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- Lucas: Hey everyone. Welcome back to another episode of Learn Malay with Fexingo. Luna: Hi! I am so ready for this one. My stomach is actually growling a little bit. Lucas: Good. That means we are doing the right topic. We have been talking about chopping, slicing, grating, blending, and mixing ingredients. Luna: Right. Ep 266 was all about cutting things finely. And Ep 268 was blending them into a smooth paste. Lucas: Exactly. But there is a step before you cook or blend. There is the step where you prepare the flavor. Luna: Oh, like marinating? I love that part. The smell when the meat sits with the spices. Lucas: Yes. Today we are going to learn how to talk about that process. We will focus on four phrases. Let's start with the first one. Luna: I am listening. What is the word for marinate? Lucas: The verb is perap. So, if you want to say marinate meat, you say perap daging. Luna: Perap daging. Okay. Let me try that. Perap daging. Lucas: Perfect. Remember, perap is the action. Daging is the meat. So, perap daging. Luna: Got it. Perap daging. Like, put the sauce on the meat and let it sit. Lucas: Exactly. You can also use it for fish or chicken. But today we will stick to daging. Now, let's move to the second phrase. Luna: This one is about soup, right? Lucas: Yes. When you add salt or seasoning to a liquid, you say perkasakan. So, perkasakan sup. Luna: Perkasakan sup. Hmm. Let me say that slowly. Perkasakan sup. Lucas: Very good. Perkasakan sup. It means season the soup. You taste it, and if it needs more flavor, you perkasakan it. Luna: I think I need to perkasakan my coffee sometimes. It is too bitter. Lucas: That is not what perkasakan usually means for food, but maybe for your mood. Let's keep it simple. Perkasakan sup. Luna: Okay. Perkasakan sup. Got it. Now, the third one. Lucas: This is a very common instruction in a kitchen. Add spices. In Malay, spices are rempah. To add is tambah. So, tambah rempah. Luna: Tambah rempah. Oh, I love that sound. Tambah rempah. Lucas: Yes. Tambah rempah. It is short and sweet. Tambah means add. Rempah means spices. Luna: Tambah rempah. Okay. I can imagine standing at a wok, shouting that at someone else. Lucas: Or whispering it to yourself while you cook alone at night. Finally, the last phrase. Luna: Is this the mixing one again? Lucas: Similar, but specific. We learned campur earlier. But for marinating or coating meat evenly, we use gaul. So, gaul rata. Luna: Gaul rata. Okay. Let me try. Gaul rata. Lucas: Excellent. Gaul rata. It means mix until even. Or toss until combined. Gaul rata. Luna: Gaul rata. I like that rhythm. It feels like a dance move almost. Lucas: It does. A little toss of the wrist. Let's review the four phrases together quickly. Luna: Let's do it. First one? Lucas: Marinate meat. Luna: Perap daging. Lucas: Season the soup. Luna: Perkasakan sup. Lucas: Add spices. Luna: Tambah rempah. Lucas: Mix until even. Luna: Gaul rata. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's put them in a scene. Imagine you are making a curry chicken dish. Luna: Okay. First, I take the chicken pieces. Lucas: And what do you do to the chicken? Luna: I perap ayam. I marinate the chicken with turmeric and ginger. Lucas: Good. Then you cook it in a pot with coconut milk. Luna: Right. And then I taste it. It needs more flavor. So I perkasakan kuahnya. I season the broth. Lucas: Then? Luna: Then I tambah rempah. I add some chili and lemongrass for extra kick. Lucas: Finally? Luna: Finally, I gaul rata everything so the chicken is coated in the spicy sauce. Lucas: Wow. That sounds delicious. You really know how to use these words. Luna: Thanks. It makes sense now. It is just steps. Prepare, season, add, mix. Lucas: Exactly. And these steps apply to almost any Malaysian dish. Nasi lemak, rendang, laksa. Luna: Even for my instant noodles? Can I perkasakan my noodles? Lucas: You certainly can. If you add egg and greens, you are basically a chef. Tambah telur, tambah sayur. Luna: Gaul rata with chopsticks. Nice. Lucas: Before we go, I want to mention something about the show. Fexingo has been helping us make actual progress with these words. Luna: Yeah, it really helps to hear them in context like this. Lucas: If this kind of slow, careful learning has been worth a coffee to you, that is the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It keeps the episodes coming. And ad-free. Which is nice for cooking in the background. Lucas: Thank you for supporting us. Now, let's try the phrases one more time. Luna: Ready. Perap daging. Lucas: Perkasakan sup. Luna: Tambah rempah. Lucas: Gaul rata. Luna: These are so easy to remember now. I feel confident. Lucas: You should be. Practice these with your own dinner tonight. Even if it is just toast. Luna: I might try gaul rata my butter onto the bread. Sounds fancy. Lucas: It is culinary art. Anyway, great job today. See you next time. Luna: Bye! Don't forget to perkasakan your day.