Days
In Melanau days are being expressed in numeral except Sunday. ei. Monday = Lau satu (lit. Day one). Here the word satu ( malay for one) is being used instead of the word ja. This is one of the influence of malay language in melanau. Theoreticaly Lau Ja can be used but very rare.| English | Melanau |
| Monday | Lau Satu |
| Tuesday | Lau Dua |
| Wednesday | Lau Telou |
| Thursday | Lau Pat |
| Friday | Lau Lima |
| Saturday | Lau Nem |
| Sunday | Lau Minggu |
Useful Words
| Day | Lau |
| Today | Lau itou |
| Tomorrow | Semuneh |
| Yesterday | Mabei |
| the day after tomorrow | Silih semuneh |
| 2 days ago | silih mabei |
| morning | suap |
| noon | dagen lau |
| evening | abei |
| night | malem |
| midnight | dagen malem |
| dawn | badek |
Dates
Months are also being expressed in numerals like days of the week.Note: sepuluh is malay word for ten.
| English | Melanau |
| Januari | Bulan Satu |
| February | Bulan Dua |
| March | Bulan Telou |
| April | Bulan Pat |
| May | Bulan Lima |
| Jun | Bulan Nem |
| July | Bulan Tujuk |
| August | Bulan Ayan |
| September | Bulan Ulan |
| October | Bulan Sepuluh |
| November | Bulan Ja belaih |
| Decembre | Bulan Duwa belaih |
To tell the date follow this construction:
date (numeral) + lau bulan + month + ta-un + year
eg: 25th decembre 2010
Duwa poluk lima lau bulan duwa belaih ta-un duwa ribu plu-en
Useful Words
| Year | Taun |
| Week | Minggu |
| Month | Bulan |
| Day | Lau |
| next month | Bulan mudei |
| last month | Bulan siieng |
| this month | Bulan itou |
| next week | Minggu mudei |
| last week | Minggu siieng |
| this week | Minggu itou |
| When | Paya |
| too late | tayi angai |
| too short | jujok angai |
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