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100 essential Malay words for work

100 Malay words worth knowing, picked from the topics Work and business, Occupations, Digital and communication, Economy and finance and translated into English.

Work and business 25 words

MalayEnglish
pengurusmanager
eksekutifexecutive
mogok kerjastrike
mengurusto manage
jawatanposition
susulanfollow up
kilangfactory
pejabatoffice
klienclient
pekerjaanjob
melatihto train
profesiontrade
bosboss
projekproject
status undang-undanglegal status
pasukanteam
pengangguranunemployment
konflikconflict
kontrakcontract
failfile
pekerjaemployee
laporanreport
mesyuaratmeeting
gajisalary
jabatandepartment

Occupations 25 words

MalayEnglish
hakimjudge
kelasisailor
pelakonactor
peguamlawyer
gembalashepherd
pekerjaanoccupation
juruterbangpilot
senimanartist
tukang dagingbutcher
posmenpostman
doktordoctor
notarinotary
buruhmanual worker
pelukispainter
pelayan restoranwaiter
atletathlete
pembantu kedaishop assistant
pegawai bankbanker
penyanyisinger
pelakon pentasstage actor
pemuzikmusician
pegawai tenteraofficer
polispolice officer
penuliswriter
pembantuassistant

Digital and communication 25 words

MalayEnglish
pautanlink
halamanpage
panggilancall
fotophoto
menaipto type
videovideo
virusvirus
skrinscreen
fon kepalaheadphones
akaunaccount
nombornumber
profilprofile
rangkaiannetwork
tetikusmouse
kenalancontact
kandungancontent
datadata
folderfolder
menghantarto send
tetingkapwindow
mesejmessage
memorimemory
perkongsiansharing
versiversion
perantidevice

Economy and finance 25 words

MalayEnglish
koscost
hargaprice
pinjamanloan
dutiduty
asetasset
kunci kira-kirabalance sheet
sasaran pasarantarget
harga sahamshare price
krisiscrisis
hutangdebt
danafund
cukaitax
marginmargin
penawaransupply
kerugianloss
sekuritisecurity
sahamshare
wangmoney
bankbank
bursa sahamstock exchange
belanjawanbudget
kreditcredit
indeksindex
pasaranmarket
jenamabrand

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