Soalan

  1. Keluarga awak ada berapa orang? Keluarga besar atau kecik?
  2. Awak ada berapa orang adik-beradik?
  3. Ada kakak, abang atau adik?
  4. Siapa anak pertama?
  5. Siapa anak terakhir?
  6. Siapa paling muda dengan paling tua?
  7. Siapa anak kegemaran?
  8. Siapa paling manja?
  9. Siapa paling banyak buat masalah?
  10. Siapa paling rajin tolong mak dengan ayah?
  11. Siapa paling rajin belajar?
  12. Siapa dah kahwin dan siapa belum kahwin?
  13. Awak ada anak sedara?
  14. Keluarga mak dan ayah awak besar?
  15. Awak ada ramai makcik dengan pakcik?
  16. Awak ada banyak sepupu?
  17. Mak, ayah dengan adik-beradik awak tinggal dekat mana sekarang?
  18. Awak rindu keluarga awak?
  19. Awak paling rapat dengan siapa dalam keluarga?
  20. Awak nak ada keluarga sendiri?

Kosa Kata

  1. keluarga
  2. ayah/bapa
  3. emak/ibu
  4. abang
  5. kakak
  6. adik
  7. adik lelaki
  8. adik perempuan
  9. ~ orang
  10. seorang
  11. adik-beradik
  12. ahli keluarga
  13. anak
  14. anak lelaki
  15. anak perempuan
  16. anak keberapa
  17. anak sulung/pertama
  18. anak bonsu/terakhir
  19. berapa orang
  20. pakcik; ayah/bapa saudara
  21. makcik; emak/ibu saudara
  22. anak saudara
  23. atuk; atok; datuk
  24. nenek
  25. cucu
  26. sepupu
  27. saudara(-mara)
  28. paling ~
  29. paling tua
  30. muda
  31. anak kesayangan
  32. manja
  33. masalah
  34. rajin
  35. tolong
  36. kahwin
  37. bujang
  38. ramai
  39. banyak
  40. tinggal
  41. duduk
  42. rindu
  43. sayang
  44. ~sendiri
  45. keluarga sendiri
  46. keluarga saya sendiri
  1. family
  2. father
  3. mother
  4. brother
  5. sister
  6. younger sibling
  7. younger brother
  8. younger sister
  9. counter for people
  10. one (person)
  11. siblings
  12. family member
  13. child (of someone)
  14. son
  15. daughter
  16. what number child
  17. first child
  18. last child
  19. how many (people)
  20. uncle
  21. aunt
  22. nephew or niece
  23. grandfather
  24. grandmother
  25. grandchild
  26. cousin
  27. relative(s)
  28. most ~; -est
  29. oldest
  30. young
  31. favorite child
  32. spoiled
  33. problem
  34. hardworking; deligent
  35. to help
  36. to be/get married
  37. single
  38. many, a lot of (only for people)
  39. many, much, a lot of
  40. to live
  41. to live; stay
  42. to miss (someone, something)
  43. to love (care for someone)
  44. own ~
  45. own family
  46. my own family

Colloquial Malay Notes

  1. Family terms such as ‘abang’ and ‘kakak’ are very commonly used to address strangers in a friendly way. We never say ‘you’ directly to a stranger, especially to an older person.
  2. ‘Abang’ or ‘bang’ and ‘kakak’ or ‘kak’ can be used when addressing a person who you think is slightly older than you.
  3. Use ‘adik’ or ‘dik’ when addressing a younger person.
  4. If you are unsure of their being younger or older than you are, just pick any one.
  5. For a much older person, use ‘makcik’ or ‘pakcik’. For a very old person, use ‘atuk’ or ‘tok, or ‘nenek or ‘nek’.