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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Absolutely! I love chatting with you about Malay. Lucas: Today we're talking about family, but not the usual ibu and bapa. Luna: Oh, we're going deeper? Grandparents maybe? Lucas: Exactly! And you know, if Fexingo has been helping you with these family words, just a heads up — a few listeners chip in monthly at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that literally keeps these episodes ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small group but it really helps. So, let's learn about nenek and datuk! Lucas: Let's start with datuk. Datuk means grandfather. Say it with me: datuk. Luna: datuk. Lucas: Good! And nenek is grandmother. Try it: nenek. Luna: nenek. Hmm, like 'ne' and 'nek'. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put them in sentences. Listen: Datuk saya baik. My grandfather is kind. Luna: Datuk saya baik. Lucas: Great! And nenek saya seorang guru. My grandmother is a teacher. Luna: Nenek saya seorang guru. Wow, that's a full sentence. Lucas: Yes! Let's say both together. Repeat after me: datuk. Luna: datuk. Lucas: nenek. Luna: nenek. Lucas: Datuk saya baik. Luna: Datuk saya baik. Lucas: Nenek saya seorang guru. Luna: Nenek saya seorang guru. Lucas: Awesome! Now imagine you're at a family gathering. You want to say 'My grandmother is kind'. Luna: Nenek saya baik. No, that's not right — we learned baik is for grandfather too. Lucas: Right! You can say Nenek saya baik, meaning my grandmother is kind. So both work. Luna: Oh, okay. So nenek saya baik is fine. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick practice. I'll say the English, you say the Malay. My grandfather. Luna: Datuk saya. Lucas: My grandmother. Luna: Nenek saya. Lucas: My grandfather is kind. Luna: Datuk saya baik. Lucas: My grandmother is a teacher. Luna: Nenek saya seorang guru. Lucas: You've got it! Now let's do a tiny role-play. I'll be your friend, you talk about your grandparents. Luna: Okay! Datuk saya baik, dan nenek saya baik juga. Lucas: See, you're already building sentences. And datuk and nenek are very common in daily talk. Luna: They sound nice. I love saying nenek. Lucas: Me too. Let's review one more time: datuk. Luna: datuk. Lucas: nenek. Luna: nenek. Lucas: Datuk saya baik. Luna: Datuk saya baik. Lucas: Nenek saya seorang guru. Luna: Nenek saya seorang guru. Lucas: Wonderful! That's all for today. Keep practicing with your family. Luna: See you next time! Selamat tinggal! Lucas: Selamat tinggal!