Everyday Malay Phrase Book and Dictionary: Your Guide to Speaking Malay Quickly and Effortlessly in a Few Hours

Love the book!

excellent

This is a really good introduction to Malay and has lots of information for travellers (food,customs, getting around,etc) as well as getting you started with the language. There is enough grammar so that you can make a good attempt at being understood without getting too bogged down, and concentrates on the things that are going to be the most useful for a visitor- and its interesting! Not something you can say about every language guide. The one drawback is that there is no CD with it and I think that hearing the language spoken makes things a lot easier, but if you are just going to buy one book then I would definitely recommend this one.

I found this book the perfect companion to my month-long trip to Malaysia last year. Very useful. The dictionary is a little brief, but it's pretty good for an intro.

excellent