DK Eyewitness Travel Malaysia _ Singapore 2016

350 GENERAL INDEX

Temples (cont.) Tip of Borneo (Sabah) 181, 189 Water sports (cont.)
Sri Maha Mariamman (Kuala hotels 282 Labuan Marine Park (Pulau
Lumpur) 56, 70 Labuan) 187
Sri Mariamman (Georgetown) 108 Titiwangsa Lake Gardens (Kuala Pulau Payar Marine Park (Pulau
Sri Mariamman (Singapore) 205, Lumpur) 78 Langkawi) 121
224 rafting 11, 187, 315, 317
Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Tobacco 48 snorkeling 24, 136, 315, 317
(Melaka) 130 Tomb of Mahsuri (Pulau Langkawi)
Sri Srinivasa Perumal (Singapore) Waterfalls
223, 236–7 119, 120 Allan’s Waters 97
Sri Veerakaliamman (Singapore) Le Tour de Langkawi (Kuala Asah (Pulau Tioman) 136
13, 230, 235 Lumpur) 56 Jeriau Waterfall 97
Sze Ya (Kuala Lumpur) 69 Tourist information 321, 323 Lambir Hills National Park
KTLA Tourist Information Center (Sarawak) 61
Thean Hou (Kuala Lumpur) 65, 73 72 Tajor (Sarawak) 169
Thian Hock Keng (Singapore) 13, 212, MalaysianTourism Information Tasik Kenyir 146
Complex (Kuala Lumpur) 80 Telaga Tujuh Falls (Pulau Langkawi)
226, 228–9 Trade 55, 123 121
Tua Pek Kong (Kuching) 6, 162 history 39–40, 41, 42, 43, 45
Train travel 71, 330–1, 334, 335 Weld Quay Clan Piers (Georgetown)
Wat Chayamangkalaram (Penang) Jungle Railway 155 13, 106
13, 112 North Borneo Railway 187
Wat Machimmaram (Kelantan) 154 Penang Hill Railway 113 White Rajahs 46, 48, 157, 163
Wat Phothivihan (Kelantan) 154 Sentosa Express (Singapore) 251 Whitehead, John 193
Wat Syam Nikrodharam (Alor Star) Travel 330–39 Wildlife 22–3, 55, 249, 316, 317
117 air 330, 331, 332–3
Terengganu State Museum Complex boat 335 Bako National Park 168–9
(Kuala Terengganu) 14, 147 bus 331, 336, 337 Danum Valley (Sabah) 182, 198
Terengganu Stone 40, 41 cities 338–9 itinerary 11
Textile Museum (Kuching) 15, 160 organized tours 331 Kinabatangan Wildlife Sanctuary
Textiles 36–7 road 336–7 (Sabah) 17, 197
Thailand 40, 44, 47, 93, 117, 139 sea 331 Klias Wetlands (Sabah) 186
Thaipusam festival 35, 56, 59, 70, 96, train 330–1, 334, 335 Matang Wildlife Center (Sarawak)
108 Travel agencies 333 165
Singapore 206, 223, 236 Travel insurance 325 Penang Butterfly Farm 114
Thean Hou Temple (Kuala Lumpur) Traveler’s Checks 326 Semenggoh Wildlife Centre
65, 73 Tribal culture 11, 27; see also (Sarawak) 15, 167
Theaters 309, 311 Indigenous people Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation
Esplanade – Theaters on the Bay Tua Pek Kong (Kuching) 6, 162 Center (Sabah) 17, 196, 321
(Singapore) 33, 216, 258, 259 Tumpat 154, 155 Sun Bear Conservation Centre
National Theater (Kuala Lumpur) Tun Abdul Razak 50, 51 (Sabah) 17, 196
77 Tun Jugah Gallery (Kuching) 160 Sungai Santubong (Sarawak) 164
Singapore 260, 261 Tunku Abdul Rahman 49, 51 Tabin Wildlife Reserve (Sabah)
Victoria Theater and Concert Hall Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park 198
(Singapore) 214, 216, 258, 259 (Sabah) 185 Taman Negara National Park
Theme parks 308 hotels 282 144–5
Adventure Cove Waterpark Turtle Island National Park (Sabah) 61, see also Birdlife; Marine life
(Singapore) 250 196–7 Wind Cave (Sarawak) 167
Bukit Gambang Resort City Turtles 25, 55, 143, 172, 243, 248 Windsor, Duke of 241
(Kuantan) 142 Women travelers 322
Fort Siloso (Singapore) 13, 250 U Woodcarving 37, 305
Genting 96–7 Woolner, Thomas 216
Haw Par Villa (Singapore) 13, 243, Unfederated Malay States 47, 139 World Harvest Festival (Sarawak) 57
248 United Malays National Organisation World Kite Festival (Johor) 56
LEGOLAND® Malaysia (Johor World War II 80, 153, 196, 241
Bahru) 135, 308, 311 (UMNO) 49, 54 Changi Museum (Singapore)
Resorts World Sentosa (Singapore) United Netherlands Chartered East 249
13, 251 history 48, 49
Taman Legenda (Pulau Langkawi) India Company (VOC) 42, 43 Sabah 184, 186–7
120 World War II Memorial Museum (Kota
Underwater World (Langkawi) V Bharu) 14, 153
13, 121
Underwater World (Singapore) Vesak festival 57, 59, 206 Y
13, 250, 262 Victoria, Queen 106, 214, 216
Universal Studios (Singapore) Victoria Theater and Concert Hall Yahya, Sultan 152
13, 251 Yap Ah Loy 63, 71
Wet World Water Park (Shah Alam) (Singapore) 214, 216, 258, 259 Yee I-Lann 55
82 Vinayagar 130 Yue Gong Niang Niang 228
Thian Hock Keng Temple (Singapore) Visas 320, 323 Yuen-Peng McNeice, Lady 247
13, 212, 226, 228–9 Vishnu 236, 237
Thimithi Festival (Singapore) 207, 224 Z
Thompson, Jim 98 W
Tiger Balm 248 Zheng He 41, 115
Time 321 Warren, Stanley 249 Zoos
Tin 47, 48, 51, 82–3, 93 Wat Chayamangkalaram (Penang) 13,
Singapore Zoo 13, 243, 244
112 ZoukOut (Singapore) 207
Wat Machimmaram (Kelantan) 154
Wat Phothivihan (Kelantan) 154
Water sports 315, 317

diving 61, 137, 146, 200–201, 262,
263, 314, 315, 317

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 351

Acknowledgments

Dorling Kindersley would like to thank the many Jacket Designer Tessa Bindloss
people whose help and assistance contributed to the Senior Cartographic Editor Casper Morris
preparation of this book. DTP Designers Jenn Hadley, Natasha Lu
Production Controller Inderjit Bhullar
Contributors
David Bowden is an Australian expatriate who has Revisions Team
worked in Asia for many years. He calls Malaysia home Louise Abbott, Shruti Bahl, Kiki Deere, Alexandra
and writes and photographs for some of the leading Farrell, Rhiannon Furbear, Amy Harrison, Helena
national and regional newspapers and magazines. Iveson, Jacky Jackson, Sumita Khatwani, Maite
Lantaron, Jude Ledger, Richard Lim, Hayley Maher,
Ron Emmons is a British writer and photographer who Chris Orr, Catherine Palmi, Rada Radojicic, Lucy
has lived in Thailand since the 1990s. He is author of Richards, Stuti Tiwari, Helen Townsend, Zoe Ross.
the DK Top 10 Travel Guide to Bangkok.
Additional Picture Research
Andrew Forbes has lived in Chiang Mai, Thailand for Rachel Barber, Ellen Root.
the past 20 years, where he is editor of CPA Media. He
has visited Malaysia regularly over three decades and Additional Cartography
has contributed to the DK Eyewitness Travel Guide to Base mapping for Kuala Lumpur derived from Netmaps.
Vietnam and Angkor Wat.
Additional Photography
Naiya Sivaraj has been a traveler and writer for as long Irv Beckman, Simon Bracken, Gerard Brown, Andy
as she can remember, and has recently started to Crawford, Peter Chen, Frank Greenaway, Benu Joshi,
make a living by combining the two. She is currently Barnabas Kindersley, Dave King, Colin Koh, Lawrence
pursuing a journalism program at UCLA. Lim, Ian O’Leary, Lloyd Park, Brian Pitkin, Tony Souter.

Richard Watkins was born in Wales and is a freelance Special Assistance
travel writer. He has written for a number of publica- Many thanks for the invaluable help of the following
tions including various newspapers and magazines in individuals: Jo Chua, Baba-Nyonya Heritage Museum;
the UK, USA, and Australia. Asma Adnan and Mohamad Redza, Islamic Arts
Museum; Rohaya Juli, Money Museum; Noredah
History Consultant Othman, Sabah Tourism Board; Letitia Samuel, Sarawak
Nicholas White is Reader in Imperial and Tourism Board; Serene Lim Si Si, Singapore Tourism
Commonwealth History at Liverpool John Moores Board; S T Ramish, Tourism Malaysia.
University, UK. He has written a number of books and
articles on Malaysian history including (with J.M. Photography Permissions
Barwise) A Traveller’s History of South East Asia, Dorling Kindersley would like to thank the following
published by Windrush/Cassell, 2002. for their assistance and permission to photograph at
their establishments:
Phrase Book Writer
E Ulrich Kratz. Islamic Art Museum; Kompleks Budaya Kraf; National
Art Gallery; National Museum; Penang Museum and
Fact Checkers Art Gallery; Royal Museum.
Erik Fearn, Angelia Teo.
Picture Credits
Proofreaders Key: a=above; b=below/bottom; c=center; f=far; l=left;
Shonali Yadav, Stewart J. Wild, Leonie Wilding. r=right; t=top.

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354 PRHASE BOOK

Phrase Book

Malay belongs to the Austronesian family of agreed on a standard form of spelling. Prior
languages, whose several hundred distinct to the 19th century, international trade and
variations cover the Indian and Pacific oceans. relations would have been unthinkable
It is the national language of Malaysia, Brunei, without the use of Malay, but after 1800,
and Singapore, and for many centuries has large-scale immigration from China and India
been the language of learning, diplomacy, resulted in the widespread use of Mandarin
and commerce in this region. One of its Chinese and Tamil in Malaysia. Today, English
earliest scripts, a modified Perso-Arabic script is widely spoken, mostly in urban centers,
called Jawi, was the means by which Islam but any effort made by visitors to speak Malay
was disseminated. Jawi is still widely used in is usually appreciated, particularly in more
Brunei today. Elsewhere, it has been replaced remote parts of the country. Malay, whose
by the Latin script Rumi, which was not spelled official name is Bahasa Melayu, is often incor-
uniformly until Malaysia, Indonesia, and Brunei rectly called Bahasa, which means language.

Malay Pronounciation Guide u as in boot
or as in good
There are no strong stresses in the Malay language
and most letters are pronounced in the same way ai as in ice
as English. As a general rule, beginners are advised or as two separate
to stress the penultimate syllable. However, if this sounds, as in Hawaii
syllable contains a mute e, the stress moves to the
final syllable. au as in out
a as in father or as two separate
sounds, as in ba-ut
or as in the
or as in but c in between tube and choose
e like the “a” in machine j in between due and June
when unstressed; k as English “k” except in a final
or as in bell when stressed
i as in taxi letter, when it becomes a glottal
or as in April stop (brief pause)
o as in morning ng as in singer
ngg as in longer
or as in stop ny as in innuendo

In an emergency Communication essentials When? Bila?
Which one? Yang mana?
Help! Tolong! Yes Ya Who? Siapa?
Why? Mengapa?
Stop! Berhentilah! No Bukan/Tidak

Call a doctor! Panggil doktor! Hello Helo

Call an Panggil Goodbye Selamat jalan Useful phrases

ambulance! ambulans! Excuse me/

Police! Polis! apologies Minta maaf Do you speak Apakah
English? berbahasa
Fire! Api! Please Tolong/silahkan Inggeris?
I don’t speak
Where is the Di mana Thank you Terima kasih Malay. Saya belum
berbahasa
nearest telefon You are I don’t Melayu.
understand.
telephone? yang terdekat? welcome. Kembali Saya kurang
I/we want to... faham.
Where is the Di mana Good morning Selamat pagi What is your
Saya/kami mahu...
nearest hospital yang Good afternoon Selamat petang name? Siapakah
My name is…
hospital? terdekat? Good evening Selamat malam Where is...? nama?
Is it close by? Nama saya…
Good night Selamat hari Is it far away? Di mana...?
Could you Sudah dekat?
I am lost! Saya sesat! How are you? Apa khabar? Masih jauh?
please speak Minta perlahan
Do you need Awak perlukan Madam Puan drive/walk
slower? sedikit?
help? pertolongan? Sir Encik (Ci’)

I’ve been Saya Today Hari ini

robbed! dirompak! Tomorrow Esok

Go away! Pergi! Yesterday Kelmarin

I’ve had an Saya terlibat Later Esok/Nanti

accident. dalam Now Sekarang/Segera

kemalangan. What? Apa?

PHRASE BOOK 355

How do I Untuk ke… price harga Would you tell Tolong
get to…? sebaiknya saya sale jualan (murah) me when to beritahukan,
naik apa? sell jual get off? bila sudah
Are children shoes kasut sampai?
allowed? Adakah kanak- shop kedai How long
kanak dibenerkan supermarket pasar raya does it take Berapa lama
I like... masuk? to get to...? untuk ke…?
I don’t like... Nature and sightseeing
Saya suka... Which bus Bas mana
Saya tidak suka... goes to…? yang ke…?

Useful words bay teluk Where do I Di mana
beach pantai pay? tempat
address alamat cape/ tanjung membayar?
Attention! Awas! I need a
bad buruk promontory kuala mechanic. Kami memerlukan
big besar estuary/town bukit mekanik.
clean bersih hill penerangan I have a
closed tutup information pulau flat tire. Tayarnya
cold sejuk island tasik kempis.
dirty kotor lake masjid aeroplane
door pintu mosque gunung boat kapal terbang
empty kosong mountain sawah bus perahu
enough cukup paddy field istana/astana bus stop bas
entrance masuk palace taman car stesen bas
exit keluar park sungai/batang car baby seat kereta
full penuh river padang customs tempat duduk
good baik square selat cycle cukai
hot panas strait kuil petrol naik baisikal
less kurang temple/shrine pejabat return (trip) minyak/petrol
more lebih tourist agensi (perjalanan) pergi
pull dorong travel agency seat
push tolak pelancongan single/one balik
open buka village kampung bayi
quick cepat way (ticket) tiket sehala
slow perlahan Colors hitam taxi
small kecil biru timetable pergi balik
stairs tangga black hijau train teksi
blue merah jadual waktu
green putih kereta api
red kuning
Banks Ada ATM? white Directions di sini
yellow di sana
Is there an Saya mau here (di) dalam
ATM? tukar dollars/ Health antiseptik there dari (mana)
pounds... tekanan darah in kiri
I want to menjadi ringgit antiseptic kondom from (where) kanan
change Malaysia. blood pressure kontraseptif/ left jalan terus
dollars/ condom right di hadapan
pounds...into wang/duit contraceptive pencegah hamil straight on di belakang
Malay ringgit. wang kecil dokter gigi in front of di simpang
tukar wang dentist diarea/cirit-birit behind dekat
money kadar pertukaran diarrhea dokter at the corner juah
change cek kembara doctor pingsan near ke
change money faint panas (badan) far utara
exchange rate fever tinggi to selatan
traveler’s checks high rendah north timur
low ubat south barat
Shopping Apakah ada...? medicine perawat east timur laut
Minta...? nurse sakit west barat laut
Do you have...? Berapa pain/ill ubat penghilang northeast tenggara
Can I have...? painkillers northwest barat daya
How many/ harganya? kesakitan southeast
Credit card pregnant hamil southwest
much is it? sanitary towels tuala wanita
Do you accept boleh? Staying in a hotel
Ini terlalu
credit cards? Transport Saya mahu I have a Ada
This is too mahal. tempahkan reservation. tempahan.
beli I would like to tempat duduk.
expensive. murah reserve a Do you have Ada
buy pakaian seat. a room? bilik?
cheap mahal
clothes pasar/tamu What is the Berapa
expensive charge per semalam?
market night?

356 PHRASE BOOK

I want a Saya minta gula sugar Friday hari Jumaat
double/ bilik kelamin/ ikan fish Saturday hari Sabtu
single room. bujang. jus juice Sunday hari Ahad/
Saya/kami nak kelapa coconut Minggu
I am/we are mendaftar kopi coffee
leaving today. kelaur hari ini. manis sweet Cardinal numbers
kelamin mee noodle
double bujang merica pepper 1 satu
single katil/tempat tidur minuman drink 2 dua
bed kunci nasi steamed rice 3 tiga
key lampu pedas spicy 4 empat
lights bilik mandi pedih bitter 5 lima
bathroom tandas sapi beef 6 enam
toilet sabun susu milk 7 tujuh
soap tuala telur eggs 8 delapan
towel Buka udang prawn/shrimp 9 sembilan
Open Tutup 10 sepuluh
Closed Pintu Time and day 11 sebelas
Emergency 12 dua belas
kesemasan clock jam 13 tiga belas
exit 20 dua puluh
21 dua puluh satu
Eating out minute menit 22 dua puluh dua
30 tiga puluh
A table please. quarter hour suku 40 empat puluh
May I see the 50 lima puluh
Minta meja untuk. second detik 60 enam puluh
menu? Minta daftar 70 tujuh puluh
I would like to watch jam tangan 80 delapan puluh
makan? 90 sembilan puluh
order now. Saya mau hour pukul 100 seratus
I am 1,000 seribu
pesan sekarang. day hari 2,000 dua ribu
vegetarian. Saya 10,000 sepuluh ribu
I don’t eat... week minggu 20,000 dua puluh ribu
The bill, please. vegetarian. 100,000 seratus ribu
breakfast Saya tidak makan... month bulan 200,000 dua ratus ribu
children’s Minta bil.
makan pagi year tahun
menu menu
dinner morning pagi hari
fork kanak-kanak
glass makan malam noon tengah hari
highchair garpu
knife kaca mata midday siang hari
lunch kerusi tinggi
meat pisau afternoon sore hari
restaurant makan tengah hari
seafood daging evening/night malam hari
snack restoran
spoon makanan laut What is the Sudah pukul
vegetable makanan kecil
senduk time please? berapa?
sayur
11.19 in the pukul sebelas

morning lewat sembilan

belas menit pagi

1 o’clock pukul satu Ordinal numbers

1.15 in the pukul satu

early afternoon lewat suku 1st pertama
2nd kedua
(midday) siang 3rd ketiga
4th keempat
3.45 in the pukul empat 5th kelima
6th keenam
afternoon kurang suku 7th ketujuh
8th kedelapan
sore 9th kesembilan
10th kesepuluh
6.30 in the pukul enam 11th kesebelas
12th kedua belas
Menu decoder early evening setengah sore 20th kedua puluh
100th keseratus
asam sour 9.31 in the pukul sepuluh 1,000th keseribu
ayam chicken
ayer panas hot water evening/ kurang dua
ayer sejuk cold water
ayer teh tea at night puluh menit
buah-buahan fruit
domba lamb malam
garam salt
Monday hari Isnin

Tuesday hari Selasa

Wednesday hari Arba

Thursday hari Khamis