Malay Letters

Let's now learn the Malay letters. Knowing these characters will allow you to read and write commonly used expressions and words with ease.

A a	[a] as in act
B b	[b] as in bay
C c	[ʨ] as in chat
D d	[d] as in day
E e	[ɛ] as in egg
F f	[f] as in fine
G g	[ɡ] as in gold
H h	[h] as in home
I i	[i] as in eat
J j	[ʥ] as in job
K k	[k] as in kiss
L l	[l] as in life
M m	[m] as in man
N n	[n] as in nice
O o	[o] as in gold
P p	[p] as in pool
Q q	[k] as in kiss
R r	[r] as in read
S s	[s] as in smile
T t	[t] as in tree
U u	[u] as in mood
V v	[f] as in fly
W w	[w] as in wind
X x	[ks] as in wax
Y y	[j] as in yes
Z z	[z] as in Zulu
NG ng	[eng] as in English
NY ny	[nye] as in new
KH kh	[kha] as in Bach
SY sy	[sya] as in shield
NNG nng	[nng] as in ring

The above letters in Malay should allow you to read and write the following pages with much ease: popular phrases in Malay, Malay homepage, or Malay Grammar. Malay quiz and flashcard can also be found on our homepage.

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