| what | adj & pron 1. (interrog, used in direct and indirect questions) apa(kah); (when expected answer is so’s name) siapa(kah); (when expected answer is a number or numerical expression) berapa(kah): ~’s the name of the restaurant where we ate last week?, apa nama restoran tempat kita makan minggu lalu itu?; ~ day is it today?, hari ini hari apa?; ~ languages does he speak?, dia boleh bercakap dlm bahasa apa?; ~ ’s that knife for?, pisau itu utk apa?; ~’s the name of the lady standing next to the young man?, siapakah nama wanita yg berdiri dekat pemuda itu?; ~ is your room number, sir?, berapa nombor bilik encik?; ~ /day of the month, date/ is it today?, hari ini berapa hari bulan?; in ~ year was she born? dia lahir dlm tahun berapa?; ~ is the price of that car?, berapakah harga kereta itu?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| when | adv & pron (interrog, used in direct and indirect questions) bila(kah): ~ were you transferred to Kuantan?, bila kamu dipindahkan ke Kuantan?; the spokesperson could not say ~ the building would be finished, jurucakap itu tdk dapat memberitahukan bila bangunan itu akan selesai; he asked me ~ the letter was posted, dia bertanya pd saya bilakah surat itu dikirim; since ~ have you been living here?, sejak bila kamu tinggal di sini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| how | adv 1. in what way, manner, cara, [or not translated]; (interrog) bagaimanakah; (colloq) macam mana(kah): I do not know ~ to answer his letter, saya tdk tahu cara menjawab suratnya; he taught me ~ to dance, dia mengajar saya menari; ~ did it happen?, bagaimanakah perkara itu terjadi?; ~ does one pronounce this word?, bagaimanakah menyebut perkataan ini?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| will 1 | c. (stressed; functions as command) tolong(lah): ~ you switch off that awful music!, tolonglah matikan muzik yg membingitkan itu!; would you please go and post this letter for me?, tolong poskan surat ini utk saya; d. (functions as request) tolong(lah), boleh(kah): ~ you give me your opinion on this letter?, tolong berikan pendapat kamu ttg surat ini; would you just wait here for a moment?, bolehkah tunggu di sini sebentar?; switch the light on, ~ you?, tolong hidupkan lampu itu; 8. (expressing informal advice) akan: I’d tell your parents about it if I were you, kalaulah saya, saya akan beritahu ibu bapa saya; 9. (expressing the unexpectedness of st) akan: you’d never know from his manner that he’s such an important person, siapa pun tdk akan tahu drpd gayanya bahawa dia orang yg penting; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| point | /come, get/ to the ~, terus saja kpd + approp n: don’t waste my time, get to the ~, jangan buang masa saya, terus saja kpd soalan kamu; get the ~, understand, faham: “you didn’t get the ~, did you?”, “kamu tak faham kah?”; has its ~, ada juga baiknya: in a way the island is not such a bad place to visit. It has its ~s, bagaimanapun, pulau itu bukanlah tempat yg tdk elok utk dikunjungi. Ada juga baiknya; have a ~, betul kata [sso]: you’ve a ~ there. Thank you for bringing it to our attention, betul kata kamu. Terima kasih krn memberitahu | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |