Walaupun bayi itu sudah tidur, ibu masih resah kerana dia belum makan malam.

Walaupun means although, even though, or though. It introduces a contrast.

In this sentence, the contrast is:

• bayi itu sudah tidur = the baby is already asleep
• ibu masih resah = the mother is still anxious

So the idea is: Even though the baby is already asleep, the mother is still worried.

A very common pattern in Malay is walaupun ... masih ..., which often matches English although ... still ....

In Malay, words like ini and itu usually come after the noun, not before it.

So:

• bayi itu = that baby or the baby
• rumah itu = that house
• buku ini = this book

This is normal Malay word order. English puts that before the noun, but Malay puts itu after it.

It can mean either, depending on context.

Malay does not use articles like English the and a in the same way. Because of that, itu often helps make a noun specific. So bayi itu may be understood as:

• that baby
• the baby
• sometimes even the particular baby we are talking about

The exact English translation depends on context.

Literally, sudah tidur is something like already sleep, but the natural meaning is:

• has already gone to sleep
• is already asleep

sudah shows that something has already happened or a state has already been reached.

So:

• bayi itu sudah tidur = the baby has already fallen asleep / the baby is already asleep

These are very important Malay time/aspect words.

• sudah = already
• masih = still
• belum = not yet

In this sentence:

• sudah tidur = already asleep / has already gone to sleep
• masih resah = still anxious
• belum makan malam = has not eaten dinner yet

This is important because Malay verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do. Instead, words like sudah, masih, and belum help show time and aspect.

Malay often does not use a verb like English to be in this kind of sentence.

So:

• ibu resah literally looks like mother anxious
• but it means the mother is anxious

Then masih adds the idea of still:

• ibu masih resah = the mother is still anxious

This is very normal in Malay. You do not need a separate word for is here.

Resah means something like:

• anxious
• uneasy
• restless
• troubled

It is close to risau, which also means worried, but resah often suggests a more unsettled or uneasy feeling, not just simple worry.

So ibu masih resah gives the sense that the mother is still emotionally uneasy or distressed.

Ibu means mother, mum, or the mother, depending on context.

Malay often leaves out possessive information when it is already clear. So ibu by itself can naturally mean the mother in a story or situation where everyone knows whose mother is being discussed.

If you want to be more explicit, you could say:

• ibunya = his/her mother

But ibu alone is perfectly normal here.

Grammatically, dia could refer to either one. That is one of the tricky things about Malay pronouns.

dia means he or she, and it does not show gender. It also does not automatically tell you which earlier noun it refers to if more than one person is possible.

So kerana dia belum makan malam could mean:

• because the baby has not eaten dinner yet
• because the mother has not eaten dinner yet

Usually, real-life context tells you which is meant. If you want to remove the ambiguity, Malay often repeats the noun:

• kerana bayi itu belum makan malam
• kerana ibu belum makan malam

Yes. Dia is gender-neutral in Malay.

It can mean:

• he
• she

So when translating into English, you have to choose based on context. Malay itself does not force that choice.

Here, makan malam means eat dinner or have dinner.

The parts are:

• makan = eat
• malam = night

But together, makan malam is the normal expression for dinner or to eat dinner, depending on how it is used.

So:

• belum makan malam = has not eaten dinner yet

Malay often uses the same expression in a flexible way, where English might separate the noun and the verb more clearly.

Kerana means because.

So:

• kerana dia belum makan malam = because he/she has not eaten dinner yet

Yes, sebab can often replace kerana in everyday speech:

• ... sebab dia belum makan malam

The difference is mostly tone:

• kerana = more standard or slightly more formal
• sebab = very common and conversational

Both are natural.