Teknologi ini baharu.

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

So:

• teknologi ini = this technology
• buku itu = that book

This is different from English, where this comes before the noun.

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

So:

• Teknologi ini baharu. literally looks like:
• technology this new

But it means:

• This technology is new.

This is very normal in Malay. You do not need a separate word for is here.

Baharu means new. It is basically the same in meaning as baru, but baharu is usually more formal or standard in careful writing.

So both of these can mean the same thing:

• Teknologi ini baharu.
• Teknologi ini baru.

In everyday conversation, many speakers are more likely to say baru.

Yes. Baru can also mean just or only just, depending on context.

For example:

• Saya baru sampai. = I just arrived.

That is one reason why baharu is sometimes preferred in formal writing when the meaning is specifically new. It avoids possible ambiguity.

By itself, teknologi does not clearly show singular or plural in the way English often does.

In this sentence, teknologi ini is normally understood as this technology, so it is singular in meaning.

Malay nouns usually do not change form for plural:

• teknologi = technology / technologies

Context tells you which one is meant.

Yes, adjectives usually come after the noun in Malay.

Examples:

• rumah besar = big house
• kereta baharu = new car

In your sentence, the noun phrase is teknologi ini, and the adjective baharu comes after that:

• teknologi ini baharu = this technology is new

So the adjective position is normal.

Not as the normal neutral sentence.

The standard word order is:

• Teknologi ini baharu.

Putting baharu first would sound unnatural in ordinary Malay unless you were using a special literary or highly marked style. For everyday use, keep the adjective after the noun phrase.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• teknologi: tehk-noh-loh-ghee
• ini: ee-nee
• baharu: bah-hah-roo

A few helpful notes:

• Malay pronunciation is generally quite consistent.
• The r in baharu is usually pronounced, not silent.
• Each vowel is usually clearly heard.

Yes, sometimes ini can correspond to this or these, depending on context, because Malay does not mark number the same way English does.

For example:

• buku ini can mean this book
• in another context, something like buku-buku ini would mean these books

In Teknologi ini baharu, the natural meaning is this technology is new.

It sounds neutral to somewhat formal, mainly because of baharu.

• Teknologi ini baharu. = more formal/standard
• Teknologi ini baru. = more everyday and conversational

Both are correct. If you are speaking casually, baru is very common.

Yes. If you change ini to itu, the meaning changes from this to that:

• Teknologi ini baharu. = This technology is new.
• Teknologi itu baharu. = That technology is new.

So the sentence pattern stays the same; only the demonstrative changes.

Malay does not usually use articles the way English does.

So a noun like teknologi does not need a word for a or the. The meaning is understood from context.

In this sentence:

• teknologi ini already means this technology

So no article is needed.