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- Lucas: Hey Luna. Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. We are on episode 252 today. Luna: Hi Lucas! It is so good to be here again. I feel like we just finished talking about buying things at the market, right? Lucas: That was last time. Episode 250. We learned beli and jual. Buy and sell. You were very good at asking the price. Luna: Yeah, I remember that. But now I am hungry again. Or maybe thirsty. What are we doing today? Lucas: We are going to talk about what happens after you buy your drink. How do you serve it? And how do you consume it? Luna: Oh, I see. So pouring and drinking. Is that right? Lucas: Exactly. The first word is menuang. It means to pour. Let me say it slowly. Menuang. Luna: Menuang. Okay. M-E-N-U-A-N-G. Menuang. Lucas: Perfect. Now let us put it into a phrase. Menuang air. Pouring water. Luna: Menuang air. Okay. I can repeat that. Menuang air. Menuang air. Lucas: Good. Think about making coffee in the morning. You take the kettle. You start menuang air into the cup. Slowly. Luna: I love that image. The steam rising up. So I say: Saya sedang menuang air. I am pouring water. Lucas: Yes. That is correct. You are describing an action happening right now. Very useful if someone asks what you are doing in the kitchen. Luna: Okay, I have that. Menuang air. Now for the second part. Drinking. Lucas: Right. The verb for drink is minum. Minum. Listen closely. Minum. Luna: Minum. M-I-N-U-M. Minum. Lucas: Very clear. Now let us make a sentence about preference. This is a classic structure. Saya suka minum air teh. Luna: Saya suka minum air teh. I like to drink tea. Wait, air teh is tea water? Lucas: It literally means tea water, but in Malay, it is just how we say tea. So, Saya suka minum air teh. Repeat it for me. Luna: Saya suka minum air teh. Saya suka minum air teh. Oh, that sounds nice. I really like that phrase. Lucas: It is a great phrase. You can change the end too. Saya suka minum air kopi. Coffee instead of tea. Luna: Saya suka minum air kopi. Yeah, I prefer coffee anyway. Especially when I am studying. Lucas: Totally. Speaking of studying and drinks, let us look at one more phrase. A polite request. Tolong menuangkan kopi. Luna: Tolong menuangkan kopi. Help pour coffee? Or please pour coffee? Lucas: Tolong means please or help. So you are saying, Please pour the coffee. It is very polite. Good for a cafe setting. Luna: Tolong menuangkan kopi. Okay. I will practice that. If I go to a small kopitiam, I can use this. Lucas: Exactly. You ask the auntie behind the counter. Tolong menuangkan kopi. She will smile and do it for you. Luna: That feels so natural. Okay, let us recap quickly. Menuang air. Saya suka minum air teh. Tolong menuangkan kopi. Lucas: You got them all. Before we move on, I want to mention something about Fexingo. Luna: Oh yeah? What is on your mind? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, your support means a lot. It keeps the show ad-free and allows us to keep producing these episodes. Luna: I agree. It is wonderful that we can learn without interruptions. If you want to support us, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Thank you. That is enough about that. Let us get back to our words. Luna: Right. So, imagine I am making breakfast. I wake up. Then I go to the kitchen. What do I do first? Lucas: You might boil some water. Then you decide what to drink. Maybe you want to menuang air into a glass. Luna: Okay. So I say: Saya menuang air ke dalam gelas. I pour water into the glass. Lucas: Excellent. Then you sit down. How does it taste? Luna: I say: Saya suka minum air teh dengan madu. I like to drink tea with honey. Lucas: Perfect. You are building sentences naturally now. Just combine the verb with the object. Luna: It is easier than I thought. Minum is simple. Menuang is also simple once you know the sound. Lucas: Yes. Repetition helps. Say menuang again. Menuang. Luna: Menuang. Menuang. Menuang. Lucas: And minum. Minum. Luna: Minum. Minum. Minum. Lucas: Great job. Now try the full request phrase. Tolong menuangkan kopi. Luna: Tolong menuangkan kopi. Tolong menuangkan kopi. Lucas: You nailed it. There it is. You are ready for any cafe in Kuala Lumpur. Luna: I hope so. I might need to practice more before I travel there. But this is a good start. Lucas: It is a solid start. Remember, these verbs are used every single day. Even if you just drink from a bottle, you are performing an action similar to minum. Luna: True. And if I am cooking, I might be menuang oil or sauce. So it is very versatile. Lucas: Exactly. Versatile and essential. Let us do one final round of the three main phrases. Luna: Okay. First one: Menuang air. Lucas: Next: Saya suka minum air teh. Luna: And last: Tolong menuangkan kopi. Lucas: Spot on. You are doing great work today. Keep practicing these until we chat again. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next time!