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Malay vocabulary: computers and the internet

Computer, phone, internet, messages, social media: technology and computer vocabulary in Malay.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

MalayEnglish
akaunaccount
aplikasiapp
komencomment
kandungancontent
datadata
pangkalan datadatabase
imej latar skrindesktop background
perantidevice
alamat e-melemail address
folderfolder
cakera kerashard drive
fon kepalaheadphones
internetinternet
siaran langsunglive streaming
memorimemory
kad memorimemory card
telefon bimbitmobile phone
tetikusmouse
rangkaiannetwork
suapan beritanews feed
nombornumber
sistem pengendalianoperating system
halamanpage
fotophoto
profilprofile
skrinscreen
masa skrinscreen time
enjin cariansearch engine
perkongsiansharing
mod tidursleep mode
perisiansoftware
memasangto install
menerimato receive
menghantarto send
menaipto type
kemas kiniupdate
versiversion
videovideo
panggilan videovideo call
laman webwebsite

Level 2: medium 35 words

MalayEnglish
algoritmaalgorithm
anonimitianonymity
lebar jalurbandwidth
bluetoothbluetooth
pepijatbug
butangbutton
pengecascharger
pengkomputeran awancloud
sambunganconnection
kukicookie
e-melemail
pengikutfollower
penggodamanhacking
ikonicon
modem internetinternet box
menumenu
pelan datamobile plan
moderasimoderation
gangguan rangkaiannetwork outage
buli siberonline harassment
pemprosesprocessor
penipuanscam
pengimbasscanner
pelayanserver
kad SIMSIM card
tablettablet
membuat sandaranto back up
melayarito browse
mengklikto click
mengklik dua kalito double click
memuat turunto download
menyimpanto save
menatalto scroll
mencarito search
pemacu kilat USBUSB stick

Level 3: hard 25 words

MalayEnglish
antivirusantivirus
lampiranattachment
sistem terhenticrash
kursorcursor
fon telingaearphones
emojiemoji
pempengaruhinfluencer
perisian hasadmalware
pancingan dataphishing
pencetakprinter
penerimarecipient
pelaporanreporting
nada deringringtone
penghalarouter
tetapansetting
pintasanshortcut
tab pelayartab
mengesahkan identitito authenticate
memformatto format
log keluarto log out
memulakan semulato restart
menyegerakkanto synchronise
penjejakantracking
persidangan videovideo conference
kamera webwebcam

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Malay words on “Digital and communication”. The full topic holds 160 in the KoKo app: 64 at the easy level, 56 at the medium level and 40 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.
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