Internet & WiFi

1. Apakah kata laluan Wi-Fi?

   A-pa-kah ka-ta la-lu-an Wi-Fi?

   What is the Wi-Fi password?

   Usage

   Asking for the Wi-Fi password at a hotel, café, or restaurant

   Grammar Note

   "Kata laluan" literally means "word of passage" — a poetic compound for password. In everyday speech, English "password" is also widely used.

2. Adakah Wi-Fi percuma di sini?

   A-da-kah Wi-Fi per-cu-ma di si-ni?

   Is there free Wi-Fi here?

   Usage

   Asking whether free Wi-Fi is available

   Grammar Note

   "Percuma" = free of charge. If it's not free, ask "Berapa harga untuk Wi-Fi?" (How much does Wi-Fi cost?).

3. Di mana boleh beli kad SIM?

   Di ma-na bo-leh be-li kad SIM?

   Where can I buy a SIM card?

   Usage

   Asking where to buy a local SIM card upon arriving in Malaysia

   Grammar Note

   Malaysia's main carriers: Maxis, CelcomDigi, U Mobile. Buy at the airport, 7-Eleven, or myNEWS convenience stores.

4. Boleh saya cas telefon di sini?

   Bo-leh sa-ya cas te-le-fon di si-ni?

   May I charge my phone here?

   Usage

   Asking permission to charge a phone at a café or hotel lobby

   Grammar Note

   "Cas" is colloquial for "charge". Malaysian outlets are Type G (British style, 230V). You may need an adaptor.

5. Internet lambat sangat

   In-ter-net lam-bat sa-ngat

   The internet is very slow

   Usage

   Reporting a slow internet connection

   Grammar Note

   Opposite: "laju" or "pantas" (fast). Also useful: "Sambungan internet terputus" (the internet connection is disconnected).

6. Boleh hidupkan hotspot?

   Bo-leh hi-dup-kan hot-spot?

   Can you turn on the hotspot?

   Usage

   Asking someone to share their mobile hotspot

   Grammar Note

   "Hidupkan" (turn on) vs "matikan" (turn off/kill) are the key verb pair for operating devices.

7. Data saya habis

   Da-ta sa-ya ha-bis

   My data has run out

   Usage

   Telling someone your mobile data is used up

   Grammar Note

   "Habis" = run out / finished. Versatile: "Bateri habis" (battery dead), "Wang habis" (money ran out).

8. Laptop saya perlu dicas

   Lap-top sa-ya per-lu di-cas

   My laptop needs charging

   Usage

   Used when looking for a power outlet for a laptop

   Grammar Note

   Malay passive voice: add "di-" prefix to the verb. "Dicas" (to be charged), "dibeli" (to be bought).

9. Saya tidak boleh akses internet

   Sa-ya ti-dak bo-leh ak-ses in-ter-net

   I cannot access the internet

   Usage

   Reporting that internet access is not working

   Grammar Note

   "Tidak" negates verbs and adjectives. "Tidak boleh" = cannot; contrast with "boleh" (can) and "tidak mahu" (don't want to).

10. Boleh saya hantar emel dari sini?

    Bo-leh sa-ya han-tar e-mel da-ri si-ni?

    Can I send an email from here?

    Usage

    Checking if internet access is sufficient to send an email

    Grammar Note

    "Hantar" (to send/deliver) is versatile: "hantar mesej" (send a message), "hantar barang" (deliver goods).

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