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Malay Slang and Informal Speech

Casual and colloquial Malay expressions a textbook skips. Front: the Malay slang word or phrase. Back: English meaning.

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35 basic cards for Slang Malay. It opens with "lepak" and "jom". More Malay at other levels is listed below.

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lepak
Show answerto hang out, chill
jom
Show answerlet's go (casual invitation)
wei
Show answerhey (informal way to get someone's attention)
cun
Show answerpretty, cute (slang)
syok
Show answerawesome, enjoyable
power
Show answergreat, impressive (slang)
cincai
Show answerwhatever, careless, done half-heartedly
kantoi
Show answercaught red-handed, found out
gostan
Show answerto reverse a vehicle (from English 'go astern')
Alamak!
Show answerOh no! (exclamation of surprise or dismay)
poyo
Show answershowing off, pretentious
blur
Show answerconfused, spaced out
skema
Show answeruptight, overly by-the-book
geram
Show answerannoyed, frustrated (also affectionately exasperated)
tahan
Show answerto endure, to stand something

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