A Manual of the Malay language / With an Introductory Sketch of the Sanskrit Element in Malay

by Sir William Edward Maxwell

Please come into the house— Sila-kan naik atas rumah.

Be pleased to sit down on a chair— Sila-kan duduk di-atas krusi.

My house is not what it should be— Rumah sahaya tiada dengan sapertinia.

Treat it as your own house; don’t stand upon ceremony— Buat-lah saperti rumah sendiri, jangan malu.

I must beg leave to depart (lit. to rise)— Sahaya handak minta diri-lah dahulu.

Pray do as you wish; take care as you go— Sila-kan-lah. Jalan baik-baik.

I crave permission to retire, as I wish to go home— Hamba tuan handak mohun-lah dahulu handak balik.

Very well (it does not matter)— Ta’ apa-lah.

I must ask to be pardoned for going (style of the Court)— Patek handak meng-ampun-lah dahulu.

Very well— Baik-lah.