How to Say "Malaysia" in Japanese

マレーシア

Marēshia[ma̠ɾe̞ːɕia̠]

マレーシア (Marēshia) is the Japanese word for Malaysia.

マレーシア is the name of the country located in Southeast Asia.

Meaning: country in Southeast Asia (name)

How do you pronounce it?

Marēshia

In Japanese maps and formal documents, マレーシア may be written in kanji as 馬來西亞, though this is extremely rare in modern daily life.
The word マレーシア is an example of 'Gairaigo', a category of loanwords that are treated as a separate part of the Japanese lexicon.
When talking about people from マレーシア, Japanese speakers add the suffix 人 'jin' to create マレーシア人 'Marēshia-jin'.

私はマレーシアに住んでいます。
I live in Malaysia.
This sentence is useful for expressing where you live using マレーシア.
Tatoeba #3756210 by fafs, translation #3608062 by panamicua
水をマレーシアから買わなくてはならないのです。
We have to buy water from Malaysia.
This sentence is useful for expressing the necessity of buying something from マレーシア.
Tatoeba #143717 by bunbuku, translation #270849 by CK
話し手はマレーシアからです。
The speaker is from Malaysia.
This sentence is useful for stating that a speaker is from マレーシア.
Tatoeba #3875183 by turklehceleri, translation #2283560 by CN
マレーシアは東南アジアの国です。
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia.
2 more sentences on Tatoeba

Two friends are talking about their next vacation destination.

美咲 Misaki

次の休みはどこに行きたい？
Tsugi no yasumi wa doko ni ikitai?
Where do you want to go for your next holiday?
陽太 Yota

僕はマレーシアに行ってみたい。
Boku wa Mareeshia ni itte mitai.
I want to try visiting Malaysia.
美咲 Misaki

いい考えだね！
Ii kangae da ne!
That's a great idea!
陽太 Yota

マレーシアは食べ物が美味しいらしいよ。
Mareeshia wa tabemono ga oishii rashii yo.
I heard the food in Malaysia is delicious.

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