How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Malay words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 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: verb patterns

To need, to be about to, to remember: the Malay verb phrases that keep coming back in conversation.

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

Level 1: easy 38 words

Malay	English
berhak untuk	to be allowed to
berguna untuk	to be used for
menyalahkan diri sendiri	to blame oneself
meminta bantuan	to call upon
terus	to carry on doing
memilih untuk	to choose to
kembali	to come back
masuk	to come in
tidak memerlukan	to do without
menjangkakan	to expect
mengisi	to fill in
sukar untuk	to find it hard to
selesai	to finish doing
lupa untuk	to forget to
naik	to get on
menimbulkan	to give rise to
melakukannya	to go about it
masuk semula	to go back inside
bercinta dengan	to go out with
melewati	to go through
baru saja	to have just done
membantu untuk	to help to
memberitahu	to inform of
belajar untuk	to learn to
mengurus	to look afterTake charge of
memandang	to look at
mencari	to look for
memberi perhatian	to pay attention to
mengatasi kesukaran	to pull through
menoleransi	to put up with
menyedari	to realiseBecome aware of something
pulih	to recover
mengharapkan	to rely on
ingat	to remember
mula melakukan	to start doing
berhenti	to stop
menanggalkan	to take off
memahami	to work out

Level 2: medium 36 words

Malay	English
setuju untuk	to agree to
berminat pada	to be interested in
terpaksa	to be obliged to
bangga akan	to be proud of
sedar akan	to become aware of
menenangkan diri	to calm down
menyusul	to catch up
berlaku	to come about
memutuskan untuk	to decide to
bermimpi tentang	to dream of
mendorong untuk	to encourage to
berpakaian	to get dressed
tersilap	to get it wrong
berkahwin	to get married
bersiap untuk	to get ready to
bangun	to get up
menyerah	to give up
mengagihkan	to hand out
berseronok	to have fun
menahan	to hold back
berniat untuk	to intend to
menjaga	to look afterSee to someone’s well-being
bertekad	to make up one’s mind
mengemaskan	to put away
menangguhkan	to put off
menunjukkan	to show evidence of
berpisah	to split up
berhenti melakukan	to stop doing
menangani	to tackle
mengambil kira	to take into account
merenungkan	to think over
mempercayai	to trust
menolak	to turn down
mematikan	to turn off
menggunakan	to use
terbangun	to wake up

Level 3: hard 26 words

Malay	English
berisiko	to be likely to
mewaspadai	to be wary of
mengambil berat tentang	to care about
bertemu secara kebetulan	to come across
pantas untuk	to deserve to
mengabdikan diri	to devote oneself to
tertidur	to fall asleep
memaksa untuk	to force to
marah	to get angry
bosan	to get bored
mengulang kaji	to go over
tercedera	to hurt oneself
berkeras pada	to insist on
menjemput untuk	to invite to
menantikan	to look forward to
mencari di kamus	to look up
mengejek	to make fun
berusaha sendiri	to manage
menentang	to oppose
mengenakan	to put on
menyesal	to regret
mengesyaki	to suspect
memikul tanggungjawab	to take charge of
mengambil bekerja	to take on
mempertimbangkan	to think of
menanggalkan pakaian	to undress

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Malay words on “Verb patterns”. The full topic holds 151 in the KoKo app: 58 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.