Kad SIM itu baharu.

In Malay, you often do not need a verb like is / am / are when linking a noun to an adjective.

So:

• Kad SIM itu baharu = That SIM card is new
• literally, it is more like SIM card that new

This is completely normal in Malay. The adjective can come directly after the noun phrase without a copula.

Itu usually means that.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini (this) and itu (that) usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• kad SIM itu = that SIM card
• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book

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

In Malay, adjectives usually come after the noun they describe.

So:

• kad baharu = new card
• kereta besar = big car
• buku lama = old book

In your sentence, the full noun phrase is kad SIM itu (that SIM card), and then baharu describes it:

• Kad SIM itu baharu = That SIM card is new

Both can mean new, but there is an important usage difference.

• baharu is a more formal/literary form of new
• baru is very common in everyday speech and writing

So in casual Malay, many people would say:

• Kad SIM itu baru

However, baru can also mean just / only recently, depending on context. Because of that, baharu can sometimes sound clearer in formal writing when you specifically mean new.

Examples:

• telefon baharu = a new phone
• Dia baru sampai = He/She just arrived

Yes. That is very common and natural.

• Kad SIM itu baharu = more formal spelling/style for new
• Kad SIM itu baru = very common everyday Malay

Both can be understood as That SIM card is new, though baru can sometimes also have the sense of just in other contexts.

Yes. Kad SIM is the standard and natural term.

Malay often keeps international or technical terms, especially for modern technology. Here:

• kad = card
• SIM stays SIM

So kad SIM is the normal expression.

No, not in this sentence.

Malay has classifiers such as sebuah, seekor, seorang, etc., but they are not always required. They are most often used when counting or being specific about quantity.

For example:

• sebuah kad SIM = a/one SIM card

But in your sentence, the noun phrase is already definite because of itu (that), so just kad SIM itu is natural.

Yes, in some contexts itu can make a noun phrase feel definite, a bit like the in English, although its basic meaning is still that.

For learners, the safest first understanding is:

• ini = this
• itu = that

But in actual use, kad SIM itu may sometimes feel closer to the SIM card, especially if both speakers already know which one is being talked about.

A very natural conversational version would be:

• Kad SIM itu baru.

In speech, pronunciation and spelling are usually simpler, and baru is much more common than baharu in everyday conversation.

A simple learner-friendly pronunciation is:

• baharu ≈ ba-HA-roo

Roughly:

• ba as in father without the final r
• ha with a clear h
• ru like roo

The h is pronounced. Also, Malay pronunciation is usually fairly consistent compared with English spelling.

Normally, no. The usual order is:

• Kad SIM itu baharu

Malay adjectives usually come after the noun, not before it. Putting baharu first would sound unusual unless you were doing something poetic or highly marked.

So for normal usage, keep:

• noun + adjective
• kad SIM itu baharu

The sentence divides like this:

• Kad SIM itu = the subject noun phrase (that SIM card)
• baharu = the predicate adjective (new)

So structurally it is:

• [noun phrase] + [adjective]

This is a very common Malay sentence pattern:

• Rumah itu besar = That house is big
• Buku ini mahal = This book is expensive
• Kad SIM itu baharu = That SIM card is new