Beginner / Lesson 4 (Guess Who!, What Do You Look Like?) || Learn Malay Through English ||

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In this lesson, there would be two parts, "Guess Who!" and "What Do You Look Like?"

 First Part: Guess Who!"
In the first part, we are going to learn how to be able to describe the person by using other than using personal pronouns. 

 1. Woman / Lady - Wanita
    - The woman is beautiful. - Wanita itu cantik.
                                               ("cantik" means beautiful)
2. Man - Lelaki
    - The man is tall. - Lelaki itu tinggi.
                                 ("tinggi" means tall)
3. Girl - Perempuan
    - The girl is cute. - Perempuan itu comel.
                                  ("comel" means cute)
4. Boy - Lelaki
    - The boy is young. - Lelaki itu muda.
                                     ("muda" means young)
5. Child - Budak (gender neutral)
               Budak perempuan (female)
               Budak lelaki (male)
6. Friend - Kawan / Rakan
                 ("kawan" is more commonly used)
    - We are friends. - Kami adalah kawan.
7. Colleague - Rakan sekerja
                      ("kerja" means work, "se-" is an abbreviation of "satu" which means one)
    - They are colleagues. - Mereka adalah rakan sekerja.

 Second Part: What Do You Look Like?
In this part, we are going to learn how to describe the physical appearance of a person.

 1. Long-haired - Berambut panjang
                          ("rambut means hair, "panjang" means long)
    - The girl has long hair. - Perempuan itu berambut panjang.
2. Brown-coloured eyes - Mata berwarna perang
                                        ("mata" means eyes, "berwarna" means coloured, "perang" means brown)
    - The boy has brown-coloured eyes. - Lelaki itu mempunyai mata berwarna perang.
                                                               ("mempunyai" means has or owns)
3. Brown-haired - Berambut perang
    - You are brown-haired. - Awak adalah berambut perang.
4. Tall - Tinggi
    - Is your mother tall or short? - Adakah ibu awak tinggi ke pendek?
                                                     "adakah" are the words "Is/Are" used in interrogative form, "ke" means or)
5. Short - Pendek
    - You are short. - Awak adalah pendek.
6. Old - Tua
    - We are not old. - Kami bukan tua. / Kita bukan tua.
                                  ("bukan" means not)
7. Short-haired - Berambut pendek
    - That man is short-haired. - Lelaki itu berambut pendek.
8. Young - Muda
     - I am young. - Saya adalah muda.
                            Saya muda.

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