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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. Episode 31! Luna: Yes! I love this show. I've been practicing my Malay all week. Lucas: Good to hear. Today we're going to talk about animals. Specifically, two very special animals. Luna: Oh, I love animals. Which ones? Lucas: The elephant and the tiger. In Malay, elephant is 'gajah.' Say it with me: gajah. Luna: Gajah. Gajah. That's nice. Gajah. Lucas: Perfect. And tiger is 'harimau.' Harimau. Luna: Harimau. Harimau. Ooh, sounds fierce. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's put them in a simple sentence. 'Saya nampak gajah.' Means 'I see an elephant.' Let's break it down: Saya is 'I', nampak is 'see', gajah is 'elephant'. So: Saya nampak gajah. Luna: Saya nampak gajah. Saya nampak gajah. Okay, I think I got it. Lucas: You do. Now try with tiger: Saya nampak harimau. Luna: Saya nampak harimau. Saya nampak harimau. That's 'I see a tiger.' Right? Lucas: Exactly. Good job. Now let's make it a bit more descriptive. 'Harimau itu besar.' Means 'The tiger is big.' Harimau is tiger, itu means 'the' or 'that', besar means 'big'. So: Harimau itu besar. Luna: Harimau itu besar. Harimau itu besar. What about elephant? Elephant is big too. Lucas: Yes! So you can say: Gajah itu besar. Luna: Gajah itu besar. Gajah itu besar. That's easy. Lucas: Now imagine we're at the zoo. You see an elephant. What do you say? Luna: Saya nampak gajah! Lucas: And then you see a tiger. What do you say? Luna: Saya nampak harimau. And I can say Harimau itu besar. Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice the phrases together one more time. First, gajah. Luna: Gajah. Lucas: Harimau. Luna: Harimau. Lucas: Saya nampak gajah. Luna: Saya nampak gajah. Lucas: Saya nampak harimau. Luna: Saya nampak harimau. Lucas: Harimau itu besar. Luna: Harimau itu besar. Lucas: And Gajah itu besar. Luna: Gajah itu besar. I love it. I feel like I can already describe animals at the zoo. Lucas: That's the goal. Now let's do a quick scene. I'll be at the zoo with you. You point and say what you see. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Saya nampak gajah! Lucas: Yes! And then you see a tiger. Luna: Saya nampak harimau. Harimau itu besar. Lucas: Excellent. You just used all four phrases naturally. I'm impressed. Luna: Aww thanks. I've been practicing with Fexingo every day. Lucas: That's the way to do it. Remember, repetition helps. So keep saying gajah, harimau, Saya nampak gajah, Harimau itu besar. Luna: I will. Gajah, harimau, Saya nampak gajah, Harimau itu besar. Lucas: Perfect. That's all for today's episode. Thank you for joining us on Learn Malay with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Selamat tinggal! Lucas: Selamat tinggal! Practice these phrases until we meet again.