kenal
Meanings
Examples
- Saya kenal dia sejak sekolah rendah.A1
I know him since primary school.
- Saya kenal jiran baru itu sejak semalam.A1
I have known the new neighbor since yesterday.
Word family
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All examples
to know; to be acquainted withVerb
- Saya kenal dia sejak sekolah rendah.A1
I know him since primary school.
- Saya kenal jiran baru itu sejak semalam.A1
I have known the new neighbor since yesterday.
- Kami sudah lama kenal antara satu sama lain.A2
We have known each other for a long time.
- Saya kenal dia di universiti.A2
I know him from university.
- Cikgu itu kenal setiap murid di dalam kelasnya.A2
That teacher knows every student in his class.
to know; recognizeVerb
- Adakah anda kenal wajah lelaki ini?A2
Do you recognize this man's face?
- Dia boleh kenal ibunya melalui suara saja.A2
She can recognize her mother by her voice alone.
- Saya tidak kenal lelaki itu walaupun saya pernah nampak dia.A2
I do not recognize that man even though I have seen him before.
- Saya kenal suara ibu saya walaupun dia bercakap perlahan.A2
I recognize my mother's voice even when she speaks softly.
- Adakah anda kenal lelaki dalam gambar ini?A1
Do you recognize the man in this picture?
- Dia segera kenal tanda jalan itu ketika memandu pulang.B1
He quickly recognized that road sign while driving home.
to be familiar withVerb
- Doktor itu kenal gejala penyakit ini dengan baik.B2
The doctor is familiar with the symptoms of this disease.
- Saya tidak begitu kenal selok-belok bandar ini.B1
I am not very familiar with the details of this city.
- Kami sudah kenal budaya kerja di syarikat itu.B1
We are already familiar with the work culture at that company.
- Ibu saya lebih kenal masakan tradisional daripada saya.B1
My mother is more familiar with traditional cooking than I am.
- Saya mula kenal bandar ini selepas tinggal di sini selama setahun.B1
I started to become familiar with this city after living here for a year.