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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
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.
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'
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".
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What is Malay for hello?
The Malay word for hello is "selamat pagi" which translates to "good morning."
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