Learn Greetings and Goodbyes in Malay
If you are looking to learn some Malay greetings and farewells, then this is the page for you. Below you will find three categories of greetings to help you expand your Malay vocabulary: Hellos, Time-Specific Greetings, and Goodbyes.
Scroll down for the full list of Malay to English translations and be sure to check back again in the future as we update the lists as we are able to add new greetings.
Greetings in Malay:
Here is our list of greetings in Malay. You can also view this list with translations from English to Malay.
(Words in bold added during the last update.)
Hello in Malay:
Hai ➔ Hi
Time-Specific Greetings in Malay:
Selamat pagi ➔ Good morning
Selamat tengahari ➔ Good afternoon
Selamat petang ➔ Good evening
Selamat malam ➔ Good night (before going to bed)
Goodbye in Malay:
Selamat tinggal ➔ Goodbye
Babai ➔ Bye
Jumpa lagi esok. ➔ See you tomorrow.
*Malay greetings last updated: November 13, 2024.
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