besides
walaupun	despite
walau bagaimanapun	despite everything
disebabkan	due to
jauh dari	far from
menyusul	following
contohnya	for example
kerana takut	for fear that
di hadapan	in front ofPosition in space, ahead of
guna	in order to
di tengah	in the middle of
sedang	in the process of
lagipun	incidentally
memang	indeed
sejauh	insofar as
dekat dengan	near
di samping	next to
mahupun	nor
kalau tidak	otherwise
daripada	rather than
supaya	so as to
berkat	thanks to
sampai	untilPreposition, followed by a noun
dengan menggunakan	using
dalam rangka	with a view to

Level 3: hard 25 words

Malay	English
sehubungan dengan	as regards
di tepi	at the edge of
melebihi	beyond
singkatnya	briefly
berkaitan	concerning
akibatnya	consequently
berlawanan dengan	contrary to
pada akhirnya	eventually
kecuali	except
selain	except for
pertama	firstly
dengan kata lain	in other words
ringkasnya	in short
namun begitu	nevertheless
akan tetapi	nonetheless
sebaliknya	on the contrary
di sisi lain	on the other handContrast, formal register
dengan dalih	on the pretext that
di bahagian luar	outside
dengan syarat	provided that
siap untuk	ready to
kedua	secondly
berhubung	sinceA reason the listener already knows
melalui	through
semasa	throughoutFormal register, for the whole duration

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How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Malay words on “Connectors and prepositions”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 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.