Variations: pa tek
English: what
Bahasa Malaysia: apa
Source: Melayu Sarawak Lingua-Hack Group #2
apa tek?: What is it?
berapa igek: how many (quantity)
bernapas: to breathe
tapak: plate
Apa cita tek?: How are you? Used informally between friends or with someone of a similar age or younger.
Apa dapat dipolah sitok?: What is there to do here?
Apa nak dipolah: What to do?
apa padah kitak tek: What did you just say?
apa polah kau/kitak/ko?: What are you doing? Informal, used to ask one person, and someone of your age or younger
apa polah kitak orang?: What are you doing? Used to ask more than one person.
Apa tok?: What is this?
berapa banyak duit kau: How much money do you have?
berapa ekok ikan mok dibeli kau tek: How many fish do you want to buy?
berapa rega: how much (currency)
berapa rega baju tok: How much is this shirt?
berapa rega makanan tok: How much is this food?
berapa rega manok tok: How much is this chicken?
berapa rega sayo tok: How much is this vegetable?
kamek lapar: I am hungry
kau anak sapa: Whose child are you?
kol berapa kau abis keja: What time do you finish work?
kol berapa kau balit rumah: What time are you going home?
kol berapa kau pegi sekolah: What time are you going to school?
kol berapa kau pegi speta: What time are you going to hospital?
kol berapa kedei bukak: What time does the shop open?
Ktk siapa?: Who are you?
sapa: who
sapa nama kau: What is your name? Informal, used to ask one person, and someone of your age or younger
sapa nama kitak: What is your name? Used to ask more than one person, or talking to an older person
Tebik tapak ya: The plate is cracked