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SOME SENTENCES TRANSLATED AS<br />

EXERCISES ON GRAMMAR.<br />

Note.—The <strong>Malay</strong> renderings in this list are not idiomatic, but more or lesa<br />

mere translations. In some instances <strong>the</strong> difference between colloquial and,<br />

literary style is explained.<br />

EngI-ish.<br />

A diamond is very<br />

dear<br />

The fare •<br />

of<br />

a<br />

bullock cart to<br />

Ipoh is $2<br />

1 have Ss<br />

It was very hot<br />

yesterday<br />

The colour of that<br />

flower is yellow<br />

He is richer than I<br />

That knife is blunt<br />

The price of this<br />

book is $2<br />

That old man's<br />

beard is white<br />

and long<br />

My cousin is ill<br />

That boy has two<br />

rings<br />

Men are more<br />

wicked than<br />

women<br />

<strong>Malay</strong> (Romanized).<br />

intan banyak inahal<br />

sewa kereta lenibu<br />

ka-Ipoh dua<br />

ringgit<br />

sahaya ada lima<br />

ringgit<br />

banyak panas sSmalam<br />

warna bunga itu<br />

kuning<br />

dia kaya lagi daripada<br />

sahaya<br />

pisau itu tumpul<br />

harga buk ini dua<br />

ringgit<br />

janggut orang iiia<br />

itu puteh lagi<br />

panjang<br />

sapupu sahaya sa-<br />

kit<br />

budak itu ada dua<br />

bentok chinchin<br />

laki-laki lebeh jahat<br />

daripada<br />

perempuan<br />

(<br />

79 )<br />

'<br />

Pronunciation.<br />

in'ta^n bah'nya^k<br />

mah'ha^^l<br />

seh'wa^ k'reh'ta;^<br />

lerm'boo ka^-ee'poh<br />

dooah ring'git<br />

sah-hah'ya^ ah'da^<br />

lee'ma^ ring'git<br />

bah'nya^k pah'na^s.<br />

ser-mah'la/«iTi<br />

wahr'nah boo'nga^<br />

ee'too koo'ning<br />

deea^' kah'ya/^ lah'-..<br />

gee dah-ree'pah'da^<br />

sah-hah'ya/i<br />

pee'sow ee'too<br />

toom'pool<br />

h&hr'gah book ee'nee<br />

dooa/z ring'git<br />

ja/«ig'goot oh'rahng<br />

tooa/^ ee'too poo'teh<br />

lah'gee pahn'ja^ng<br />

sa/i-poo'poo sah'hah'ya^<br />

sah'kit<br />

boo'da,^k ee'too ,ah'-<br />

da.^ dooa^ bern'to^k<br />

chin'chin<br />

lah'kee lah'kee ler'beh<br />

jah'ha^t dah'ree-pah'da^p'rerm'-pooa/^n

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