Transportation

1. Di mana stesen LRT?

   Di ma-na ste-sen LRT?

   Where is the LRT station?

   Usage

   Finding the LRT station in Kuala Lumpur

   Grammar Note

   "Di mana" asks about location. "Stesen" is borrowed from English "station".

2. Saya nak pergi ke...

   Sa-ya nak per-gi ke...

   I want to go to...

   Usage

   Stating a destination

   Grammar Note

   "Nak" is colloquial short form of "hendak" (want to). In speech, more common than "mahu".

3. Berapa harga teksi ke lapangan terbang?

   Be-ra-pa har-ga tek-si ke la-pa-ngan ter-bang?

   How much is a taxi to the airport?

   Usage

   Asking about taxi fare to the airport

   Grammar Note

   "Lapangan terbang" literally "flying field". Different from Indonesian "bandara". Malay-specific term for airport.

4. Tolong berhenti di sini

   To-long ber-hen-ti di si-ni

   Please stop here

   Usage

   Asking a driver to stop here

   Grammar Note

   "Ber-" is a Malay prefix forming intransitive verbs. "Berhenti" is the intransitive "to stop".

5. Bas ini pergi ke Kuala Lumpur?

   Bas i-ni per-gi ke Kua-la Lum-pur?

   Does this bus go to Kuala Lumpur?

   Usage

   Checking if a bus goes to a destination

   Grammar Note

   In Malay, yes/no questions keep the same word order; questions are marked by intonation or the particle "kah".

6. Grab ada di sini?

   Grab a-da di si-ni?

   Is Grab available here?

   Usage

   Checking if Southeast Asia's major ride-hailing app is available

   Grammar Note

   "Ada" is a key Malay existential word. "Ada x?" asks "Is there x / Do you have x?". Grab was formerly known as MyTeksi in Malaysia.

7. Berapa lama perjalanan?

   Be-ra-pa la-ma per-ja-la-nan?

   How long is the journey?

   Usage

   Asking about travel duration

   Grammar Note

   "Berapa lama" asks about duration. Compare: "berapa jauh" (how far), "berapa banyak" (how many/much).

8. Tiket ke Penang, satu orang

   Ti-ket ke Pe-nang, sa-tu o-rang

   One ticket to Penang

   Usage

   Buying a bus or train ticket to Penang

   Grammar Note

   "Orang" (person) is the numerical classifier for people: "dua orang" (two people), "tiga orang" (three people).

9. Tiket sehala atau dua hala?

   Ti-ket se-ha-la a-tau dua ha-la?

   One way or return?

   Usage

   Clarifying ticket type when purchasing

   Grammar Note

   "Hala" means direction; one way is the single word "sehala" (se- "one" + hala), as in "Tiket Sehala", and a return is "dua hala". Avoid "Jalan satu hala atau dua hala?": "jalan sehala" is the road sign for a one-way street (the sign reads "JALAN SEHALA") and does not read as the ticket-counter question; the spaced form "satu hala" is also not the fixed term.

10. Tolong hantar saya ke hotel ini

    To-long han-tar sa-ya ke ho-tel i-ni

    Please take me to this hotel

    Usage

    Showing the hotel name/address to a taxi driver

    Grammar Note

    "Hantar" means to send/deliver. "Tolong hantar ke..." is the standard way to ask a driver to take you somewhere.

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