To say hello in Malay, begin with the word selamat (sounds like "suh-lah-mat") and add the corresponding time-based greeting to the end of it: selamat pagi (sounds like "pag-ee") for morning, selamat tengah hari (sounds like "teen-gah har-ee") for early afternoon, selamat petang (sounds like "puh-tong") for late ...