| English | Melayu |
| What | Apa |
| What am I doing | Apa yang saya sedang buat ni |
| What is he doing | Apa yang dia sedang buat |
| What are you doing | Apa yang awak sedang buat |
| What was he doing on that moment | Apa yang dia sedang buat pada saat itu |
| What were they doing on that moment | Apa yang mereka sedang buat pada saat itu |
| What has he been doing in that month | Apa yang dia sedang buat pada bulan itu |
| What have they been doing in that month | Apa yang mereka sedang buat pada bulan itu |
| What had he been doing in that month | Apa yang dia sedang buat pada bulan itu |
| Why | Mengapa |
| Who | Siapa |
| Whom | Siapa yang |
| Whose | Siapa punya |
| When | Bila |
| Where | Di mana |
| Where to | Ke mana |
| Where from | Dari mana |
| How | Bagaimana |
| How high | Berapa tinggi |
| How far | Berapa jauh |
| How hard | Berapa keras |
| Am | Adakah |
| Is | Adakah |
| Are | Adakah |
| Was | Adakah |
| Were | Adakah |
| Do | Adakah |
| Does | Adakah |
| Did | Adakah |
| Has | Sudahkah |
| Have | Sudahkah |
| Had | Sudahkah |
Contoh-contoh bertanya ringkas (Bahasa Melayu ke Bahasa Inggeris)
| Melayu | English |
| Apa ? | What ? |
| Apa kabar ? | How are you ? |
| Apa itu ? | What is that ? |
| Apa ini ? | What is this ? |
| Apa yang berlaku ? | What happened ? |
| Apa hal ? | What is the matter ? |
| Apa awak sedang baca ? | What are you reading ? |
| Apa awak biasanya baca ? | What do you read ? |
| Apa awak sudah buat ? | What have you done ? |
| Apa awak telah buat ? | What did you do ? |
| Apa awak sedang buat ? | What are you doing ? |
| Apa yang John telah ambil ? | What did John take ? |
| Mengapa ? | Why ? |
| Mengapa awak marah ? | Why do you angry ? |
| Adakah awak marah ? Awak marah ke ? | Are you angry ? |
| Adakah awak berada di sana ? | Are you there ? |
| Adakah awak telah berada di sana ? | Were you there ? |
| Adakah awak akan berada di sana ? | Will you be there ? |
| Adakah awak sakit ? Awak sakitkah ? | Are you sick ? |
| Adakah ia penting ? | Does it matter ? |
| Adakah awak ada pen ? | Do you have a pen ? |
| Adakah awak buat kuih ? | Do you make cake ? |
| Adakah awak suka matematik ? | Do you like math ? |
| Adakah awak sudah sedia ? Awak sudah sediakah ? | Are you ready ? |
| Adakah awak gila ? Awak gila ke ? | Are you mad ? |
| Adakah ia benar ? | Is it true ? |
| Adakah ia betul ? | Is it correct ? |
| Siapa ? | Who ? |
| Siapa dia ? | Who is he ? |
| Siapa punya ? | Whose ? |
| Siapakah ? | Whom ? |
| Mana ? | Where ? |
| Di mana ? | Where ? |
| Dari mana ? | From where ? |
| Ke mana ? | Where to ? |
| Yang mana ? | Which ? |
| Yang mana satu ? | Which one ? |
| Warna yang mana awak mahu ? | Which colour do you want ? |
| Bila ? | When ? |
| Bila awak telah pergi ke Sepanyol ? | When did you go to Spain ? |
| Bila awak boleh ... ? | When can you ... ? |
| Bagaimana ? | How ? |
| Bagaimana awak pergi ke Belgium ? | How do you go to Belgium ? |
| Bagaimana awak terangkan ? | How do you explain ? |
| Ia ke ? Ya ke ? | Is it ? |
| Betul ke ? | Is it right ? |
| Benar ke ? | Is it true ? |
| Salah ke ? | Is it wrong ? |
| Awak nak ke mana ? | Where are you going to ? |
| Awak dari mana ? | Where are you from ? |
| Awak di mana ? | Where are you ? |
| Awak sudah sedia ke ? | Are you ready ? |
| Dia sudah sedia ke ? | Is he ready ? |
| Dia sudah sedia ke ? | Is she ready ? |
| Mereka sudah sedia ke ? | Are they ready ? |
| Ali sudah sedia ke ? | Is Ali ready ? |
| Awak sudah makan kah ? | Have you taken your food ? |
| Dia sudah makan kah ? | Has he taken his food ? |
| Dia sudah makan kah ? | Has she taken her food ? |
| Mereka sudah makan kah ? | Have they taken their food ? |
| Ali sudah makan kah ? | Has Ali taken his food ? |
| Sudahkah awak... ? | Have you ... ? |
| Sudahkah dia... ? | Has he ... ? |
| Sudahkah Ali... ? | Has Ali ... ? |
| Sudahkah mereka... ? | Have they ... ? |
| Sudahkah kita... ? | Have we ... ? |
| Sayakah ? | Am I ? |
| Diakah ? | Is he ? |
| Diakah ? | Is she ? |
| Ada tak buku yang murah disini ? | Is there cheap book here ? |
| Ada tak tandas disini ? | Is there toilet here ? |
| Bolehkah awak ... ? | Can you ... ? |
| Bolehkah dia ... ? | Can he ... ? |
| Bolehkah dia ... ? | Can she ... ? |
| Bolehkah mereka ... ? | Can they ... ? |
| Bolehkah kita ... ? | Can we ... ? |
| Mungkinkah awak ... ? | May you ... ? |
| Patutkah awak ... ? | Shall you ... ? |
| Patutkah dia ... ? | Shall he ... ? |
| Patutkah dia ... ? | Shall she ... ? |
| Patutkah mereka ... ? | Shall they ... ? |
| Patutkah kita ... ? | Shall we ... ? |
| Patutkah Ali ... ? | Shall Ali ... ? |
| Untuk apa ? | What for ? |
| Untuk apa awak simpan duit ? Awak simpan duit untuk apa ? | What do you save money for ? |
| Berapa banyak ? | How many ? |
| Berapa banyak ? | How much ? |
| Berapa jauh awak dari Paris ? | How far are you from Paris ? |
| Berapa lama wayang ini berlangsung ? | How long does this movie last ? |
| Berapa banyak kentang awak mahu ? | How many potatoes do you want ? |
| Berapa kerap awak pergi ke Sepanyol ? | How often do you go to Spain ? |
| Berapa usia awak ? | How old are you ? |
| Berapa dalam ? | How deep ? |
| Berapa tinggi ? | How high ? |
| Berapa tinggi ? | How tall ? |
| Berapa rendah ? | How low ? |
| Berapa cetek ? | How shallow ? |
| Berapa bahaya ? | How dangerous ? |
| Berapa selamat ? | How safe ? |
