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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back! We're here for episode 100 of Learn Malay with Fexingo. Can you believe it? Luna: Oh my gosh, 100 episodes! That's amazing. I feel like we've learned so much together with our listeners. Lucas: Absolutely. And today we're going to learn something really useful — family words. Specifically, how to say 'uncle' and 'aunt' in Malay. Luna: Oh, I love that! My family is huge, so this will come in handy. What are the words? Lucas: For uncle, it's 'pak cik'. Say it with me: pak cik. Luna: Pak cik. Pak cik. That's nice and short. Lucas: For aunt, it's 'mak cik'. Mak cik. Luna: Mak cik. Mak cik. So pak cik is uncle, mak cik is aunt. Easy. Lucas: Exactly. And you can say 'Ini pak cik saya' meaning 'This is my uncle.' Let's try that: Ini pak cik saya. Luna: Ini pak cik saya. Ini pak cik saya. What about 'This is my aunt'? Lucas: That would be 'Ini mak cik saya.' Ini mak cik saya. Luna: Ini mak cik saya. Got it. So we just swap pak cik for mak cik. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's imagine you meet your uncle in the morning. You can say 'Selamat pagi, pak cik' — Good morning, uncle. Luna: Selamat pagi, pak cik. And for aunt: 'Selamat pagi, mak cik'. Lucas: Yes! Let's put it together. I'll be the uncle, you be the niece. I'll say 'Selamat pagi, Luna.' You respond with 'Selamat pagi, pak cik.' Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: Selamat pagi, Luna. Luna: Selamat pagi, pak cik. Oh, that felt so natural! Lucas: See? You're already using it. Now let's practice with mak cik. I'll say 'Selamat pagi, Luna.' You say 'Selamat pagi, mak cik.' Luna: Selamat pagi, mak cik. I love how easy that is. Lucas: Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Malay, consider supporting the show. It keeps us ad-free and lets us keep making episodes like this. You can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, even a small gesture goes a long way. We really appreciate everyone who's been with us for 100 episodes. Lucas: Alright, let's get back to family. Let's say you're introducing your uncle to a friend. You say 'Ini pak cik saya.' Then point to your aunt and say 'Ini mak cik saya.' Luna: Ini pak cik saya. Ini mak cik saya. That's a full introduction! Lucas: Let's practice one more time. Repeat after me: pak cik. Luna: Pak cik. Lucas: mak cik. Luna: Mak cik. Lucas: Ini pak cik saya. Luna: Ini pak cik saya. Lucas: Ini mak cik saya. Luna: Ini mak cik saya. Lucas: Selamat pagi, pak cik. Luna: Selamat pagi, pak cik. Lucas: Selamat pagi, mak cik. Luna: Selamat pagi, mak cik. Lucas: You did it. Now you can greet your uncles and aunts in Malay. Practice these with your family or friends. Thanks for celebrating episode 100 with us! Luna: Yes, thank you all! Practice these till we chat again. Bye! Lucas: Selamat tinggal! Luna: Selamat tinggal, pak cik dan mak cik!