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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. This is Episode 74. Luna: Hey Lucas, I'm ready to learn something new today. You know, I've been going to the grocery store a lot lately. Lucas: Ohh, that's a great real-world scenario. Today we're going to learn how to buy vegetables at a grocery store in Malay. Luna: Perfect. I always get confused when I see the labels. Lucas: Let's start with a key phrase. Sayur-sayuran means vegetables. To say 'I want vegetables', you say Saya mahu sayur-sayuran. Luna: Saya mahu sayur-sayuran. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's learn some specific vegetables. Kubis is cabbage. Luna: Kubis. Lucas: Wortel is carrot. Luna: Wortel. Lucas: Buncis is green beans. Luna: Buncis. Lucas: And bayam is spinach. Luna: Bayam. Lucas: Good job. Now, if you want to ask the price, you say Berapa harga ini? meaning 'How much is this?' Luna: Berapa harga ini? Lucas: Right. So imagine you're at the store. You see some cabbage. You could say Saya mahu kubis. Luna: Saya mahu kubis. Lucas: Then you ask Berapa harga ini? Luna: Berapa harga ini? Lucas: And the seller says the price. Luna: Okay, let me try a full sentence. Saya mahu wortel. Berapa harga ini? Lucas: Perfect. You're a natural. Luna: By the way, Lucas, these episodes have been really helping me feel more confident when I go out. Lucas: That's wonderful to hear. And if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Malay, listener support is what keeps these going. A couple of dollars a month genuinely makes a difference. You can contribute at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the show ad-free and coming. Lucas: Absolutely. Now back to vegetables. Let's practice a little dialogue. Luna: Okay. Lucas: I'll be the seller. You say you want cabbage. Luna: Saya mahu kubis. Lucas: Then ask how much. Luna: Berapa harga ini? Lucas: Seller says, 'Tiga ringgit'. Luna: Okay, so three ringgit. Lucas: Exactly. Now you want carrots and green beans. Luna: Saya mahu wortel dan buncis. Berapa harga? Lucas: Great. You can also say Saya mahu bayam for spinach. Luna: Saya mahu bayam. Lucas: Perfect. Let's review all the phrases. Saya mahu sayur-sayuran means I want vegetables. Luna: Saya mahu sayur-sayuran. Lucas: Berapa harga ini? How much is this? Luna: Berapa harga ini? Lucas: Saya mahu kubis. Luna: Saya mahu kubis. Lucas: Saya mahu wortel. Luna: Saya mahu wortel. Lucas: Saya mahu buncis. Luna: Saya mahu buncis. Lucas: Saya mahu bayam. Luna: Saya mahu bayam. Lucas: Excellent. Practice these before your next grocery trip. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. Luna: See you all next time.