Tolong imbas resit ini dan cetak dua salinan untuk bos.

In this sentence, tolong works like please to make the instruction polite.

Literally, tolong can also mean help, but in everyday requests like this, it often functions as a polite request marker:

• Tolong imbas... = Please scan...

So here it is not really saying help scan in a literal sense. It is softening the command.

Malay often leaves out the subject when it is obvious from context, especially in commands and requests.

So:

• Tolong imbas resit ini...
  naturally means
• Please scan this receipt...

The understood subject is you, but Malay does not need to say it.

If you added anda, it would sound more explicit:

• Tolong anda imbas... is not natural
• Better: Tolong imbas...
• Or more formal: Sila imbas...

So omitting you is normal here.

In polite requests, commands, and instructions, Malay often uses the base verb form.

So:

• imbas = scan
• cetak = print

This is very common after words like tolong.

Compare:

• Saya mengimbas resit. = I am scanning the receipt.
• Tolong imbas resit ini. = Please scan this receipt.

Likewise:

• Saya mencetak dua salinan. = I am printing two copies.
• Tolong cetak dua salinan. = Please print two copies.

So the base form is expected in this kind of sentence.

In Malay, demonstratives like ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• resit ini = this receipt
• bos itu = that boss

This is the normal Malay word order.

Compare with English:

• English: this receipt
• Malay: resit ini

That is a very common pattern in Malay.

Resit means receipt. It is a common Malay word, borrowed from English.

So:

• resit ini = this receipt

A learner might notice that it looks and sounds similar to English receipt, which makes it fairly easy to remember.

Yes. Salinan means copy or copies, depending on context.

So:

• dua salinan = two copies

Malay does not usually change the noun form for plural the way English does. The number already shows that it is plural.

Compare:

• satu salinan = one copy
• dua salinan = two copies

So salinan itself does not need a special plural ending.

In Malay, numbers usually come before the noun.

So:

• dua salinan = two copies
• tiga buku = three books
• lima meja = five tables

This is the normal order in Malay:

• number + noun

So dua salinan is exactly what you would expect.

Untuk usually means for, and bos means boss.

So:

• untuk bos = for the boss

It tells you who the printed copies are intended for.

If the speaker wanted to be more specific, they might say:

• untuk bos saya = for my boss
• untuk bos itu = for that boss

But untuk bos is completely natural if the boss is already understood from context.

Yes. Bos is a very common Malay word, borrowed from English.

It is widely used in everyday speech and writing. So in a workplace sentence like this, bos sounds very natural.

Depending on context, people might also use other words such as:

• ketua = leader/head
• majikan = employer

But bos is the most natural match here.

It is basically:

• Tolong = please
• imbas resit ini = scan this receipt
• dan = and
• cetak dua salinan = print two copies
• untuk bos = for the boss

So the structure is:

• polite request marker + verb + object + and + verb + object + purpose/recipient

More simply:

• Please + scan this receipt + and + print two copies + for the boss

This kind of chaining with dan is very common in Malay.

Yes, often you can, but the tone changes a little.

• Tolong imbas resit ini... sounds like a polite spoken request.
• Sila imbas resit ini... sounds a bit more formal, instructional, or like written/public language.

So both can work, but tolong often feels more natural in everyday person-to-person speech.

It is grammatically command-like, but because of tolong, it comes across as a polite request.

Without tolong, it would sound more direct:

• Imbas resit ini dan cetak dua salinan untuk bos.

That is still possible, but less polite. Adding tolong makes it friendlier and more appropriate in many situations.