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Malay — Foreign Language 0546

Build vocabulary and grammar for everyday communication. Practise reading, listening, writing and speaking through familiar topics and original examples.

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  • Official topic area
  • Listening assessment objective
  • Reading assessment objective
  • Speaking assessment objective
  • Writing assessment objective
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Published syllabus exam years: 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030. Confirm exam-series and centre availability with your school and Cambridge.

Syllabus 2025–2030

Cambridge IGCSE Malay - Foreign Language (0546) syllabus map

2025–2027 Version 2 and 2028–2030 syllabuses

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15 original lessons link the five topic areas, all 17 assessment objectives, grouped grammar and year-specific paper practice. Each lesson includes an explained example and Guided, Independent and Transfer practice. Original StudyForA materials, not Cambridge papers or recordings. This is an initial mapped pathway, not the complete guided-learning course. Cambridge's vocabulary list is not reconciled word by word, grammar coverage is grouped rather than item-audited, and a qualified Malay-language specialist must review every example and answer before this course is described as complete. Browser speech synthesis varies by device and voice and is not Cambridge audio. Speaking rehearsal is not the centre-conducted assessment or an official mark; writing practice is not examiner-marked. Full timed specimen papers are not included. Confirm exam year and entry arrangements with Cambridge and your school.

Use the 2025–2027 Version 2 route for those exams and the revised 2028–2030 route from 2028. The 2025–2027 update changes access-arrangement information, not specimen papers. From 2028, Reading becomes all multiple-choice/matching, supervised Speaking preparation notes are allowed and handed in before the test, and the Writing allocation changes. The Reading change applies from March 2028 in India and June 2028 elsewhere. Confirm the exam series and centre arrangements.

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  • Exams in 2025–2027 · Version 2Paper 1 Listening · Paper 2 Reading · Paper 3 Speaking · Paper 4 Writing

    Four compulsory papers, each 25%. Reading: one hour, 45 marks, with matching, selected-response and short answers in Malay. Speaking: about 10 minutes plus 10 minutes' supervised preparation; candidates may not make notes. Writing: one hour, 45 marks (5+12+28).

  • Exams in 2028–2030Paper 1 Listening · Paper 2 Reading · Paper 3 Speaking · Paper 4 Writing

    Four compulsory papers, each 25%. Reading: one hour, 40 marks, all multiple-choice/matching. Candidates may make supervised Speaking preparation notes and must hand them to the examiner. Writing: one hour, 40 marks (5+10+25), with separate task-completion, range and accuracy criteria.

Cambridge describes practical communication around CEFR A2 with some B1 elements. This starter pathway supports practice but does not establish readiness for the full course or exam.

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All candidates take four papers weighted 25% each. Listening remains 40 marks in both cycles. Reading and Writing are 45 marks through 2027 and 40 marks from 2028. The five topic areas and all 17 skill objectives link to original teaching and staged practice. The 2028 vocabulary list is unchanged, but its complete list has not been mapped word by word. Original StudyForA materials, not Cambridge papers or recordings. This is an initial mapped pathway, not the complete guided-learning course. Cambridge's vocabulary list is not reconciled word by word, grammar coverage is grouped rather than item-audited, and a qualified Malay-language specialist must review every example and answer before this course is described as complete. Browser speech synthesis varies by device and voice and is not Cambridge audio. Speaking rehearsal is not the centre-conducted assessment or an official mark; writing practice is not examiner-marked. Full timed specimen papers are not included. Confirm exam year and entry arrangements with Cambridge and your school.

Official topic area

Listening assessment objective

Reading assessment objective

Speaking assessment objective

Writing assessment objective

Supplemental grammar and structures

Coverage limitation

  • Exact vocabulary-list reconciliationVOCABULARY-LIST-AUDIT · Assessment limitation, not a syllabus section
    Teacher, centre, or specialist assessment required

Specialist review limitation

  • Qualified Malay-language reviewMALAY-SPECIALIST-REVIEW · Assessment limitation, not a syllabus section
    Teacher, centre, or specialist assessment required

Listening limitation

  • Authentic listening audioAUTHENTIC-AUDIO · Assessment limitation, not a syllabus section
    Teacher, centre, or specialist assessment required

Assessment limitation

  • Centre-conducted speaking assessmentCENTRE-SPEAKING-MARK · Assessment limitation, not a syllabus section
    Teacher, centre, or specialist assessment required
  • Full-length exam simulationsFULL-TIMED-PAPERS · Assessment limitation, not a syllabus section
    Teacher, centre, or specialist assessment required

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  • Listening · both cyclesPaper 1 · 1 lessons

    About 50 minutes including six minutes to transfer answers · 40 marks in both cycles · multiple-choice/matching · original StudyForA scripts use browser speech synthesis where available, not Cambridge recordings.

  • Reading · 45-mark formatPaper 2 · 2025–2027 · 1 lessons

    One hour · 45 marks · six groups with matching, selected-response tasks and short answers in Malay. Use only for the 2025–2027 route.

  • Reading · updated 40-mark formatPaper 2 · 2028–2030 · 1 lessons

    One hour · 40 marks · all six groups use multiple-choice and matching. Applies from March 2028 in India and June 2028 elsewhere.

  • Speaking · year-specific preparation rulesPaper 3 · 1 lessons

    About 10 minutes plus 10 minutes' supervised preparation: warm-up, five transactional role-play questions and two topic conversations. No notes through 2027; supervised notes allowed from 2028 and handed to the examiner. Centre-assessed and Cambridge-moderated.

  • Writing · 45-mark formatPaper 4 · 2025–2027 · 1 lessons

    One hour · 45 marks: Q1 form 5; Q2 about 80–90 words, 12; Q3 about 130–140 words, 28.

  • Writing · revised 40-mark formatPaper 4 · 2028–2030 · 1 lessons

    One hour · 40 marks: Q1 form 5; Q2 about 80–90 words, 10 (5 task completion + 5 range/accuracy); Q3 about 130–140 words, 25 (9 task completion + 9 range + 7 accuracy).

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    Everyday activities

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    Personal and social life

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    The world around us

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    The world of work

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    The international world

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    Nouns, pronouns and describing words

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    Verbs, time and voice

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    Questions, quantities and connecting ideas

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    Listening for main ideas and details

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    Reading for purpose and inference

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    Reading paper · 2025–2027

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    Reading paper · 2028–2030

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    Speaking · role play and topic conversation

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