A basic course on Bahasa Malaysia (also known as Bahasa Melayu or the Malay language)

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  Lesson 62 (Part 1)  Memperkenalkan diri sendiri
(Presenting oneself)

If you have come this far you should be able to talk about yourself in Malay. I think you will find the time spent on this worthwhile when you see the end result. You might want to make a printout of it for easy reference. Don't you worry. No one (not even I!) will have a record of all the information typed in. They will all disappear the moment you log out of your computer!

Your name:
Your age:
Sex (type lelaki if you are a man, perempuan if you are a woman):
Your nationality (see Lesson 4 - don't type the word orang before it):
Your marital status. If you are married type sudah, if not type belum,
if you are divorced type cerai and
if you are a widow/widower type mati:
Name of your husband or wife:
Age of your husband or wife:
Number of children you have (in figures eg. 0, 1, etc.):
Give your child/children's name/names:
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2.
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Your profession or situation (Lesson 59) eg. if you are a clerk type kerani,
if you are a housewife type suri rumah tangga,
if you are a pensioner type pesara,
if you are a student type penuntut and
if you are jobless type menganggur:
Name of your school/university (if you are a student):
Name of the shop, company or department where you work (if applicable):
Name of the town/city where you live:
Your house address:

Since when did you stay in this address (type year):
Your house telephone number (if you don't have a phone at home type tiada). :
Your office telephone number (if you don't have an office phone number type tiada). :
Your cellphone number (if you don't have a cellphone type tiada). :
If you have a car type ada. If not type tiada:
The colour of your car (if you have one). If blue type biru (Lesson 12):
Time when you usually have your dinner (eg. type 8.30 or lapan setengah):
If you smoke type hisap. If not type tidak:
What you like to eat (Lesson 23) eg. if chicken type ayam):
Your favourite drink (Lesson 24) eg. if coffee type kopi):
Two adjectives that describe yourself (Lesson 47) eg. if you are tall type tinggi):     

Time when you usually go to bed (eg. type 11.30 or sebelas setengah):