Malay Text to Speech and AI Voice Generator

Type or paste a script in Bahasa Melayu and press Play: Malay text to speech reads it aloud in the voice you select.

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  • Every voice included
  • Unlimited voice previews
  • Commercial use on paid plans
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Voice

Yasmin · Female

Edit the text, pick a voice and press Play. Listen as often as you like before you sign up. Type the script in Rumi, the Latin spelling used in Malaysian schools and media, and write short forms such as JB in full if you want them said that way.

10 voices

Malay text to speech voices, male and female

Listen2It has 10 Malay voices, 5 male and 5 female. Press Use this voice to load one into the tool. Filter by gender.

Gender

Yasmin

Female

Osman

Male

Kasih

Female

Fuaad

Male

Jenab

Female

Showing 5 of 10 voices

Proof

Used by teams and publishers

Westnet
British Assessment Bureau, an Amtivo brand
AI bees
World History Encyclopedia
BOOM
“In the biggest languages, the voices sound nearly human.”
Jan, CEO in UK, Publishing.
Review on Capterra , 1 December 2022
“…an impressive natural-like array of voices and great customer support.”
lucie, Digital Communications Manager in France, Nonprofit.
Review on Capterra , 27 September 2022

Choose your form of address before you write. Anda is safe for ads and notices, while kamu and awak sound casual. A formal event opens with tuan-tuan dan puan-puan, and customers are often called Encik, Puan or Cik. Particles such as lah and kan, and the English mixed into casual talk, belong in relaxed clips only.

Malaysian Malay shares a base with Indonesian, but many spellings differ. Malaysians write Ogos, Isnin and universiti where Indonesians write Agustus, Senin and universitas. Some words even change meaning: budak is a child in Malaysia but a slave in Indonesia. Check any script written for Indonesian readers before you use it for a Malaysian audience.

Malaysia writes numbers the English way, with a comma for thousands and a dot for decimals, so 2.5 means two and a half. Dates go day first, as in 31 Ogos 2026. In everyday speech a final a is often said like the e in the, so saya sounds close to saye. Keep the standard spelling and let your preview confirm the sound. Add English brand names that come out wrong to the pronunciation dictionary.

What people make with Malay voice over

Festive campaigns

Brands produce Aidilfitri greetings and Ramadan bazaar offers, and many also voice Chinese New Year and Deepavali messages in Malay for a national audience.

SPM revision

Tutors narrate revision notes for SPM subjects such as Sejarah and Sains, so students can listen while they travel.

Agency and bank notices

Government agencies, banks and utilities voice reminders about deadlines, scam warnings and service changes in formal Bahasa Melayu.

Local business ads

Restaurants, clinics and pasar malam traders make short Malay audio ads for social media and in-store speakers.

Languages across Southeast Asia

Taking a campaign from Malaysia to Indonesia, Thailand or the Philippines? Try these:

Three steps

How to convert Malay text to speech in three steps

1Step one

Add your script

Type or paste Malay text, or import a .txt, .docx or .pdf file up to 500KB, or a web page by URL.

2Step two

Pick a voice and shape the delivery

Play the samples, choose a voice, add pauses where the listener needs a breath, and set how any word is read with the pronunciation dictionary.

3Step three

Generate and download

Export an MP3, a voice and music mix, or SRT captions.

What's free

Free plan

Everything you need to hear your script

  • The Free plan costs $0.
  • Every voice is included.
  • Preview voices as often as you like.
  • A free account gets 2,500 credits once, not every month. That is about 2,500 words of text to speech.
  • Download your audio as an MP3.
  • The Free plan is for personal and evaluation use. Paid plans add commercial rights.

Answers

Frequently asked questions

Yes. You can play any voice on this page before you sign up. The full library has 1,411 voices across 160 languages and dialects.

Write or import your Malay script, choose a voice and press Generate. To download the MP3, create a free account: downloads work on the Free plan. You can also export a voice and music mix or SRT captions.

Yes. The Free plan costs $0 and includes every voice, with a one-time allowance of 2,500 credits, about 2,500 words. It is for personal and evaluation use.

Yes. Malay has 5 male and 5 female voices. Use the gender filter above the voice list and try a few with your own first line.

Yes, on a paid plan: paid plans include commercial rights, and the Free plan is for personal and evaluation use only. Starter costs $5 for the first month, then $19 a month.

Preview the line first. If a number, date or abbreviation comes out wrong, write it the way it should be spoken, or add it to the pronunciation dictionary, which is on every plan. One entry fixes that word across the whole project.

The languages are close but not the same, and listeners notice. Malaysian Malay says bas, teksi and tandas where Indonesian says bus, taksi and toilet, and the rhythm and vowels differ too. A script meant for Malaysia, Singapore or Brunei suits a Malay voice, while one written for Jakarta belongs on the Indonesian page.

Use Rumi, the Latin spelling, for nearly all voice over work. It is the standard in schools, news and business across Malaysia. Jawi, the Arabic-based script, still appears on religious material and on signs in states such as Kelantan and Terengganu. If your source text is in Jawi, transliterate it to Rumi first, then preview the result.

Turn your Malay script into a voice over

Paste your script into the tool above, pick a voice and hear it before you sign up.

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