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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be here again. Lucas: We have been asking a lot of questions lately. Who, what, where, when, why. Luna: Right. My brain feels like a question mark factory. Lucas: Today we add one more. The question that covers everything else. Bagaimana? Luna: Bagaimana? How do you say that slowly? Lucas: ba ga ma na. Listen. Luna: ba ga ma na. Lucas: It means how. Or in some cases, what is the condition of something. Luna: So it is very flexible. Like a Swiss Army knife of questions. Lucas: Exactly. Let us start with the most common use. Asking about well-being. Luna: I know this one. Bagaimanakah khabar? Lucas: That is polite and formal. For everyday speech, we often just say Bagaimana khabar? Luna: Bagaimana khabar? Is that right? Lucas: Perfect. How are you? Luna: Bagaimana khabar? Lucas: Now imagine you meet a friend you haven seen in a while. Luna: You might ask about their situation generally. Bukan khabar, but keadaan. Lucas: Yes. Bagaimana keadaan? How are things? Or what is the situation? Luna: ba ga ma na ke a da an? Lucas: Very good. You are getting the rhythm. Luna: I feel like I can ask anyone anything now. Lucas: Let us pause for a moment. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, your support keeps these episodes ad-free and consistent. Luna: We appreciate it. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Thank you. Now, back to our question word. Luna: Okay. So if I want to know the method of doing something, I use Bagaimana too? Lucas: Yes. Specifically, when you want to know the way or the method. We add another word. Luna: Caranya? Like the way? Lucas: Spot on. Bagaimana caranya? How do you do it? Or what is the method? Luna: ba ga ma na ca ra nya? Lucas: Listen closely. ca ra nya. With the ny sound at the end. Luna: ba ga ma na ca ra nya? Lucas: Excellent. Imagine you are trying to assemble some furniture. Luna: You look at the instructions and you are confused. Lucas: So you ask someone standing nearby. Bagaimana caranya pasang ini? Luna: Bagaimana caranya pasang ini? How do I assemble this? Lucas: But what if you don't understand the answer? Luna: Oh. Then I need a phrase to admit defeat. Lucas: We learned this earlier. Saya tidak tahu. Luna: Saya ti-dak ta-hu. I don't know. Lucas: Put it all together. Someone asks you a complex question using Bagaimana. Luna: They ask: Bagaimana caranya buka akaun bank? Lucas: How do you open a bank account? And you reply? Luna: Saya tidak tahu. I don't know. Lucas: Simple and honest. That is a great conversation skill. Luna: I love that it connects so many ideas. How are you, how is it done, what is the situation. Lucas: It is the master key. Let us review the core phrases one last time. Luna: Bagaimana? Lucas: How? Luna: Bagaimana khabar? Lucas: How are you? Luna: Bagaimana keadaan? Lucas: How are things? Luna: Bagaimana caranya? Lucas: How do you do it? Luna: Saya tidak tahu. Lucas: I don't know. Luna: This was so helpful. I feel ready to ask everyone I meet how they are doing. Lucas: Just remember to listen to the answer too. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: See you next time!