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- Lucas: Hi everyone. Welcome back to Learn Malay with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back here with you all. We have been learning so much lately. Lucas: We really have. Last time we talked about bowls and cups. This time we are going to look at the tools we use to eat. Luna: Oh, I love this topic. Eating is one of my favorite things to do. What are we learning today? Lucas: We are going to learn three simple words for cutlery. They are very common in Malaysia. Luna: Okay. Let's start with the first one. What is it? Lucas: The first word is pisau. Pisau means knife. Luna: Pisau. Okay. Let me try that. Pisau. Lucas: Perfect. Just like that. Pisau. Luna: Pisau. That was easy. Is it a big knife? Lucas: It can be any knife. But usually, when we say pisau in the house, we mean a kitchen knife for cutting food. Luna: Got it. So if I want to cut some fruit, I need a pisau. Pisau. Lucas: Exactly. Pisau. Now, let's move to the second tool. Luna: Is it another sharp thing? Oh no. Lucas: No, no. This one is soft. This one is round. It is the spoon. Luna: Oh, yay. A spoon. What is the Malay word for spoon? Lucas: The word is sudu. Sudu means spoon. Luna: Sudu. Okay. Let me say it. Sudu. Lucas: Good. Sudu. Try again slowly. Su-du. Sudu. Luna: Sudu. Yes. Sudu. It sounds friendly. Lucas: It does. And it is very useful. You use sudu for soup or rice. Luna: I always use a sudu for my rice. I don't like using hands for rice sometimes. Sudu. Lucas: That is fine. Sudu works well. Now for the last tool in our set. Luna: Is it a fork? Please tell me it is a fork. Lucas: Yes. It is a fork. The word is garfu. Luna: Garfu. Okay. Garfu. Let me try. Garfu. Lucas: Nice job. Garfu. Almost exactly like the English word, right? Luna: Really? That is so helpful. Garfu. I will remember that one easily. Lucas: It is a loanword, so it fits nicely. Garfu. Luna: So we have pisau, sudu, and garfu. Knife, spoon, and fork. Lucas: Correct. Now, let's put them into a simple sentence. Luna: Like what? Lucas: You can say 'Saya mahu pisau.' That means 'I want a knife.' Luna: Saya mahu pisau. Okay. Let me try the whole thing. Saya mahu pisau. Lucas: Very good. Now try for the spoon. Saya mahu sudu. Luna: Saya mahu sudu. And for the fork? Saya mahu garfu. Lucas: Perfect. You are getting the hang of it. Before we go further, I want to check on something. Luna: What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, the way these stay ad-free is listener support. You can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It really helps keep the show running smoothly. Thanks for supporting us. Lucas: Thank you. Now, let's add two more words. These are not tools, but they hold the food. Luna: Oh, containers. I like containers. What are they? Lucas: The first one is mangkuk. Mangkuk means bowl. Luna: Mangkuk. Okay. Mangkuk. Let me try. Mangkuk. Lucas: Good. Mangkuk. This is the deep bowl for soup or noodles. Luna: Right. For my laksa, I use a mangkuk. Mangkuk. Lucas: Exactly. And the last word is cawan. Cawan means cup. Luna: Cawan. Okay. Cawan. Let me try. Cawan. Lucas: Great. Cawan. Usually for tea or coffee. Luna: Saya minum teh dalam cawan. I drink tea in a cup. Cawan. Lucas: Beautiful sentence. Let's review all five words together. Luna: Let's do it. Pisau. Sudu. Garfu. Mangkuk. Cawan. Lucas: Knife. Spoon. Fork. Bowl. Cup. Very solid set. Luna: I feel ready to set the table now. Or maybe just order dinner. Lucas: Ordering dinner is also a good skill. Use these words to ask for what you need. Luna: Saya mahu garfu. Thank you, Lucas. This was fun. Lucas: It was. Practice these until we chat again. See you next time.