How do you say 'hello' in Malay?

Answer 1

Hello is -

a. Apa khabar? (How are you?) This is the proper and usual way.

b. Apa macam? (What's up?). Note c is pronounced as ch in English

c. Halo (same pronunciation as hello) - Colloquial (As in a famous '60's Malay song - Halo halo kawan saya)

Answer 2

Everyone would understand "Hello" because Malaysian people are very educated and usually speak several languages. It is not uncommon to encounter Malaysian that speak 4 to 6 languages perfectly, especially if they are Chinese Malay.

Malaysians speak a lot of languages, here are some:

English: hello

Malay: selamat pagi (morning) / selamat tengahari (afternoon) / selamat petang (evening) / selamat malam (after sunset) or just: Helo

Dusun (Sabah Dialect): Okuro-kuro noh?

Ganu (Malaysia NativeDialect): Guana mu lenin sihak dok

Jelai (Malaysia NativeDialect): Tabek

Kadazan (Sabah Dialect): Ingkuo koh?

Sakai (Kerbu Malaysia): Nâhyé

Sakai (Sungai Raya Malaysia): Tabé

Sakai (Ulu Pahang Malaysia): Tabek

Sömañ (Malaysia NativeDialect): Tabé

Mandarin Chinese: 你好 [nǐ hăo] (informal) / 您好 [nín hǎo] (formal)

Cantonese Chinese: 你好. Néih hóu.

Hokkien Chinese: li ho 你好 (LEE-HO)

Hakka Chinese: Zao sin

Hindi: namaste / namaskaar

Tamil: vanakam / kallaï vannakam (morning only)

Indonesian: morning: selamat pagi / noon: selamat siang / afternoon: selamat soré / evening: selamat malam

URDU: as salaamo alaikum

Answer 3

When you're greeting a guest, or welcoming them to Malaysia (or to your home), you say: Selamat Datang.

When you want to answer their "Thank you" (which is "Terima kasih" in Malay)

you wanna say: Sama-sama = You're welcome.

Answer 4

The word 'welcome' in Malay is 'Selamat Datang' referring to the welcome that people say to newcomers,

The other 'welcome' is in 'you're welcome', when someone thanks another person. This 'welcome' in Malay, is 'sama-sama'.

Selamat Datang is pronounced as 'Suh-luh-mutt Duh-tongue'

Sama-sama is pronounced as 'Suh-muh - Suh-muh'

Answer 5

Welcome in Bahasa Malay is: Selamat datang

Answer 6

The "Hello" is understood by most of the Malaysian.

"Selamat Sejahtera"is hello in the Malaysian language , but the Malaysians usually say "Hello" instead of "Selamat Sejahtera".

Answer 7

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welcome