Soalan
- Keluarga awak ada berapa orang? Keluarga besar atau kecik?
- Awak ada berapa orang adik-beradik?
- Ada kakak, abang atau adik?
- Siapa anak pertama?
- Siapa anak terakhir?
- Siapa paling muda dengan paling tua?
- Siapa anak kegemaran?
- Siapa paling manja?
- Siapa paling banyak buat masalah?
- Siapa paling rajin tolong mak dengan ayah?
- Siapa paling rajin belajar?
- Siapa dah kahwin dan siapa belum kahwin?
- Awak ada anak sedara?
- Keluarga mak dan ayah awak besar?
- Awak ada ramai makcik dengan pakcik?
- Awak ada banyak sepupu?
- Mak, ayah dengan adik-beradik awak tinggal dekat mana sekarang?
- Awak rindu keluarga awak?
- Awak paling rapat dengan siapa dalam keluarga?
- Awak nak ada keluarga sendiri?
Kosa Kata
- keluarga
- ayah/bapa
- emak/ibu
- abang
- kakak
- adik
- adik lelaki
- adik perempuan
- ~ orang
- seorang
- adik-beradik
- ahli keluarga
- anak
- anak lelaki
- anak perempuan
- anak keberapa
- anak sulung/pertama
- anak bonsu/terakhir
- berapa orang
- pakcik; ayah/bapa saudara
- makcik; emak/ibu saudara
- anak saudara
- atuk; atok; datuk
- nenek
- cucu
- sepupu
- saudara(-mara)
- paling ~
- paling tua
- muda
- anak kesayangan
- manja
- masalah
- rajin
- tolong
- kahwin
- bujang
- ramai
- banyak
- tinggal
- duduk
- rindu
- sayang
- ~sendiri
- keluarga sendiri
- keluarga saya sendiri
- family
- father
- mother
- brother
- sister
- younger sibling
- younger brother
- younger sister
- counter for people
- one (person)
- siblings
- family member
- child (of someone)
- son
- daughter
- what number child
- first child
- last child
- how many (people)
- uncle
- aunt
- nephew or niece
- grandfather
- grandmother
- grandchild
- cousin
- relative(s)
- most ~; -est
- oldest
- young
- favorite child
- spoiled
- problem
- hardworking; deligent
- to help
- to be/get married
- single
- many, a lot of (only for people)
- many, much, a lot of
- to live
- to live; stay
- to miss (someone, something)
- to love (care for someone)
- own ~
- own family
- my own family
Colloquial Malay Notes
- 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.
- ‘Abang’ or ‘bang’ and ‘kakak’ or ‘kak’ can be used when addressing a person who you think is slightly older than you.
- Use ‘adik’ or ‘dik’ when addressing a younger person.
- If you are unsure of their being younger or older than you are, just pick any one.
- For a much older person, use ‘makcik’ or ‘pakcik’. For a very old person, use ‘atuk’ or ‘tok, or ‘nenek or ‘nek’.