English
What you want to eat?
Malay
Nak makan apa?
Note
Nak is “want”. Friends drop the “you”.
Tap for word map
Nama aku Matbot. Kau?
Chat with Matbot in informal Malay. English stays beside every line.
matbot
English
Kopi C kosong to go.
Malay
Kopi C kosong, bungkus.
Tap for word map
Say something in Malay. If cannot then English also can la.
A friend to text with, not a textbook
Matbot stays in Malay. English, word maps, quizzes, and saved lines sit beside the chat.
Chat like a friend
Informal spoken Malay — nak, dah, je, lah. Set a scene and Matbot speaks first, or just type.
English on the side
Every line has a short English gloss. Tap for a word map. Matbot notes the particle a beginner would miss.
Hear it spoken
Tap to hear the Malay, then say it back before you need it at the stall or in the office.
Keep a phrasebook
Save a line from chat, or look one up. Every card keeps the word map, sample usage, and notes.
Quiz the lines
Recap a chat after a few turns, or quiz the week on demand — multiple choice, short answers, then a score.
Ask about a line
Highlight a snippet and ask what it means, when you’d say it, or how to make it more casual.
The chat stays in Malay.
Type English or Malay. Matbot replies like a friend. English is the gloss — plus a short note when a particle would trip a beginner.
Malay
Nak makan apa?
Note
Nak is “want”. Friends drop the “you”.
Word map
Nakwant
makaneat
apawhat
Save the line. Look one up.
Save from chat, or look a phrase up before you need it. Every card keeps a word map, sample usage, and the notes that make it click.
Nak kurang pedas sikit.
Can you make it a bit less spicy?
Word map
- Nakwant
- kurangless
- pedasspicy
- sikita bit
Notes
Sikit softens the ask. Friends say this at a stall without sounding formal.
Sample usage
Auntie, nak kurang pedas sikit.
Then quiz those lines.
After a couple of turns, recap that chat. Or quiz the week on demand — Matbot looks across every conversation from the last 7 days.
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Nak makan apa?
What does nak mean in this line?
want
already
only
Nice. Nak is the casual “want” friends use.
Questions
No. Matbot is a Malay friend in Singapore. The chat is short, informal, and like a text — not a lesson, and not customer-service Malay.
Set a scene, or just say something
Matbot can start at a hawker stall. You can type in English. The chat itself stays in Malay.