Van itu membawa ramai pengunjung.

In Malay, demonstratives usually come after the noun, not before it.

• van itu = that van / sometimes the van
• pengunjung itu = that visitor / those visitors

So the order is normal Malay word order:

• noun + itu
• noun + ini

This is different from English, where we say that van.

It can mean either, depending on context.

• that van if you are pointing it out or contrasting it with another van
• the van if it is already known in the conversation

Malay does not have articles like the and a, so words like itu often help show that something is specific or already identifiable.

Membawa means to bring, to carry, or to transport.

In this sentence, because the subject is a van, the most natural English idea is transport/carry:

• the van transported many visitors
• the van carried many visitors

So membawa is a very normal verb to use for a vehicle taking people somewhere.

Bawa is the root word, meaning bring/carry.

Membawa is the verb with the meN- prefix, which is very common in standard Malay for active verbs. So:

• bawa = root
• membawa = to bring / to carry

This is a normal pattern:

• baca → membaca
• bawa → membawa

In everyday speech, people may sometimes use the shorter root form informally, but membawa is the standard written form.

The prefix is often written as meN- because its final nasal changes depending on the sound that follows.

Before b, it becomes mem-:

• bawa → membawa
• beli → membeli

So this is just a regular sound-pattern in Malay morphology.

Ramai is commonly used for people or groups of people.

So:

• ramai pengunjung = many visitors

By contrast, banyak is more general and is often used for things, quantities, or amounts:

• banyak buku = many books
• banyak air = a lot of water

You may sometimes hear banyak orang/pengunjung, but ramai is especially natural when talking about people.

It can be either singular or plural. Malay nouns usually do not change form for plural the way English nouns do.

So:

• pengunjung = visitor / visitors

In this sentence, ramai makes it clear that it is plural:

• ramai pengunjung = many visitors

Pengunjung means visitor.

It is built from the root kunjung, which is related to visiting, with a noun-forming prefix. Very roughly, pengunjung means a person who visits.

This kind of word formation is common in Malay:

• pengajar = teacher
• penulis = writer
• pengunjung = visitor

You do not need to analyze it every time, but it is useful to recognize that peng- / pen- / pem- often forms a noun referring to a person who does something.

The basic order is:

• Van itu = subject
• membawa = verb
• ramai pengunjung = object

So the structure is:

Subject + Verb + Object

That is the same basic order as normal English:

• The van
  • carried
    • many visitors

No. Malay does not use articles like a, an, and the the way English does.

That means a noun by itself can often be understood from context:

• van could mean a van or the van

In this sentence, itu helps make van more specific:

• van itu = that van / the van

But Malay still does not have a direct one-word equivalent that works exactly like English the in every situation.

Yes. Membawa is flexible.

Depending on context, it can suggest:

• carrying
• taking
• bringing
• transporting

So if the meaning shown to the learner is something like The van is carrying/bringing many visitors, that is perfectly normal. The exact English verb may change depending on the situation.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation guide would be:

• van → like English van
• itu → roughly ee-too
• membawa → roughly mem-bah-wah
• ramai → roughly rah-my
• pengunjung → roughly puh-ngoo-joong or peng-oon-joong

A few useful notes:

• Malay pronunciation is generally more consistent than English spelling.
• a is usually like the a in father
• u is usually like oo in food
• stress is usually not as strong or dramatic as in English

Yes, that is understandable and grammatical.

However, ramai pengunjung is usually more natural because pengunjung refers to people, and ramai is especially used for people.

So:

• ramai pengunjung = more natural
• banyak pengunjung = possible, but less specifically people-oriented

Yes, it is used in Malay, and it is a borrowing from English. Malay contains many loanwords, especially for modern objects and technology.

So van itu is completely normal Malay. Loanwords are very common, and they are treated like ordinary Malay nouns in sentences.