English to Malay Greetings and Goodbyes
This page will help you to learn a variety of greetings in Malay including hellos, time-specific greetings, and goodbyes - all translated from English to Malay.
By scrolling down you will find translations for words like hello and goodbye, plus translations for time-specific greetings like good morning, good afternoon, good evening, and good night. You will also learn how to say see you later and see you tomorrow.
Greetings from English to Malay:
Words in bold added during the last update. You can also view this list of greetings from Malay to English.
English to Malay Hellos
Hello ➔ Helo
Hi ➔ Hai
Nice to meet you ➔ Selamat berkenalan
Time-Specific Greetings from English to Malay
Good morning ➔ Selamat pagi
Good afternoon ➔ Selamat tengahari
Good evening ➔ Selamat petang
Good night ➔ Selamat malam (before going to bed)
English to Malay Goodbyes
Goodbye ➔ Selamat tinggal
Bye ➔ Babai
See you later. ➔ Jumpa lagi.
See you tomorrow. ➔ Jumpa lagi esok.
*English to Malay greetings last updated: February 1, 2025.
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