Malay alphabet
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/ Qq 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