This page contains a table including the following: Malay alphabet, letters which help you pronounce the words in a given language, you will also learn about the different consonants and vowels, make sure to check out our phrases in Malay page.
Letter
Examples
Aa
as in the word “ask”,
Bb
same as in English
Cc
like “tsh”.
Dd
same as in English.
Ee
as in “elevated”
Ff
same as in English
Gg
same as in English
Hh
as in “Hotel”
Ii
as in the word “ink” never as in the word “island”
Jj
same as in English “job”
Kk
same as in English although rare.
Ll
like “l” in “life”.
Mm
same as in English
Nn
same as in English
Oo
same as in English “Old” never as in “Hot” which is pronounced somehow like {hat}
Pp
same as in English
Qq
same as in English.
Rr
same as in English
Ss
same as in English
Tt
same as in English not as sharp.
Uu
as in the “ultra”, never as in the word “up” or “university”
Vv
same as in English
Ww
same as in English
Xx
as “kh”, sometimes as “ks”
Yy
same as in English.
Zz
same as in English.
dz
as “th” in “that”
kh
as “kh” in “loch”
Ua
as “ua”
Ny
as “n” in the “espanol”
Ng
as “n” in the “espanol”
Ngg
as in “nieg”
Sy
as in “sh”
I hope the content of this page was useful to you, and that you learned some Malay alphabet, consonants and vowels. Make sure to memorize them to be able to use them in your daily conversation.
