Useful phrases

Question 1

Welcome

Answer 1

Vaanga

Selamat datang

Question 2

Thank you

Answer 2

Nandri

Terima kasih

Question 3

Sorry

Answer 3

Mannichukkonga

Maaf

Question 4

Please

Answer 4

Dhayavu senju

Question 5

Not yet

Answer 5

Innum illa

Tak lagi/ belum lagi

Question 6

Open

Answer 6

Thira (informal)
Thiranga (f)

Buka

Question 7

Close

Answer 7

Moodu (inf)
Moodunga (f)

Tutup

Question 8

What happened?

Answer 8

Enna aachu?

Apa terjadi? / apa berlaku?

Question 9

No one knows

Answer 9

Yaarukkum theriyaadhu

Tiada siapa tahu

Question 10

Everyone knows

Answer 10

Ellarukkum theriyum

Semua orang tahu

Question 11

Hold on

Answer 11

Niruththu

Sekejap

Question 12

How are you?

Answer 12

Nee eppadi irukka? (Inf)

Neenga eppadi irukkeenga? (F)

Question 13

I am fine

Answer 13

Naan nalla irukkaen

Saya sihat

Question 14

What is your name?

Answer 14

Unga paeru enna?

Apa nama awak?

Question 15

One minute

Answer 15

Oru nimisham

Seminit (but you cant really use this in malay to say “wait a minute” for example, you must use sebentar)

Question 16

Had your meal?

Answer 16

Saapteengala?

Sudah makan? / dah makan? (You can add “ka” at the end of the sentence too, it is like putting a question mark)

Question 17

Are you well?

Answer 17

Neenga nalla irukkeengala?

Awak sihat?

Question 18

Its okay

Answer 18

Parava illa

Tak apa / tak pa

Question 19

What would you like to have?

Answer 19

Enna saapudareenga?

Awak nak apa?

Question 20

What did you eat?

Answer 20

Yenna saapitteenga?

Awak makan apa?

Question 21

Have you eaten?

Answer 21

Saaptaacha?

Sudah makan? / dah makan?

Question 22

What are you doing?

Answer 22

Enna panreenga

Enna seyreenga

Awak Tengah buat apa?

Question 23

I am hungry

Answer 23

Enakku pasikkhudhu

Saya lapar

Question 24

Could you please help me?

Answer 24

Dhayavu senju enakku udhavi seyveengala?

Boleh tolong saya?

Question 25

What is the time?

Answer 25

Mani enna? Jam berapa sekarang? / pukul berapa sekarang?

Question 26

I like you so much

Answer 26

Enakku unna romba pudikkum Saya sangat suka awak

Question 27

Then?

Answer 27

Appuram? Selepas itu? / lepas tu?

Question 28

Who are you?

Answer 28

Nee/neenga yaaru? Siapa awak?

Question 29

Come again

Answer 29

Thirumba vaanga Datang lagi

Question 30

What does it mean?

Answer 30

Idhukku enna arththam? Apa maksud ini? Apa ertinya? (Erti is similar to arththam)

Question 31

Say it again?

Answer 31

Thirumba sollunga Cakap sekali lagi. / Boleh ulang sekali lagi?

Question 32

I ate dosa

Answer 32

Naan dosa saapitten Saya makan dosa

Question 33

Do you like dosa?

Answer 33

Ungalukku dosa pudikkuma? Adakah awak suka tosai? (You cant say dosa in malay because it means sins haha)

Question 34

It is a sathvik dish

Answer 34

Adhu oru sathvik dish

Question 35

Please tell me how to cook dosa?

Answer 35

Dhayavu senju dosa samaikka solli tanga tharuveengala?

Question 36

I have to go

Answer 36

Naan poganum

Question 37

I haven’t eaten either

Answer 37

Naanum innum saapidala

Question 38

I would like to eat idli

Answer 38

Enakku idli saapidanum

Question 39

Its time for me to go to work

Answer 39

Enakku vaelaikku poga naeram aachu

Question 40

Its time to go outside

Answer 40

Enakku veliya poga naeram aachu

Question 41

We can talk tomorrow

Answer 41

Naama naalaikku paesalaam

Question 42

How is everyone at home?

Answer 42

Veetu-la ellarum eppadi irukkaanga?

Question 43

Everyone is fine

Answer 43

Ellarum nalla irukkaanga

Question 44

Who will cook?

Answer 44

Yaaru samaippaanga?