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28 Malay words for giving your opinion

28 Malay words worth knowing, picked from the topics Core verbs, Politeness and small talk, Adverbs, Connectors and prepositions and translated into English.

Opinions 28 words

MalayEnglish
berfikirto think
percayato believe
menjumpaito find
mencintaito love
lebih sukato prefer
membencito hate
mahuto want
berharapto hopeWish that something will happen
baiklahokay
tentu sajaof course
mungkinperhaps
sayang sekalithat is a pity
syukurlahso much the better
benar-benarreally
lumayanrather
terutamaespecially
kemungkinan besarprobably
pasticertainly
untungnyafortunately
malangnyaunfortunately
menurutaccording to
sebenarnyaactually
malahon the other handContrast, informal register
padahalyet
namunhowever
di sisi lainon the other handContrast, formal register
sekalipuneven if
keranabecauseEveryday use

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