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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready to learn some more Malay adjectives? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing 'thick' and 'thin' from last time. Buku ini tebal! Lucas: Nice! Today we've got a useful pair: 'light' and 'heavy'. In Malay, 'light' is ringan. Luna: Ringan. That sounds pretty light actually. Lucas: And 'heavy' is berat. Luna: Berat. Okay, let me try. Beg ini ringan. The bag is light. Lucas: Perfect. And if the box is heavy: Kotak itu berat. Luna: Kotak itu berat. That makes sense. Lucas: Now, if you prefer light things, you can say Saya suka yang ringan. Luna: Saya suka yang ringan. I like the light one. Useful for shopping! Lucas: Exactly. So if you're at a market and you want a lighter bag, you can point and say Saya mahu yang ringan. Luna: Oh, that's handy. Saya mahu yang ringan. Lucas: And if the seller says Ini berat, you know it's heavy. Luna: Right. So ringan and berat. Let me try a sentence: Kotak ini ringan? This box is light? Lucas: That works as a question. Just raise your tone a bit. Kotak ini ringan? Luna: Kotak ini ringan? And for heavy: Kotak ini berat? Lucas: Yes! Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Malay, the way this show stays ad-free is listener support. You can buy me a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep going. And now back to practice: how about 'The table is heavy'? Lucas: Meja itu berat. Remember, meja is table. Luna: Meja itu berat. And 'The feather is light'? Lucas: Bulu itu ringan. Bulu is feather. Luna: Bulu itu ringan. Nice. So light and heavy — ringan and berat. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. I'll say an object, you say if it's ringan or berat. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: A bag full of books. Luna: Berat. Lucas: A balloon. Luna: Ringan. Lucas: A rock. Luna: Berat. Lucas: A feather. Luna: Ringan. Lucas: Great job! So remember, ringan is light, berat is heavy. Practice with things around you. Luna: I will. Thanks Lucas! And listeners, keep practicing with Fexingo. Lucas: See you next time!