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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I am Lucas, and this is Luna. We are so glad you are here. Luna: Hi everyone! It feels good to be back at the mic. I was listening to some music on my walk earlier, and it made me want to move. Lucas: That is a great feeling. Today, we are going to talk about moving your body to music. Specifically, we will learn two very important verbs. Luna: Oh, I love this topic. Are these verbs for dancing and singing? Lucas: Exactly. Let us start with the first one. The word for 'to dance' is 'menari'. Luna: Menari. Okay. Let me try that. Menari. Lucas: Perfect. Just like that. 'Menari'. It is a simple word. Very easy to remember. Luna: Menari. I can say that. What does it mean exactly? Lucas: It means to dance. Any kind of dance. You can dance at a party, or you can just dance in your kitchen. Luna: I do that all the time. When no one is watching. Menari. Lucas: Yes. Now, let us look at a full sentence using this word. A common way to express preference is 'Saya suka...' which means 'I like...' Luna: Right. So if I combine them, it would be 'Saya suka menari.' That means 'I like to dance.' Lucas: Spot on. 'Saya suka menari.' Try saying the whole phrase slowly. Luna: Okay. Saya suka menari. Saya suka menari. Lucas: Excellent. You have a natural rhythm. Now, the second verb we want to learn is 'to sing'. In Malay, that is 'menyanyi'. Luna: Menyanyi. Hmm. That sounds a bit longer than 'menari'. Lucas: It is slightly longer because it has more syllables. But it follows the same pattern. 'Men-' prefix plus the root word. Let's break it down. Men-yanyi. Luna: Menyanyi. Okay. I think I got it. Menyanyi. Lucas: Very good. And just like before, you can say 'Saya suka menyanyi' to mean 'I like to sing'. Luna: Saya suka menyanyi. I like to sing. Yes. That feels right. Lucas: Let us practice both together. Repeat after me. First, 'menari'. Luna: Menari. Lucas: Now, 'menyanyi'. Luna: Menyanyi. Lucas: And now the full sentences. 'Saya suka menari'. Luna: Saya suka menari. Lucas: 'Saya suka menyanyi'. Luna: Saya suka menyanyi. Lucas: You are doing wonderfully. These two words are very useful. Especially during festivals or family gatherings. Luna: Oh, definitely. In Malaysia, there is always music. People often sing karaoke together. Lucas: True. And sometimes people just start dancing. There is a phrase for that too. 'Mari kita menari'. Luna: Mari kita menari? What does that mean? Lucas: It means 'Let us dance'. 'Mari' is like 'come' or 'let us', and 'kita' means 'we' or 'us'. Luna: Oh, that is inviting. 'Mari kita menari'. Let me try. Mari kita menari. Lucas: Perfect tone. It sounds very friendly. Now, let us make a slightly more complex sentence with singing. Sometimes you want to compliment someone. Luna: Like saying they have a good voice? Lucas: Exactly. The phrase is 'Dia menyanyi dengan suara yang cantik'. Luna: Wow. That is a mouthful. Let's break it down. 'Dia' means 'he/she', 'menyanyi' is 'sing', 'dengan' is 'with', 'suara' is 'voice', 'yang' is 'that/which', and 'cantik' is 'beautiful'. Lucas: You analyzed it perfectly. So the whole sentence means 'He/She sings with a beautiful voice'. Luna: Okay. Dia menyanyi dengan suara yang cantik. That is quite a compliment. Lucas: It is. And it uses the structure we learned earlier with adjectives. Remember 'cantik' from previous episodes? Luna: Yes. Beautiful. I remember. So 'suara yang cantik' is 'beautiful voice'. Lucas: Correct. Let us repeat the full sentence again. Slowly. 'Dia menyanyi dengan suara yang cantik'. Luna: Dia menyanyi dengan suara yang cantik. Okay. I feel confident saying that. Lucas: Good. Now, let us review all three key phrases we covered today. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: First, 'Saya suka menari'. Luna: Saya suka menari. Lucas: Second, 'Saya suka menyanyi'. Luna: Saya suka menyanyi. Lucas: Third, 'Mari kita menari'. Luna: Mari kita menari. Lucas: And finally, the compliment: 'Dia menyanyi dengan suara yang cantik'. Luna: Dia menyanyi dengan suara yang cantik. Lucas: You are getting faster every episode. This is real progress. Luna: Thank you, Lucas. I really enjoy learning these active verbs. They make me feel energetic. Lucas: That is the spirit. Before we go, I have a small request for our listeners. If this show helps you make progress in Malay, consider supporting us. Luna: We keep the show ad-free because of listeners like you. It allows us to focus on quality content. Lucas: If you can, visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Even a small gesture helps us continue making these episodes. Luna: It really does. Thank you for your support. Now, let's get back to practicing. Lucas: Absolutely. Let us do one final repetition of the core verbs to lock them in. Luna: Yes. Let's say 'menari' one more time. Lucas: Menari. Luna: Menyanyi. Lucas: And the phrase 'Saya suka menari'. Luna: Saya suka menari. Lucas: And 'Saya suka menyanyi'. Luna: Saya suka menyanyi. Lucas: Great work today. You now know how to talk about dancing and singing in Malay. Luna: I hope you use these words soon. Maybe at a next gathering. Lucas: Definitely. Practice these phrases until we meet again. Keep moving and keep singing. Luna: See you next time. Bye for now. Lucas: Bye.