Question Words — Malay Grammar

Malay question words do not change the sentence's word order. Place the question word where the answer would go: becomes The main question words are (what), (who), (where), (when), (why), (how), and (how many/much).

Unlike English, there is no auxiliary verb inversion — no "do you..." or "is he..." constructions. You can add the suffix after the question word for formality or emphasis:

In the course

Sentences from Lingora’s Malay course

70 of the course's 500 sentences use this, the first in lesson 1. A few of them, with the words “Question Words” is about in bold:

Apakah perasaan awak? Baik atau buruk?
How are you feeling? Good or bad?
Lesson 61
Di mana anak perempuan kita? - Dia di sekolah.
Where is our daughter? - She's at school.
Lesson 242
Kamu ada dua orang anak yang sangat cantik. Berapa umur mereka?
You have two very beautiful children. How old are they?
Lesson 264

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Sentences from Lingora’s Malay course

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