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Orang
- Used for people.
- The word itself means person/people.
- Eg. Seorang budak lelaki/ A boy
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Ekor
- Used for animals.
- Means 'tail'.
- Eg. Dua ekor kucing/ Two cats
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Buah
- Used for most objects such as books, tables, cars, houses, schools.
- Means 'fruit'.
- Eg. Empat buah kapal.
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Biji
- Used for small, round objects such as eggs, sweets and fruits.
- Means 'seed'.
- Eg. Tiga biji telur/ three eggs
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Batang
- Used for long, slim items such as pencils, pens or sticks.
- Eg. Empat batang pen/ Four pens
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Keping
- Used for a piece/pieces of paper, bread, cake, cheques, photographs.
- Eg. Lima keping kek/ Five pieces of cake
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Pucuk
- Used for letters and arms.
- Eg. Lima pucuk surat/ five letters
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A woman
A man
A boy
A girl
- A woman: Seorang perempuan
- A man: seorang lelaki
- A boy: seorang dudak lelaki
- A girl: seorang budak perempuan
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A woman and a man
Seorang perempuan dan seorang lelaki
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