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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be here again. Lucas: We have been cooking a lot lately. Last episode was frying and stirring. Luna: Yes. My kitchen smells like garlic today. But we are taking a break from food. Lucas: Exactly. Today we are making something simpler. A drink. Luna: Oh. I love drinks. Especially hot ones when it rains. Lucas: Right. We are going to learn how to make tea. The phrase is cara buat teh. Luna: Cara buat teh. That sounds easy. Let me try. Lucas: Good. Say it slowly. Cara buat teh. Luna: Cara buat teh. Lucas: Perfect. Cara means way or method. Buat means make. Teh is tea. Luna: So it literally means the way to make tea. Got it. Lucas: Let us hear it again. Cara buat teh. Luna: Cara buat teh. Lucas: Great. Now, what do you need first? To make tea, you need heat. Luna: I need water. Hot water. In Malay, that is air panas. Lucas: Yes. Air means water. Panas means hot. Repeat after me. Luna: Air panas. Lucas: Slowly. Air... panas. Luna: Air... panas. Lucas: Very clear. Air panas. This is the foundation. Luna: Air panas. I can say that easily. Lucas: Okay. So we have our cara buat teh. And we have our air panas. What is the next step? Luna: We put the tea bag in the water. We steep it. The word is seduh. Lucas: Correct. Seduh means to brew or to steep. So the action is seduh teh. Luna: Seduh teh. Okay. Let me try that one. Lucas: Go ahead. Seduh teh. Luna: Seduh teh. Lucas: Nice tone. Seduh teh. Luna: Seduh teh. Lucas: Let us put it together. Cara buat teh. First, air panas. Then, seduh teh. Luna: Cara buat teh. Air panas. Seduh teh. Lucas: That flows well. But tea is not just about the brewing. It is about taste. Luna: True. Some people like bitter tea. But I like sweet tea. Lucas: In Malaysia, many people love sweet tea. The phrase is saya suka teh manis. Luna: Saya suka teh manis. That is my favorite phrase so far. Lucas: It is very useful. Suka means like. Manis means sweet. Practice it. Luna: Saya suka teh manis. Lucas: Again. Saya suka teh manis. Luna: Saya suka teh manis. Lucas: Excellent. You are sounding very natural. Let us review the full sequence. Luna: Ready. Cara buat teh. Lucas: First ingredient. Air panas. Luna: Action. Seduh teh. Lucas: Preference. Saya suka teh manis. Luna: Cara buat teh. Air panas. Seduh teh. Saya suka teh manis. Lucas: Beautiful. You have mastered this small set of phrases. Luna: I feel confident. I can order tea anywhere now. Lucas: You definitely can. Before we go, I want to mention something important. Luna: What is it? Lucas: We keep this show free for everyone. No ads interrupting your learning. Luna: Right. It helps us focus on the language without distraction. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, we ask for your support. Luna: Your contribution keeps the servers running and the episodes coming. Lucas: You can find the link at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thank you for being part of this community. It means a lot. Lucas: Back to the tea. Imagine you are at a cafe. What do you say? Luna: I would say, 'Saya suka teh manis.' Simple and polite. Lucas: Exactly. And if they ask how to make it, you explain: 'Cara buat teh.' Luna: 'Air panas. Seduh teh.' It is so logical. Lucas: It is. Repetition makes it stick. Try saying it one more time. Luna: Cara buat teh. Air panas. Seduh teh. Saya suka teh manis. Lucas: Perfect pronunciation. You did great today. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I am going to make some tea now. Lucas: Enjoy your air panas. See you next time. Luna: Bye. Practice these till we chat again.