The modern Malay alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet. It is used to write Malay.
It contains the same letters as the English language alphabet. Q, V, and X are not used in native Malay words. The Malay alphabet contains 26 letters:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z |
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z |
Letter names and pronunciations
Letter | Name | IPA | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Aa | e | /a/ or /ɑ/ | |
Bb | bi | /b/ | |
Cc | si | /tʃ/ | |
Dd | di | /d/ | |
Ee | e | /ə/, /e,ɛ/ | |
Ff | ef | /f/ | |
Gg | ji | /g/ | |
Hh | ec | /h/ | |
Ii | i | /i/ | |
Jj | je | /dʒ/ | |
Kk | ke | /k/ | |
Ll | el | /l/ | |
Mm | em | /m/ | |
Nn | en | /n/ | |
Oo | o | /ɔ,o/ | |
Pp | pi | /p/ | |
kiu | /q/ | ||
Rr | ar | /r/ | |
Ss | es | /s/ | |
Tt | ti | /t/ | |
Uu | iu | /u/ | |
Vv | vi | /v, ʋ/ | |
Ww | dabaliu | /w/ | |
Xx | eks | /s/ / /z/ | |
Yy | wai | /j/ | |
Zz | zed | /z/ |
Diphthongs
Consonant combinations
Usage
Actual written examples of the Malay language:
Good day
Apa khabar
What is your name?
Siapa nama awak?
Do you speak Malay?
Awak boleh cakap bahasa Melayu ke?
Related pages
Other websites
- Malay alphabet
- Omniglot
- Coba-coba(Cuba-cuba) Bahasa Indonesia & Bahasa Melayu Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Sistem Ejaan Bahasa Melayu Archived 2009-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Pedoman Umum Ejaan Bahasa Melayu Archived 2006-05-04 at the Wayback Machine
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