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Malay frequency list

No. 519 in Malay

nanti

"Later" or "wait."

In a sentence

  • Nanti saya akan pergi ke kedai.

    Later, I will go to the store.

    Here, 'nanti' is used to refer to the future, indicating an action that will occur later.

  • Jangan lupa, nanti kita perlu berbincang lagi.

    Don't forget, later we need to discuss further.

    In this sentence, 'nanti' highlights a specific future time when an additional action is expected.

  • Kalau hujan nanti, kita tunggu sebentar sebelum bergerak.

    If it rains later, we will wait a little before starting to move.

    Here, 'nanti' acts as a conditional reference to a potential future event.

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