Kami berjalan ke arah bandar.

Both mean we, but they are different kinds of we:

• kami = we, not including the person being spoken to
• kita = we, including the person being spoken to

So Kami berjalan ke arah bandar means we are walking toward the town/city, but you are not part of the group.

Berjalan basically means to walk or to be walking. Malay verbs usually do not change form for tense the way English verbs do.

So berjalan can mean:

• walk
• are walking
• were walking
• will walk

The exact time usually comes from context or from time words such as:

• sekarang = now
• semalam = yesterday
• esok = tomorrow

In this sentence, without any time marker, it is often understood as something like are walking or simply walk depending on context.

The prefix ber- often forms an intransitive verb, meaning the action does not take a direct object.

• jalan = road, way, movement, go/walk in some contexts
• berjalan = to walk, to move, to proceed

In everyday Malay, berjalan is the normal verb for walking.

It can also sometimes mean to function or to proceed, depending on context, for example:

• Mesin itu berjalan dengan baik = The machine is running well

But in your sentence, it clearly means walking.

Ke means to, towards, or in the direction of, depending on context.

Ke arah is a bit more explicit: it means toward, in the direction of.

So:

• ke bandar = to the town/city
• ke arah bandar = toward/in the direction of the town/city

Using ke arah can emphasize movement in that direction, even if the destination has not necessarily been reached.

Arah means direction.

So ke arah bandar literally means to the direction of the town/city.

In natural English, we would usually translate that as:

• toward the town
• in the direction of the city

Bandar can mean town or city, depending on context.

Malay does not always draw the same strict distinction that English does. So the best translation depends on the situation:

• a smaller place: town
• a larger urban place: city

If no extra context is given, either may be acceptable.

Malay does not normally use articles like a, an, or the the way English does.

So bandar can mean:

• a town
• the town
• town/city

The specific meaning comes from context.

That is why ke arah bandar can naturally be translated as toward the town or toward town/the city, depending on the situation.

Mostly yes. The basic order is:

• Kami = subject
• berjalan = verb
• ke arah bandar = direction phrase

So it follows a straightforward Subject + Verb + Adverbial/Prepositional phrase pattern, much like English:

• We
  • are walking
    • toward the town

This is one reason Malay sentence structure often feels quite approachable for English speakers.

Yes, it could, depending on context.

Because Malay verbs do not usually mark tense directly, berjalan does not itself tell you whether the action is present, past, or future.

So this sentence could mean things like:

• We are walking toward the town
• We walk toward the town
• We walked toward the town

Context decides which one is intended.

That would mean something more like We go to the town/city or We are going to the town/city.

The difference is:

• berjalan focuses on the manner: walking
• pergi focuses on the fact of going

So:

• Kami berjalan ke arah bandar = We are walking toward the town
• Kami pergi ke bandar = We are going to the town/city

The first sentence tells you how they are moving and stresses direction. The second just tells you the destination.

Yes, it is natural and correct.

It sounds slightly more explicit than just ke bandar, because it highlights direction rather than simply destination.

Compare:

• Kami berjalan ke bandar = We walked/were walking to the town
• Kami berjalan ke arah bandar = We walked/were walking toward the town

So ke arah is especially useful when you want to stress toward rather than to.

A simple approximation is:

ber-ja-lan

Roughly:

• ber: like buh
  • a light r
• ja: like jah
• lan: like lahn

Malay pronunciation is generally quite regular, and each syllable is usually pronounced clearly.

A rough English-friendly guide: bər-JAH-lahn

The r is usually pronounced, not silent.