Saya imbas pasport saya sekali lagi kerana salinan dalam telefon tidak jelas.

The first saya is the subject: I.

The second saya shows possession: my.

So:

• Saya = I
• pasport saya = my passport

Malay often uses the same word for I / me / my, depending on its position in the sentence. There is no separate word like English my here.

This is a very common learner question.

In fully standard written Malay, you would often expect mengimbas for an active verb:

• Saya mengimbas pasport saya sekali lagi...

But in everyday modern usage, especially in short, direct, or less formal sentences, speakers often drop the meN- prefix and use the root form:

• Saya imbas pasport saya...

So imbas here is natural and understandable, especially in conversational or practical contexts.

Very roughly:

• mengimbas = more fully grammatical / more formal
• imbas = shorter, more conversational, still common

Here, imbas means to scan.

In this sentence, it most likely means scanning the passport with a phone or scanner to create a clearer digital copy.

Depending on context, imbas can also be used for:

• scanning a document
• scanning a QR code
• briefly reviewing something with the eyes

But in this sentence, because of salinan dalam telefon (the copy in the phone / on the phone), scan is clearly the intended meaning.

Sekali lagi means again or more literally one more time.

Breakdown:

• sekali = once / one time
• lagi = again / more

Together:

• sekali lagi = again

In Malay, this phrase usually comes after the verb phrase:

• Saya imbas pasport saya sekali lagi
• literally: I scan my passport one more time

That word order is very natural in Malay.

Yes. Both can mean because.

• kerana = more standard, slightly more formal
• sebab = very common in speech and informal writing

So both of these work:

• ... kerana salinan dalam telefon tidak jelas
• ... sebab salinan dalam telefon tak jelas

The version with kerana sounds a bit more neutral or written.

Literally, it means the copy inside the phone.

In natural English, we would usually say:

• the copy on my phone
• the copy in my phone

Malay often uses dalam in places where English might prefer in or on, depending on context.

So:

• salinan = copy
• dalam telefon = in/on the phone

This refers to the digital copy stored on the phone.

Good question. The sentence says:

• salinan dalam telefon

not

• salinan dalam telefon saya

So literally it just says the copy in the phone.

But in context, it is very natural to understand this as the copy in/on my phone, because the speaker is talking about rescanning my passport. Malay often leaves out possessive words when the meaning is obvious from context.

If you want to make it explicit, you can say:

• ... kerana salinan dalam telefon saya tidak jelas.

That is also correct.

Tidak jelas means not clear.

• tidak = not
• jelas = clear

This is a very standard way to describe an unclear image, text, or copy.

You might also hear:

• tak jelas = same meaning, more informal spoken form of tidak jelas
• kabur = blurry

So these are all possible depending on nuance:

• tidak jelas = not clear
• tak jelas = not clear, informal
• kabur = blurry

In this sentence, tidak jelas is neutral and perfectly natural.

Malay usually puts adjectives and descriptive words after the noun or after the thing being described in the clause.

So:

• salinan itu jelas = the copy is clear
• salinan itu tidak jelas = the copy is not clear

This is different from English, where we often put adjectives before nouns:

• a clear copy

But in this sentence, jelas is not directly modifying the noun inside a noun phrase. It is working as part of the predicate:

• salinan ... tidak jelas = the copy ... is not clear

So the structure is very normal Malay sentence structure.

Yes, many speakers would say that in everyday conversation.

Because Malay often borrows English tech vocabulary, scan is very commonly used in speech. So all of these may be heard:

• Saya imbas pasport saya sekali lagi
• Saya mengimbas pasport saya sekali lagi
• Saya scan pasport saya sekali lagi

The most standard Malay choice is imbas / mengimbas, but scan is very common in real life.

It sounds mostly neutral, with a slightly standard written feel because of kerana and tidak.

If you made it more formal, you might say:

• Saya mengimbas pasport saya sekali lagi kerana salinan dalam telefon saya tidak jelas.

If you made it more informal and spoken, you might say:

• Saya scan pasport saya sekali lagi sebab salinan dalam telefon saya tak jelas.

So the original sentence sits comfortably in the middle: natural and clear, but not very casual.

Yes:

• Saya = I
• imbas = scan
• pasport saya = my passport
• sekali lagi = again / one more time
• kerana = because
• salinan = copy
• dalam telefon = in/on the phone
• tidak jelas = not clear

Very literal order:

• I scan passport my one more time because copy in phone not clear

Natural English:

• I scanned my passport again because the copy on my phone was not clear.
• or I scan my passport again because the copy on my phone isn’t clear, depending on context

Malay does not always mark tense the way English does, so the exact English tense depends on the situation.

Malay verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So Saya imbas pasport saya sekali lagi could mean different things depending on context:

• I scan my passport again
• I scanned my passport again
• I’m scanning my passport again

Usually, time is understood from the situation or from time words such as:

• semalam = yesterday
• tadi = earlier
• sekarang = now
• akan = will

Without a time marker, English translation has to choose the tense that best fits the context.