Latest / Learn Malay with Fexingo / Malay Colours - Yellow and Green
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- Lucas: Luna, before we start, quick thing. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with your Malay, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. A few listeners already do, and it keeps the show ad-free and going. Okay, back to colours! Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to help. So, colours today? I love colours. Lucas: Yes, we're focusing on two today: yellow and green. In Malay, yellow is kuning. Kuning. Luna: Kuning. That sounds like a sunny day. Lucas: It does, doesn't it? And green is hijau. Hijau. Luna: Hijau. Like fresh leaves. Lucas: Exactly. Let's put them in a sentence. 'The banana is yellow.' In Malay: Pisang itu kuning. Luna: Pisang itu kuning. Pisang is banana, right? Lucas: Yes, from our fruit episode. So pisang itu kuning. Luna: Pisang itu kuning. Lucas: Now, 'The leaf is green.' Daun itu hijau. Luna: Daun itu hijau. Daun is leaf? Lucas: Right. Daun itu hijau. Luna: Daun itu hijau. Lucas: Let's practice a little scene. Imagine you're at a market. You see a yellow banana. What do you say? Luna: Pisang itu kuning. Lucas: Perfect. And you see a green leaf? Luna: Daun itu hijau. Lucas: Great. Now, can you say 'The banana is yellow and the leaf is green'? Luna: Pisang itu kuning dan daun itu hijau. Lucas: Excellent. You used dan for 'and'. Very natural. Luna: So kuning and hijau. Easy to remember. Lucas: Absolutely. Let's do a quick review. Say yellow. Luna: Kuning. Lucas: Green. Luna: Hijau. Lucas: The banana is yellow. Luna: Pisang itu kuning. Lucas: The leaf is green. Luna: Daun itu hijau. Lucas: You've got it. Now, if you see a green banana, would you say pisang itu hijau? Luna: Oh, yes, if it's unripe. Pisang itu hijau. Lucas: Exactly. So colours help describe things more precisely. Well done. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel like I can describe more now. Lucas: That's the idea. Keep practicing with things around you. See you next time. Luna: Bye!