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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back at the mic again. Lucas: We are episode two hundred thirty seven. Today we focus on two very important parts of the face. Luna: Oh, I know this one. We talked about eyes and ears before, right? Lucas: We did, but we left out the nose. And we want to make sure you have the full set. So today is ears and nose. Luna: Okay, let us start with the ear. What is the word for ear in Malay? Lucas: The word is telinga. Listen closely. Telinga. Luna: Telinga. Okay, that sounds like tel ee ngah. Lucas: Exactly. Telinga. It means ear. Let me say it again slowly. Telinga. Luna: Telinga. Got it. Ear. Telinga. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let us put it in a sentence. We use our ears to hear. Luna: How do we say that? Do we just say ear hear? Lucas: Not quite. In Malay, we often include the possessive. I listen with my ear. The phrase is: Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. Luna: Wow, that is a mouthful. Let me try. Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. Lucas: Yes. Break it down. Saya means I. Dengar means listen or hear. Dengan means with. Telinga means ear. Saya at the end means my. So, I listen with my ear. Luna: I listen with my ear. Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. That makes sense. Lucas: It does. Repeat it once more for practice. Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. Luna: Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. I can hear you perfectly now. Lucas: Good. Now, what about the other part? The nose. Luna: Is it hidong? Or something else? Lucas: Close. It is hidung. With an h sound at the start. Hidung. Luna: Hidung. H-I-D-U-N-G. Hidung. Nose. Got it. Lucas: Correct. Hidung means nose. Let me say it slowly. Hidung. Luna: Hidung. Okay. And how do we use it? Like the ear? Lucas: Yes, exactly like the ear. We use our nose to smell. The verb is bau, which means smell or smell-like scent. Luna: So, I smell with my nose? Lucas: Precisely. The phrase is: Saya bau dengan hidung saya. Luna: Let me try that. Saya bau dengan hidung saya. Lucas: Very good. Saya means I. Bau means smell. Dengan means with. Hidung means nose. Saya means my. I smell with my nose. Luna: Saya bau dengan hidung saya. That feels easy to remember. Lucas: It is a pattern. Subject, verb, with, body part, my. Let us repeat it together. Saya bau dengan hidung saya. Luna: Saya bau dengan hidung saya. I really like the smell of coffee in the morning. Lucas: That is a great example. You use your hidung to enjoy your kopi. Luna: Totally. Now let us review both phrases. First, hearing. Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. Lucas: And smelling. Saya bau dengan hidung saya. Luna: I can hear you, Lucas. And I can smell the air freshener here. Lucas: Nice. Before we go further, I want to share a quick thought about learning. Luna: Oh, what is that? Lucas: Learning a language is like using these senses. You need to hear the words, like telinga, and you need to get a feel for them, almost like bau. If Fexingo has been helping you tune into those details... Luna: Yeah, it really helps to have that steady rhythm. Lucas: If you want to support the show and keep these episodes coming ad-free, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Any support helps us keep making this content. Luna: Thanks for listening. Now back to our faces. Lucas: Right. Let us mix them up. If I ask you what you use to hear, what do you say? Luna: I say, Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. Lucas: And if I ask what you use to smell? Luna: Saya bau dengan hidung saya. Lucas: Excellent. Let us add one more twist. What if you are talking about someone else? Not yourself? Luna: Do we change the first word? Like he or she? Lucas: Yes. Dia means he or she. So, He hears with his ear. Dia dengar dengan telinganya. Luna: Telinganya? The nya at the end replaces my? Lucas: Exactly. Nya is the suffix for his or her. So telinga becomes telinganya. His ear. Her ear. And hidung becomes hidungnya. His nose. Her nose. Luna: Oh, that is clever. So, Dia dengar dengan telinganya. Lucas: Yes. And for the nose: Dia bau dengan hidungnya. Luna: Dia bau dengan hidungnya. She smells with her nose. Lucas: Perfect. Let us practice that shift. From my to his or her. Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. Luna: To... Dia dengar dengan telinganya. Lucas: Spot on. And for the nose. Saya bau dengan hidung saya. Luna: To... Dia bau dengan hidungnya. Lucas: You are getting this fast. Let us say the original self-phrases one last time to lock them in. Luna: Okay. Saya dengar dengan telinga saya. Lucas: And. Luna: Saya bau dengan hidung saya. Lucas: Great work today. Remember, telinga is ear, and hidung is nose. Luna: Use your telinga to listen, and your hidung to smell. Lucas: Exactly. Practice these until we meet again. See you next time. Luna: Bye everyone. Keep practicing.