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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back. Ready for another tiny chunk of Malay? Luna: Yeah, I'm ready! So, what are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're going to talk about times of day. You know, morning, afternoon, evening, night. Simple but super useful. Luna: Oh good, because I still mix up 'petang' and 'malam' sometimes. Lucas: Well, by the end of this episode, you won't. Let's start with the most common one: pagi. Luna: Pagi. That's morning, right? Lucas: Exactly. Pagi. Can you say it? Luna: Pagi. Lucas: Good. Now, next is tengah hari. This means midday or afternoon, literally 'middle of the day'. Luna: Tengah hari. That's a bit longer. Lucas: Yeah, but you'll get it. Now, after tengah hari comes petang. This is late afternoon or early evening. Luna: Petang. So around 4 or 5 PM? Lucas: Exactly. And then after that, malam. Night. Luna: Malam. Got it. Pagi, tengah hari, petang, malam. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put them into a simple sentence. Say 'Saya makan pagi.' That means 'I eat in the morning.' Try it. Luna: Saya makan pagi. Lucas: Great. Now, what if you want to say 'See you tonight'? That's 'Jumpa malam nanti.' Jumpa means meet, nanti means later. Luna: Jumpa malam nanti. So 'See you tonight later' literally? Lucas: Something like that. But it's the natural way to say it. Let's practice a bit. I'll say a time, you say the Malay word. Morning? Luna: Pagi. Lucas: Midday? Luna: Tengah hari. Lucas: Late afternoon? Luna: Petang. Lucas: Night? Luna: Malam. Lucas: Excellent. Now let's imagine a scenario. Let's say you meet a friend at a market in the evening. You could say 'Jumpa petang ini' - see you this evening. Luna: Jumpa petang ini. That flows nicely. Lucas: Yeah. And if it's morning, 'Jumpa pagi ini'. Luna: Jumpa pagi ini. So 'ini' means 'this'. Lucas: Right. Now, let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you give the Malay. Morning. Luna: Pagi. Lucas: Midday. Luna: Tengah hari. Lucas: Late afternoon. Luna: Petang. Lucas: Night. Luna: Malam. Lucas: Awesome. Now, a little dialogue. Imagine you're leaving a friend after lunch. You could say 'Jumpa petang nanti' - see you later this afternoon. Luna: Jumpa petang nanti. I like that. Lucas: Good. And if you're leaving at night, 'Jumpa pagi nanti' - see you tomorrow morning. Luna: Wait, why 'pagi' for tomorrow morning? Lucas: Because 'esok' means tomorrow, but in casual speech, people often just say 'pagi' when the context is clear. So 'Jumpa pagi nanti' is fine. Luna: Ah, okay. So context matters. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let's do a quick practice sentence. Say 'I drink coffee in the morning.' Use 'minum kopi'. Luna: Saya minum kopi pagi. Lucas: Almost. You need 'pada' to say 'in the morning' - 'Saya minum kopi pada pagi.' But in casual Malay, people often drop 'pada'. So 'Saya minum kopi pagi' is also common. Luna: So both are okay? Lucas: Yeah. For now, just remember the time words. Pagi, tengah hari, petang, malam. They're your building blocks. Luna: Pagi, tengah hari, petang, malam. Lucas: And a couple of phrases: 'Saya makan pagi' - I eat in the morning. 'Jumpa malam nanti' - see you tonight. Luna: Saya makan pagi. Jumpa malam nanti. Lucas: Perfect. Now, you know, if you're enjoying these episodes and finding them useful, there's a way to support the show. We keep it ad-free, and listener support helps a lot. Luna: Yeah, I've been meaning to mention that. If Fexingo is helping you learn Malay, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, but every bit helps us keep making these episodes. Now, back to our times of day. Let's do one more round. Night? Luna: Malam. Lucas: And 'see you tonight'? Luna: Jumpa malam nanti. Lucas: Great. So keep practicing these. Use them when you wake up, when you have lunch, when the sun sets. Make them part of your day. Luna: Yeah, I'm going to try saying 'pagi' every morning. Lucas: Love that. Alright, that's it for today's episode. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Jumpa nanti!