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A basic course of 64 lessons on Bahasa Malaysia by pgoh13

Updated on 01/04/2025

Lesson 62 (Part 1)  Memperkenalkan diri sendiri (Presenting oneself)

If you have come this far you should be able to talk about yourself in Malay. I think you will find the time spent on this form worthwhile when you see the end result. This form will help you do this if you fill it out as indicated. You might want to make a printout of it for easy reference in the future (or even to make a little speech about yourself!) The resulting page will also enable you to carry out a simple but meaningful conversation in Malay. After saying out one sentence, you can ask your interlocutor for the same information about himself by asking him (in English, "him" includes "her" of course, in case there are any feminists here): Dan anda? (= And you?)
But first you might want to start by saying "Let me introduce myself" which in Malay is: Biar saya kenalkan diri sendiri or considering Malaysians' penchant for sprinkling the suffix -lah everywhere, Biarlah saya kenalkan diri sendiri.
And if you want to introduce one person to another ("Come, let me introduce you. This is so-and-so.") you say Mari, saya kenalkan. Ini ..... (followed by your friend's name).

Note: You don't have to answer all the questions. Answer only those that are meaningful or relevant to you and ignore those that you prefer not to talk about. Unanswered questions will not appear on the answer page! Cool, if you are printing this out for reference.

Your full name (as you wish to be called):

Your age:

Gender: lelaki if you are a man, perempuan if you are a woman:

Nationality (see Lesson 4 - you don't have to type the word orang before it) as I have already put it in for you:

Your parents:
If both are alive type kedua, if father is alive but not mother type bapa, if mother is alive but not father type ibu, if both parents are deceased type malang.

Your marital status: If married type sudah, if not married type belum, if divorced type cerai and if widow/widower type mati.

Name of your husband or wife:

Age of your husband or wife:

Number of children you have (e.g., 0, 3):

Your child/children's name/s and age:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Your profession or situation (see Lesson 59) eg. type kerani or guru, or just type housewife, pensioner, student or jobless (yes, in English):

Name of your school/university (if student):

Name of the shop or company where you work (if applicable):

Total number of siblings (including yourself):
Your position in the family: type "youngest", "eldest", "only child", or your position (e.g., 3 if you are the third among your siblings):

Town/city where you live:

Your house address:

Since when (year) have you been staying here:

Your house telephone number (type tiada if you don't have one):

Your office telephone number (type tiada if you don't have one):

Your cellphone number (type tiada if you don't have one):

Do you have a car? Type ada if you have, tiada if you don't:

If you have one, what is the color of your car (e.g., biru):

Your usual time for dinner (e.g., lapan setengah):

Do you smoke? Type hisap if you do, tidak if you don't:

What's your favourite food? (e.g., ayam):
And your favourite drink? (e.g., kopi):

Two adjectives about yourself (e.g., kurus, tinggi):

Your usual bedtime (e.g., sebelas setengah):

Any additional sentences (in Malay) that you would like to add eg. your hobbies or interests (see Lesson 19):


That was quite a mouthful, isn't it? Well, if you can say all that in Malay, I'm sure anyone would BE impressed! Good luck!
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