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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and as always, Luna is here — but she's just come back from a trip to the market. Luna: I did! And I saw the most beautiful tofu. But I completely forgot how to ask for it properly. Lucas: Ah, perfect timing then. Today we're going to learn how to buy tofu at the market. Let's start with the basics: tofu in Malay is tauhu. Luna: Tauhu. Got it. Lucas: Good. So if you want to say 'I want tofu', you say 'Saya mahu tauhu.' Listen: Saya mahu tauhu. Luna: Saya mahu tauhu. Lucas: Exactly. Now, often you'll buy tofu by the piece. So you might ask 'Berapa harga sekeping?' which means 'How much per piece?' Listen: Berapa harga sekeping? Luna: Berapa harga sekeping? Lucas: Great. So if you want three pieces, you say 'Saya mahu tiga keping.' Listen: Saya mahu tiga keping. Luna: Saya mahu tiga keping. Lucas: Now, you might want to check if the tofu is fresh. So you can ask 'Tauhu ini segar?' meaning 'Is this tofu fresh?' Listen: Tauhu ini segar? Luna: Tauhu ini segar? Lucas: And if you want it cut, you can say 'Boleh potong?' meaning 'Can you cut it?' Listen: Boleh potong? Luna: Boleh potong? Lucas: Perfect. So let's practice a little scene. Imagine you're at the market. You see a big tray of tofu. Luna: Saya mahu tauhu. Lucas: The seller asks how many. Luna: Saya mahu tiga keping. Lucas: Then you ask the price. Luna: Berapa harga sekeping? Lucas: And you check the freshness. Luna: Tauhu ini segar? Lucas: And if you want it cut. Luna: Boleh potong? Lucas: Excellent! You just bought tofu like a pro. Luna: That felt good. And you know, I really appreciate that Fexingo keeps these episodes free and without ads. If you want to support that, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps keep the show going. Lucas: Yeah, absolutely. It's a small way to say thanks if this has helped you learn. Now, let's go back to tofu. What other questions might you have at the tofu stall? Luna: Hmm. Maybe if I want a different type? Like firm or soft? Lucas: Right. You can say 'tauhu keras' for firm tofu and 'tauhu lembut' for soft tofu. But that's for another day. For now, let's review what we learned. Luna: Okay. So: Saya mahu tauhu, Berapa harga sekeping, Saya mahu tiga keping, Tauhu ini segar, Boleh potong. Lucas: Perfect. Keep practicing these, and you'll be a market expert in no time. See you next episode! Luna: Bye bye!