How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Malay words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Malay.

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

Level 1: easy 39 words

Malay	English
ketinggian	altitude
pantai	beach
bayu	breeze
pesisir	coast
sejuk	cool
darjah	degree
timur	east
ladang	field
hutan	forest
gaung	gorge
teluk	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
bukit	hill
tasik	lake
pemandangan	landscape
kawasan tekanan rendah	low pressure area
hangat	mild
celah gunung	mountain pass
alam	nature
utara	north
lautan	ocean
dataran tinggi	plateau
tekanan udara	pressure
hujan	rain
pelangi	rainbow
batu besar	rock
pasir	sand
laut	sea
tepi sungai	shoreEdge of a river or lake
langit	sky
selatan	south
mata air	spring
ribut	storm
matahari	sun
menjadi mendung	to cloud over
ombak	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
cuaca	weather
barat	west
angin	wind
hutan kecil	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

Malay	English
runtuhan salji	avalanche
barometer	barometer
gaung dalam	canyon
gua	cave
awan	cloud
siklon	cyclone
kemarau	drought
bukit pasir	dune
letusan	eruption
banjir	flood
kabus tebal	fog
amat sejuk	freezing
cuaca beku	frost
hembusan angin kencang	gust
hujan batu	hail
gelombang haba	heatwave
lereng gunung	hillside
taufan	hurricane
rimba	jungle
kilat	lightning
petir	lightning strike
padang rumput	meadow
kabus nipis	mist
jurang	ravine
selat	strait
anak sungai	stream
ribut petir	thunderstorm
pasang surut	tide
bertiup	to blow
menjadi cerah	to brighten up
menjadi sejuk	to cool down
mencair	to melt
turun hujan	to rain
menjadi hangat	to warm up
tornado	tornado
iklim tropika	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Malay	English
antisiklon	anticyclone
iklim gersang	arid climate
berawan	cloudy
kawah	crater
muara	estuary
embun beku	frost coating
tanah lapang dalam hutan	glade
hamparan ais laut	ice floe
gunung ais	iceberg
laguna	lagoon
aurora borealis	northern lights
semenanjung	peninsula
sering hujan	rainy
terumbu karang	reef
tebing sungai	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
timbunan salji	snowdrift
kepingan salji	snowflake
stepa	steppe
hujan tiba-tiba	sudden shower
cuaca cerah sementara	sunny spell
kawasan paya	swamp
turun hujan batu	to hail
turun salji	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
ultraviolet	ultraviolet
berangin	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Malay words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 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.