Adakah awak terlalu sibuk untuk datang ke rumah saya malam ini, atau awak masih boleh singgah sekejap?

Adakah is a yes-no question marker. It turns the sentence into a question without changing the word order the way English often does.

So:

• Awak terlalu sibuk... = You are too busy...
• Adakah awak terlalu sibuk... = Are you too busy...?

In everyday spoken Malay, adakah is often omitted, and people rely on intonation instead:

• Awak terlalu sibuk untuk datang ke rumah saya malam ini?

Using adakah sounds a bit more careful, neutral, or formal.

Awak is a common Malay word for you, usually singular and fairly neutral-informal.

It is often used:

• with friends
• with people you know casually
• in relaxed conversation

Compared with other choices:

• anda = more formal, often used in writing, announcements, customer service
• kamu = can sound direct or be used to younger people
• awak = friendly and natural in many everyday situations

So this sentence sounds personal and conversational rather than stiff.

It is repeated because the sentence contains two full clauses joined by atau:

• awak terlalu sibuk untuk datang ke rumah saya malam ini
• awak masih boleh singgah sekejap

Malay often repeats the subject when starting a new clause, especially to keep the sentence clear.

You might hear the second awak omitted in casual speech:

• Adakah awak terlalu sibuk untuk datang ke rumah saya malam ini, atau masih boleh singgah sekejap?

That is understandable, but the repeated awak is clearer and more complete.

Terlalu means too in the sense of excessively or more than is acceptable/helpful.

So:

• terlalu sibuk = too busy
• sangat sibuk = very busy

This matters a lot:

• Awak sangat sibuk = You are very busy
• Awak terlalu sibuk untuk datang = You are too busy to come

So terlalu usually suggests a limit has been passed.

Untuk here introduces the action that the person is too busy to do.

• terlalu sibuk untuk datang = too busy to come

This is similar to English too busy to come.

In more casual spoken Malay, people may also use:

• terlalu sibuk nak datang

But untuk datang is perfectly standard and clear.

Ke is the preposition to, and it marks movement toward a place.

• datang ke rumah saya = come to my house

This is the standard form.

In informal speech, some speakers may say:

• datang rumah saya

But datang ke rumah saya is safer and more standard, especially for learners.

Also notice the possession pattern:

• rumah saya = my house

Malay normally puts the possessor after the noun, unlike English.

Malam ini means tonight.

It appears after the place phrase:

• datang ke rumah saya malam ini

Malay time expressions are quite flexible, but putting malam ini near the end is very natural.

You could also say:

• Adakah awak terlalu sibuk malam ini untuk datang ke rumah saya...?

That is also grammatical, but the original version sounds smooth and natural.

Masih means still, and boleh means can / be able to / may.

Together:

• masih boleh = still can / still be able to

In this context, it suggests:

• maybe you are busy
• but perhaps you are still able to stop by

So it carries the sense of despite that, is it still possible?

It is softer and more hopeful than just boleh.

This is an important vocabulary distinction.

• datang = come
• singgah = stop by, drop in, make a brief visit

So the sentence contrasts two ideas:

1. coming over normally
2. at least dropping by briefly

Singgah often implies a shorter, lighter visit, sometimes on the way somewhere else.

That is why singgah fits well with sekejap.

Sekejap means for a short while, briefly, or for a moment.

So:

• singgah sekejap = stop by for a bit

Placing sekejap after the verb is very natural in Malay. It functions a bit like an adverbial phrase describing the duration of the visit.

A close synonym is:

• sebentar

So singgah sekejap and singgah sebentar are both possible, though sekejap often sounds a bit more conversational.

It is somewhere in between.

Parts that make it sound a bit more careful or standard:

• adakah
• untuk datang
• full repetition of awak

Parts that keep it personal and conversational:

• awak
• singgah sekejap

So it sounds polite and natural, but not overly formal.

A more casual spoken version might be:

• Awak terlalu sibuk nak datang ke rumah saya malam ini, atau masih boleh singgah sekejap?

Yes. A rough breakdown is:

• Adakah = is it the case / are
• awak = you
• terlalu sibuk = too busy
• untuk datang = to come
• ke rumah saya = to my house
• malam ini = tonight
• atau = or
• awak = you
• masih boleh = still can
• singgah = stop by
• sekejap = for a short while

A very literal English-like structure would be:

• Are you too busy to come to my house tonight, or can you still stop by for a bit?

This helps show how Malay builds the sentence without changing word order much for the question.