Pemeriksaan gigi bermula sekarang.

Pemeriksaan means examination, inspection, or check-up.

It comes from the base word periksa = to examine / to inspect / to check, with the noun-forming pattern peN-...-an, which often turns a verb into a noun meaning the act/process/result of doing that verb.

So:

• periksa = examine, check
• pemeriksaan = examination, inspection, check-up

In this sentence, pemeriksaan gigi means dental examination or literally examination of teeth.

In Malay, the main noun usually comes first, and the word that describes or specifies it comes after.

So:

• pemeriksaan gigi = examination of teeth / dental examination

This is different from English, where we often put the describing noun first:

• dental examination

But in Malay, the structure is more like:

• examination teeth

This head-first pattern is very common in Malay noun phrases.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular vs. plural the way English nouns do. So:

• gigi can mean tooth
• gigi can also mean teeth

In this sentence, the natural English meaning is teeth or dental, so pemeriksaan gigi is understood as dental examination.

Bermula means to begin or to start.

The base word is:

• mula = start, beginning

With ber-, it becomes a verb meaning to begin/start:

• bermula = begins / starts

In this sentence, bermula sounds natural and slightly formal, which fits an announcement.

So:

• Pemeriksaan gigi bermula sekarang = The dental examination begins now

You may also hear mula in some contexts, especially in less formal speech, but bermula is a very standard choice here.

Because Malay often does not use a word equivalent to English is/am/are in the same way English does.

Also, in this sentence, bermula is already the main verb:

• pemeriksaan gigi = the dental examination
• bermula = begins
• sekarang = now

So the sentence is a complete statement without needing a separate word for is.

A very literal breakdown would be:

• Dental examination begins now

Malay verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So bermula itself does not mean specifically begins, began, or will begin by form alone. The time is understood from context or from time words.

Here, sekarang means now, so the sentence is understood as present-time:

• begins now
• is starting now

If you changed the time word, the meaning would shift:

• bermula semalam = began yesterday
• bermula esok = begins tomorrow / will begin tomorrow

Sekarang means now.

In this sentence, it gives the idea of starting now or beginning right now.

So the whole sentence has the feeling of an announcement, like:

• The dental examination starts now
• The dental examination is beginning now

Malay often uses a simple time word like sekarang to express this clearly, without extra words.

Yes, but the original order is the most neutral and natural for a simple announcement.

Original:

• Pemeriksaan gigi bermula sekarang.

Possible variation:

• Sekarang pemeriksaan gigi bermula.

Both are understandable, but they feel slightly different:

• Pemeriksaan gigi bermula sekarang = neutral, straightforward statement
• Sekarang pemeriksaan gigi bermula = stronger emphasis on now

So the original sentence is a very natural default version.

It sounds fairly formal or announcement-like, but still very natural.

Why it sounds a bit formal:

• pemeriksaan is a formal noun
• bermula is also slightly formal/polished compared with very casual speech

This makes it suitable for places like:

• a clinic
• a school
• an event
• an official notice

In casual speech, people might say something simpler depending on context, but this sentence is perfectly normal and appropriate.

A helpful rough pronunciation is:

• pemeriksaan → puh-muh-rik-saa-an
• gigi → gee-gee
• bermula → buhr-moo-la
• sekarang → suh-kah-rang

A few useful notes:

• r in Malay is usually a tapped or lightly rolled r
• gigi has hard g sounds, like in go
• the ng in sekarang is like the ng in sing
• Malay pronunciation is generally quite regular compared with English

Literally, yes, it is something like examination of teeth.

But in natural English, dental examination or dental check-up is usually the best translation, because that is how English normally expresses the idea.

So:

• literal sense: tooth/teeth examination
• natural English: dental examination or dental check-up

This is common when translating from Malay: the most literal word-for-word version is not always the most natural English version.