Easy Malay Vocabulary

By A.W. Hamilton

The aim of this Vocabulary is to present the reader with a carefully chosen selection of a thousand words which should enable him to converse with any Malay-speaking individual on any topic. As far as possible the important things come first, so that the beginner is saved from learning at the outset a number of Malay words which are not connected with his daily needs. The words, together with their essential meanings, are grouped under general subject headings and each exercise is followed by one .or more pages of explanations devoted either to derivative mean- ings or to additional but related words. The student, after committing to memory the list of words in each main exercise, should read through the explanations and add to his speech such simple terms as he requires at the moment. As an aid to pronunciation each word in the main exercises is split into syllables and spelt in phonetic form for the benefit of those readers who may be puzzled at first by the Romanized Malay. The alphabetical glossary at the end will enable the reader to find the Malay equivalent of any common English word direct. Such English words as have been adopted are given in their Malay guise, but marked with an E or a D for the Dutch equivalents.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1443773298
• ISBN13: 9781443773294
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Symonds Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"