Harga itu satu juta ringgit.

Malay often leaves out the verb to be when one noun phrase is equated with another.

So:

• Harga itu satu juta ringgit = The price is one million ringgit

This is completely normal in everyday Malay.

If you want, you can add ialah in a more formal or explanatory style:

• Harga itu ialah satu juta ringgit

But in ordinary speech, leaving it out is very common.

Itu usually means that, but in sentences like this it can also make the noun phrase sound more definite, a bit like the in English.

So harga itu can mean:

• that price
• or, depending on context, the price

Malay does not have articles like a and the, so words like ini and itu, plus context, often help show whether something is definite.

In Malay, demonstratives normally come after the noun:

• harga itu = that price
• rumah itu = that house
• orang itu = that person

This is the normal word order. English says that price, but Malay says price that.

Both satu juta and sejuta can mean one million.

• satu juta ringgit
• sejuta ringgit

Both are acceptable. In many contexts, sejuta sounds a little more compact and natural, while satu juta may sound slightly more explicit or careful. Learners should recognize both.

In Malay, the currency unit normally comes after the number:

• satu juta ringgit
• sepuluh ringgit
• lima puluh ringgit

This is similar to saying one million ringgit in English. Malay does not normally put the currency word before the number in this structure.

No. Malay nouns usually do not change form for singular or plural.

So:

• satu ringgit = one ringgit
• dua ringgit = two ringgit
• seratus ringgit = one hundred ringgit

The word ringgit stays the same.

You may hear this, but many teachers and style guides prefer ialah rather than adalah when linking one noun phrase to another.

Here, both sides are noun phrases:

• Harga itu = noun phrase
• satu juta ringgit = noun phrase

So the more standard formal version is:

• Harga itu ialah satu juta ringgit

In everyday spoken Malay, the simplest and most natural version is still:

• Harga itu satu juta ringgit

It can be either, depending on context.

Malay does not have a direct equivalent of English the, so itu sometimes helps mark something as already known or specific. That is why harga itu may be understood as:

• that price
• the price

If the context already makes the reference clear, English may translate it as the price even though Malay uses itu.

Yes. Harganya means its price or the price in context.

So:

• Harganya satu juta ringgit = Its price is one million ringgit / The price is one million ringgit

This version is very natural when the thing being talked about is already understood.

Compare:

• Harga itu satu juta ringgit = That/The price is one million ringgit
• Harganya satu juta ringgit = Its price is one million ringgit

It is neutral and perfectly normal. It works well in everyday speech and writing.

• Harga itu satu juta ringgit = natural, common
• Harga itu ialah satu juta ringgit = a bit more formal or explanatory

So the sentence is not slang, and it is not too casual either. It is just straightforward Malay.

Not in normal neutral Malay for this meaning. The usual structure is:

• Harga itu satu juta ringgit

Putting satu juta ringgit first like that would sound unusual or poetic at best. If you want emphasis, Malay would usually use different wording rather than that word order.

You could write the amount as:

• Harga itu RM1 juta.
• Harga itu satu juta ringgit.

Both are fine. RM is the standard abbreviation for Malaysian ringgit.

So in writing, especially in business or news contexts, RM1 juta is very common.