Bahasa Melayu

salah

Bahasa Melayu

English

misunderstand, misapprehend, get the wrong idea

Used when a person does not understand something in the correct way.

ساله

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Dia salah faham tentang mesej yang saya hantar.

    He misunderstood the message I sent.

  2. Jangan salah faham, saya hanya mahu membantu.

    Do not misunderstand; I only want to help.

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What does “misunderstand” mean in Malay?

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salah faham

The common phrase is salah faham.

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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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.