School & Education

1. Di mana pejabat sekolah?

   Di ma-na pe-ja-bat se-ko-lah?

   Where is the school office?

   Usage

   Used to ask the location of the school's administrative office

   Grammar Note

   "Di mana" means "where". "Di" is a locative preposition in Malay

2. Saya ingin mendaftar kursus bahasa.

   Sa-ya i-ngin men-daf-tar kur-sus ba-ha-sa.

   I'd like to enroll in a language course.

   Usage

   Used when applying to register for a language course

   Grammar Note

   "Ingin" means "to want to ~" in Malay. "Mahu" is also used with the same meaning

3. Apakah waktu kelas?

   A-pa-kah wak-tu ke-las?

   What are the class hours?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the class schedule

   Grammar Note

   "Apakah" can mean "what" or be used as a yes/no question marker in Malay

4. Berapakah yuran pengajian?

   Be-ra-pa-kah yu-ran pe-nga-ji-an?

   How much is the tuition fee?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the cost of tuition

   Grammar Note

   "Berapa" asks about quantity or price. "-kah" is an emphatic question suffix

5. Adakah asrama untuk pelajar?

   A-da-kah as-ra-ma un-tuk pe-la-jar?

   Is there a student dormitory?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether student housing is available

   Grammar Note

   "Adakah" checks for existence: "ada" (to have/be) + "-kah" (question suffix)

6. Adakah kursus dalam talian?

   A-da-kah kur-sus da-lam ta-li-an?

   Do you have an online course?

   Usage

   Used to ask whether the school offers online courses

   Grammar Note

   "Dalam talian" literally means "within the line/network" — the Malay term for "online"

7. Saya memerlukan kad pelajar.

   Sa-ya me-mer-lu-kan kad pe-la-jar.

   I need a student ID card.

   Usage

   Used to express the need for a student identity card

   Grammar Note

   "Memerlukan" is the formal form of "to need". "Perlukan" is colloquial

8. Bilakah tarikh akhir pendaftaran?

   Bi-la-kah ta-rikh a-khir pen-daf-ta-ran?

   When is the enrollment deadline?

   Usage

   Used to ask about the enrollment deadline

   Grammar Note

   "Bilakah" means "when?". "Bila" (when) + "-kah" (emphatic question suffix)

9. Adakah biasiswa tersedia?

   A-da-kah bi-a-si-swa ter-se-di-a?

   Are there any scholarships available?

   Usage

   Used to inquire about available scholarships

   Grammar Note

   "Biasiswa" is Sanskrit-derived: "bea" (fee/cost) + "siswa" (student)

10. Siapakah guru saya?

    Si-a-pa-kah gu-ru sa-ya?

    Who is my teacher?

    Usage

    Used to ask about the identity of one's assigned teacher

    Grammar Note

    "Guru" is borrowed from Sanskrit. "Pensyarah" refers to a university lecturer

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