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- Lucas: Hi there. Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be back with you, Lucas. Lucas: We are going to talk about simple actions today. Things we do every day. Luna: Like opening doors? Or closing windows? Lucas: Exactly. We will learn four phrases. Let us start with the first one. Luna: I am ready. What is the first phrase? Lucas: The word is buka. It means to open. Luna: Buka. Okay. To open. Lucas: Now add pintu. That means door. Luna: Pintu. Door. Lucas: Put them together. Buka pintu. Luna: Buka pintu. To open the door. Lucas: Very good. Say it again. Buka pintu. Luna: Buka pintu. Yes. That feels easy. Lucas: It is very useful. Imagine you walk into a room. You say buka pintu. Luna: Buka pintu. I can see myself doing that. Lucas: Let us move to the next action. The opposite of open. Luna: To close? Is that tutup? Lucas: Yes. Tutup means to close. Luna: Tutup. Got it. Lucas: Now we need a noun. How about tingkap? Luna: Tingkap. Window. Lucas: Correct. Tingkap means window. Luna: So the phrase is tutup tingkap. Lucas: Say it with me. Tutup tingkap. Luna: Tutup tingkap. To close the window. Lucas: Perfect pronunciation. Try it one more time. Tutup tingkap. Luna: Tutup tingkap. I feel like I am closing something right now. Lucas: That is the magic of language. You act out the words. Luna: It really helps to remember. Open... buka. Close... tutup. Lucas: Before we go further, let us take a brief moment. Luna: Oh sure. What is on your mind? Lucas: This show is free. We want it to stay free for everyone. Luna: Right. No ads interrupting our learning. Lucas: If this helps you, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That keeps the mic running. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Now back to our verbs. Next phrase involves leaving. Luna: Leaving? Like departing? Lucas: Yes. The word is tinggalkan. It means to leave behind. Luna: Tinggalkan. That sounds long. Lucas: It has three syllables. ting gal kan. Practice it slowly. Luna: Tinggalkan. Tinggalkan. Okay. To leave. Lucas: Good. Now add meja. That means table. Luna: Meja. Table. Lucas: Combine them. Tinggalkan meja. Luna: Tinggalkan meja. To leave the table. Lucas: Imagine you finish eating. You stand up. You tinggalkan meja. Luna: Tinggalkan meja. Yes. I understand that context well. Lucas: Say it again. Tinggalkan meja. Luna: Tinggalkan meja. It feels polite. Leaving the table. Lucas: It is a common phrase. Very natural in conversation. Luna: I like these practical phrases. They are so useful. Lucas: One last phrase for today. It is about storing something. Luna: Storing? Like putting away? Lucas: Yes. The word is simpan. It means to save or store. Luna: Simpan. To store. Lucas: Add kunci. That means key. Luna: Kunci. Key. Lucas: Put them together. Simpan kunci. Luna: Simpan kunci. To store the key. Lucas: Say it clearly. Simpan kunci. Luna: Simpan kunci. To put the key away. Lucas: Excellent. When you go out, you simpan kunci inside. Luna: Simpan kunci. That makes sense. Safety first. Lucas: Let us review all four phrases quickly. Luna: Okay. First one? Buka pintu. Lucas: Buka pintu. To open the door. Luna: Second one? Tutup tingkap. Lucas: Tutup tingkap. To close the window. Luna: Third one? Tinggalkan meja. Lucas: Tinggalkan meja. To leave the table. Luna: Fourth one? Simpan kunci. Lucas: Simpan kunci. To store the key. Luna: Those were fast. But I think I got them. Lucas: You did great today. Practice these until we meet again. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next time.