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