Bahasa Melayu
salah
English
take the wrong one, bring the wrong thing, bring the wrong item
Used when someone brings or picks up the wrong thing.
ساله
Examples
Contoh ayat
Dia salah bawa buku latihan ke sekolah.
He brought the wrong exercise book to school.
Saya salah bawa payung, bukan topi hujan.
I brought the wrong umbrella, not the rain hat.
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What does “bring the wrong thing” mean in Malay?
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salah bawa
The natural phrase is salah bawa.
Word family
Common derived forms
- bersalah
- be wrong or guilty; culpable; deserving blame
- menyalahkan
- to blame someone
- tersalah
- mistaken; have wrong idea about; incorrect
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