Harga ini satu dolar.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be in simple sentences like this.

So:

• Harga ini satu dolar = This price is one dollar

This is completely normal in Malay. In sentences where English needs is / am / are, Malay often just puts the parts next to each other.

You can sometimes use ialah in more formal writing:

• Harga ini ialah satu dolar

But in everyday Malay, leaving it out is very common and natural.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun.

So:

• harga ini = this price
• buku ini = this book
• rumah itu = that house

This is one of the most important word-order differences from English.

In this sentence, harga ini most naturally means this price.

Malay often places ini after the noun it describes, so:

• harga ini = this price

If you wanted to say the price of this, Malay would usually phrase it differently depending on context, for example:

• harga barang ini = the price of this item
• harga ini can still sometimes be understood from context, but by itself it most straightforwardly means this price

So for a learner, the safest understanding here is this price.

Because satu means one.

• satu dolar = one dollar

Malay does not have English-style articles like a or an, so satu often does the job of one and sometimes feels close to a/an in English.

For amounts of money, using the number is normal:

• satu dolar = one dollar
• dua dolar = two dollars
• sepuluh dolar = ten dollars

You normally would not say just dolar if you mean a specific amount of one dollar.

No. Malay nouns usually do not change form for plural the way English nouns do.

So:

• satu dolar = one dollar
• dua dolar = two dollars
• tiga dolar = three dollars

The noun dolar stays the same.

Malay can show plurality in other ways, but after numbers, the meaning is already clear, so no extra plural ending is needed.

It is understandable and acceptable, especially as a simple learning sentence. But in real conversation, native speakers might often say:

• Harganya satu dolar. = The price is one dollar.
• Harga ini ialah satu dolar. = more formal
• Ini berharga satu dolar. = This costs one dollar

So Harga ini satu dolar is not wrong, but it can sound slightly textbook-like. A very common natural alternative is:

• Harganya satu dolar

Here, -nya refers to its / the, making it sound smoother in many contexts.

-nya is a very common Malay ending with several uses. In this kind of sentence, it often helps mean something like the or its, depending on context.

So:

• harga = price
• harganya = the price / its price

That is why:

• Harganya satu dolar sounds very natural for The price is one dollar or Its price is one dollar

For learners, it is useful to remember that -nya often makes expressions sound more complete and natural.

Not with the same meaning.

• Harga ini satu dolar = This price is one dollar
• Ini harga satu dolar would more likely be understood as This is a one-dollar price or sound incomplete/unnatural depending on context

If you want to start with this, a more natural sentence would be:

• Ini berharga satu dolar. = This costs one dollar

So the original sentence and Ini berharga satu dolar are different structures.

Yes, in some contexts satu can feel close to English a/an, because Malay does not have articles.

For example:

• Dia beli sebuah kereta. = He bought a car
• Dia beli satu kereta. = He bought one car or sometimes just a car, depending on emphasis

But with money, satu dolar is usually understood clearly as one dollar.

So in this sentence, it is best to think of satu as the number one.

That depends on which currency is meant.

• dolar = dollar
• ringgit = the Malaysian currency

If the thing costs one US dollar, Singapore dollar, Australian dollar, and so on, dolar is correct. If you mean Malaysian money, you would usually say:

• Harga ini satu ringgit.

So dolar is fine, but only if the currency really is dollars.

A simple pronunciation guide is:

• Harga → HAR-gah
• ini → ee-NEE
• satu → SAH-too
• dolar → DOH-lar

Put together:

• HAR-gah ee-NEE SAH-too DOH-lar

A few helpful notes:

• g in harga is a hard g, like in go
• r is usually tapped or lightly rolled
• Malay pronunciation is generally quite regular compared with English

Yes.

• Harga ini satu dolar = This price is one dollar
• Harga itu satu dolar = That price is one dollar

This is a very common pair in Malay:

• ini = this
• itu = that

And just like ini, itu usually comes after the noun.

Not exactly. Harga usually means price.

So:

• harga = price
• berharga = to cost / to be priced at

That is why:

• Harga ini satu dolar literally uses price
• Ini berharga satu dolar uses a structure closer to English This costs one dollar

Both can describe the amount, but they are built differently.