How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Malay words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 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.

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: numbers and quantities

Numbers in Malay, along with quantities and measurements: counting, paying, giving a size or a weight.

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Malay	English
seluruhnya	all
sekitar	approximately
keluasan	area
paling banyak	at most
purata	average
potongan kecil	bit
pasangan	coupleTwo people who form a couple
jarak	distance
ganda	double
lapan	eight
kosong	empty
cukup	enough
sedikit	few
pertama	first
lima	five
empat	four
penuh	full
ketinggian	height
terakhir	last
pengukuran	measurement
sembilan	nine
tidak ada	none
nombor	numberIdentifier
kadar	rate
baki	remainder
siri	series
tujuh belas	seventeen
sejumlah	several
bahagian	share
kekurangan	shortage
enam	six
jumlah	sum
sepuluh	ten
sepertiga	thirdFraction
ketiga	thirdRank, ordinal
mencapai	to reach
terlalu banyak	too many
dua puluh satu	twenty one
dua	two
unit	unit

Level 2: medium 35 words

Malay	English
puluhan	about ten
lot	batch
darjah	degree
kedalaman	depth
angka	digit
lusin	dozen
genap	evenNumber divisible by two
lima belas	fifteen
lima puluh	fifty
lima ratus	five hundred
empat puluh	forty
seratus	hundred
inci	inch
kepanjangan	length
meter	metre
juta	million
sembilan belas	nineteen
sembilan puluh	ninety
sepasang	pairSet of two identical items
potongan	piece
timbunan	pile
proporsi	proportion
seperempat	quarterFraction
peringkat	rank
skala	scale
keenam	sixth
enam puluh	sixty
tiga belas	thirteen
tiga puluh	thirty
seribu	thousand
tiga perempat	three quarters
menganggarkan	to estimate
mengukur	to measure
dua ratus	two hundred
isi padu	volume

Level 3: hard 25 words

Malay	English
ampere	ampere
bait	byte
sentimeter	centimetre
perpuluhan	decimal
titik perpuluhan	decimal point
darjah Celsius	degree Celsius
Fahrenheit	Fahrenheit
pecahan	fraction
gigabait	gigabyte
hektar	hectare
keseratus	hundredth
kilometer	kilometre
liter	litre
megabait	megabyte
mililiter	millilitre
ganjil	odd
nisbah	ratio
meter persegi	square metre
menjumlahkan	to add up
menggandakan	to double
mendarab	to multiply
menolak	to subtract
menggandakan tiga kali	to triple
menimbang	to weigh
watt	watt

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Malay words on “Numbers and quantities”. The full topic holds 159 in the KoKo app: 63 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.
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.