aiman

Nama aku Aiman. Kau?

Learn informal Malay by chatting with Aiman.

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Aiman

English

What you want to eat?

Malay

Nak makan apa?

Note

Nak is “want”. Friends drop the “you”.

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English

Kopi C kosong to go.

Malay

Kopi C kosong, bungkus.

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Aiman is typing…

English or Malay…

A friend to text with, not a textbook

The best way to learn a language is by using it in real conversations. Aiman puts you right into actual chat exchanges, so your learning is driven by real-life usage from the start.

English on the side

Every line carries a short English gloss. Tap for a word map, and Aiman notes the particle a beginner would miss.

Hear it spoken

Tap to hear the Malay. Slow it to x0.8 or x0.5 until it sits right, then say it back before you need it at the stall.

Aiman knows things

Aiman pulls in fresh context from the internet right in the middle of your chat, making every conversation more relevant and interesting.

Ask about a line

Highlight a snippet and ask what it means, when you’d say it, or how to make it more casual — without leaving the chat.

Notes, one key away

⌘K opens a private scratch pad that syncs with your account. Use /translate or /explain for quick answers, or /card to create a phrase card right inside your note.

Share a chat

Make a chat public and copy the link. Anyone can read it, nobody can edit it. Flip it private again whenever.

Save the line. Look one up.

Save a line straight from chat, or look a phrase up before you need it. Aiman drafts the card — word map, sample usage, notes — and you decide whether it goes in the book.

Library

less spicy
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Nak kurang pedas sikit.

A bit less spicy, please.

Casual

Word map

  • Nakwant
  • kurangless
  • pedasspicy
  • sikita bit

Sample usage

  • Auntie, nak kurang pedas sikit.

    Auntie, a bit less spicy please.

    Ordering at a stall

Notes

  • Sikit softens the ask. Friends say this at a stall without sounding formal.
DiscardSave to phrasebook

Saved

Search saved phrases
  • Boleh bungkus?

    Can I get this to go?

    Casual
  • Jumpa nanti!

    See you later!

    Casual

Then quiz those lines.

After a couple of turns, quiz that chat. Or quiz the week — 12 questions pulled from every conversation in the last 7 days.

Quiz

Quiz this week

A short round from every chat in the last 7 days.

Start a new quiz

12 questions from this week. Then a recap.

This week

  • Hawker stall, lunchResume · 4 of 12
  • Week of 1 SepReview10/12
  • Asking the way to the MRTReview11/12

Quiz this week

4 of 12

Nak kurang pedas sikit.

What does sikit do in this line?

Softens the ask — “a bit”
Makes it formal
Means “very”

Nice.

Sikit is “a little”. Tacked on the end, it makes the ask softer.

Next

Quiz this week

Recap

10/12

A few to look at again — that’s the point of a recap.

Look at these again

  • Dah makan belum?Ask
  • Jom, jalan-jalan.Ask
Review questions
Aiman

Set a scene, or just say something

Tell Aiman where you are and it speaks first. Or type in English and Aiman turns it into the Malay line. Either way, the chat stays in Malay.

Installs on your phone too. Add to Home Screen and Aiman opens on its own, without the browser chrome.

Tell Aiman how to start and Aiman will send the first message. Or type below in English or Malay — the chat itself stays in Malay.

You’re at a hawker stall. Greet me and ask what I want to eat.
Start chat
Aiman

English

Eh, hi! What you want to eat today?

Malay

Eh, hai! Nak makan apa hari ni?

Note

Hari ni is the spoken “today”. Nobody says hari ini at a stall.

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