Casual and colloquial Malay expressions a textbook skips. Front: the Malay slang word or phrase. Back: English meaning.
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- lepak
- to hang out, chill
- jom
- let's go (casual invitation)
- wei
- hey (informal way to get someone's attention)
- cun
- pretty, cute (slang)
- syok
- awesome, enjoyable
- power
- great, impressive (slang)
- cincai
- whatever, careless, done half-heartedly
- kantoi
- caught red-handed, found out
- gostan
- to reverse a vehicle (from English 'go astern')
- Alamak!
- Oh no! (exclamation of surprise or dismay)
- poyo
- showing off, pretentious
- blur
- confused, spaced out
- skema
- uptight, overly by-the-book
- geram
- annoyed, frustrated (also affectionately exasperated)
- tahan
- to endure, to stand something
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