Pemandu kedua berehat sekarang.

In Malay, the usual order is:

• noun + ordinal number

So pemandu kedua means the second driver.

Compare:

• pemandu dua = two drivers
• pemandu kedua = the second driver

If you say kedua pemandu, that can sound like both drivers in some contexts, especially related to kedua-dua pemandu. So for the second driver, pemandu kedua is the normal pattern.

No. Kedua is an ordinal number, meaning second.

Compare:

• dua = two
• kedua = second

This is similar to English:

• two
• second

So:

• pemandu dua = two drivers
• pemandu kedua = the second driver

Malay often does not use a verb like is/am/are in the same way English does.

So Pemandu kedua berehat sekarang naturally means:

• The second driver is resting now
• or The second driver rests now, depending on context

Malay usually lets context and time words do the work instead of inserting is.

Malay does not mark tense on the verb the way English does. Instead, it often uses:

• time words
• context

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

• Pemandu kedua berehat sekarang = The second driver is resting now

Without sekarang, berehat could be understood more generally as rests / is resting / takes a break, depending on context.

Berehat means to rest or to take a break.

The ber- prefix is a very common Malay verb-forming prefix. It often creates an intransitive verb, meaning a verb that does not usually take a direct object.

So:

• berehat = to rest

You do not need to translate ber- separately every time; it is usually best to learn berehat as a whole word.

Yes. That is also natural.

• Pemandu kedua berehat sekarang = The second driver is resting now
• Pemandu kedua sedang berehat sekarang = The second driver is currently resting now

Sedang makes the ongoing action more explicit, a bit like be + -ing in English. But in many everyday situations, Malay can leave it out if sekarang already makes the timing clear.

Neither. Pemandu is gender-neutral.

It can mean:

• a male driver
• a female driver

Malay nouns usually do not change form for gender. If needed, speakers can add extra words for clarity, but normally pemandu by itself is enough.

Malay does not normally use articles like a/an/the.

So pemandu can mean:

• a driver
• the driver

The exact meaning depends on context.

In this sentence, pemandu kedua is naturally understood as the second driver, because ordinals like second usually point to a specific one.

Yes, but the most neutral position here is at the end:

• Pemandu kedua berehat sekarang.

You may also see:

• Sekarang pemandu kedua berehat.

That puts more emphasis on now.

Malay word order is somewhat flexible, especially with time expressions, but the version you have is very natural and straightforward.

A simple approximate pronunciation is:

• puh-MAHN-doo kuh-DUA buh-REH-hat suh-KAH-rang

A few helpful notes:

• pemandu = pe-man-du
• kedua = ke-du-a (three syllables)
• berehat = be-re-hat
• sekarang = se-ka-rang

Malay spelling is fairly regular, so once you learn the sound system, pronunciation is often more predictable than in English.

Not usually. Berehat means resting, taking a break, or relaxing.

It does not specifically mean sleeping, although sleeping could be one way of resting in a wider sense.

So this sentence suggests:

• the second driver is taking a break / resting now

not necessarily:

• the second driver is asleep now

Yes, it sounds natural and clear.

It is a simple, standard sentence:

• Pemandu kedua = the second driver
• berehat = is resting
• sekarang = now

A speaker might also say:

• Pemandu kedua sedang berehat sekarang
• Pemandu kedua rehat sekarang in more casual speech

But your original sentence is perfectly normal Malay.