I would like a bottle of beer

Malay translation: saya ingin sebotol bir

10:08 Jan 1, 2008
English to Malay translations [Non-PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: I would like a bottle of beer
into standard Bahasa Malay
anya
Malay translation:saya ingin sebotol bir
Explanation:
beer or bir (in Malay) is an alcoholic drink, would like can be translated into "ingin" or "mahu",either ways works.
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3 +2saya ingin sebotol bir
malaytransla (X)
4 +1Saya nak sebotol bir.
Aniza Borhan


  

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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
i would like a bottle of beer
saya ingin sebotol bir


Explanation:
beer or bir (in Malay) is an alcoholic drink, would like can be translated into "ingin" or "mahu",either ways works.

malaytransla (X)
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agree  Kaliamma Ponnan
14 hrs

agree  Amer Hamzah Jantan: Agreed
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i would like a bottle of beer
Saya nak sebotol bir.


Explanation:
If this is also used while speaking, "nak" can also be used in replace of "mahu" or "ingin".. just adding.. :-)

Aniza Borhan
Malaysia
Local time: 23:00
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Native speaker of: Native in MalayMalay

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amer Hamzah Jantan: This would be ok if it is in an informal setting; in a conversation
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