Bahasa Malay - BASICS
Hello, I am learning Bahasa Malay by learning basic sentences (about household things). Any and all corrections would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!
1. The black saucepan is above the large oven.
Periuk hitam adalah di atas oven yang besar.
2. The cold drink is in the white fridge.
Minuman sejuk di dalam peti sejuk putih.
3. The sharp knife is in the top drawer.
Pisau tajam adalah dalam laci atas.
4. The dirty spoon is in the small rubbish bin.
Sudu kotor adalah dalam tong sampah yang kecil.
5. The wooden bowl is in the cupboard.
Mangkuk kayu adalah di dalam almari.
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Hi there,
I've made some corrections below. The main problem is the use of "adalah", which is not necessary and is a bit of an Anglicism (to make up for the verb "to be".) I feel the use of adalah below does not sound natural and belongs more in a formal context.
I would only use "adalah" when making an emphasis e.g. "Aku adalah aku, kau adalah kau." (i am me, and you are you.) But even that borders on the formal/poetic. Most people would just say "Aku aku, kau kau." Another example would be, "Kau di atas, dia di bawah." (You're on top, he's at the bottom.")
Btw. the use of "yang" in no. 4 is optional.
Hope this helps!
Bahasa Malay - BASICS
Hello, I am learning Bahasa Malay by learning basic sentences (about household things). Any and all corrections would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!
1. The black saucepan is above the large oven.
Periuk hitam adalah di atas oven yang besar.
2. The cold drink is in the white fridge.
Minuman sejuk di dalam peti sejuk putih.
3. The sharp knife is in the top drawer.
Pisau tajam adalah di dalam laci atas.
4. The dirty spoon is in the small rubbish bin.
Sudu kotor adalah di dalam tong sampah yang kecil.
5. The wooden bowl is in the cupboard.
Mangkuk kayu adalah di dalam almari.
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Bahasa Malay - BASICS
Hello, I am learning Bahasa Malay by learning basic sentences (about household things). Any and all corrections would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks!
1. The black saucepan is above the large oven.
Periuk hitam adalah di atas oven yang besar.
2. The cold drink is in the white fridge.
Minuman sejuk di dalam peti sejuk berwarna putih.
3. The sharp knife is in the top drawer.
Pisau yang tajam adalah di dalam laci atas.
4. The dirty spoon is in the small rubbish bin.
Sudu yang kotor adalah didalam tong sampah yang kecil.
5. The wooden bowl is in the cupboard.
Mangkuk kayu adalah di dalam almari.
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"Itu" literally means "that". Malay does not have definite articles (e.g. "the" in English). However, many European languages do. I think this is why many people who speak English already tend to add "itu" or "ini" ("this") to nouns even when it is not necessary. Again, "itu" would be used for emphasis, e.g. "mangkuk itu" (THAT bowl) as opposed to "mangkuk ini" (THIS bowl) or when the mangkuk in question is relatively far from the speaker. Hence a Malay speaker would just say "Mangkuk kayu (di) dalam almari" unless it is not clear which mangkuk we are talking about, in which case clarifying words e.g. itu, ini etc would be added. I hope this helps!
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Thank you so much for your feedback. I really appreciate your advice and help. Thanks again.
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hi
based on my opinion, you actually trying to say something is somewhere. so i am assuming what you are trying to say "adalah" is actually "itu" instead. which helps in emphasizing/specifically saying that something is somewhere. More like "that (item) is (somewhere)"
and yes there is usually "di" in front of locative marker
For example:
1. The black saucepan is above the large oven.
Periuk hitam itu di atas oven yang besar.
2. The cold drink is in the white fridge.
Minuman sejuk itu di dalam peti sejuk putih.
3. The sharp knife is in the top drawer.
Pisau tajam itu dalam laci atas.
4. The dirty spoon is in the small rubbish bin.
Sudu kotor itu di dalam tong sampah yang kecil.
5. The wooden bowl is in the cupboard.
Mangkuk kayu itu di dalam almari.
i hope i don't confused you more :/
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