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- Lucas: Hey everyone. Welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again. Lucas: We have been talking about markets and restaurants lately. Luna: Right. We ordered biryani and filter coffee. Lucas: But now let us bring it home. Luna: Into the kitchen? Lucas: Exactly. The kitchen is where we use these things every day. Luna: I love the kitchen. It is warm and smells like food. Lucas: So today we are learning five key words for kitchen items. Luna: Let us start with the first one. What is it? Lucas: The word for spoon is చమచా. Luna: చమచా. Lucas: That is right. Say it slowly. చమచా. Luna: Chamacha. Okay. That sounds smooth. Lucas: Yes. It is a soft sound. Let us try it together. Lucas: చమచా. Luna: చమచా. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine you are eating rice. Luna: You pick up the చమచా. Lucas: And you scoop the food. Simple. Luna: I can picture that clearly. Lucas: Let us move to the next item. The plate. Luna: Is it also a Telugu word? Lucas: It is an English loanword used in Telugu. Luna: Oh, so it stays the same? Lucas: Mostly. You say plate. Luna: Plate. Lucas: Yes. In Telugu conversation, people just say plate. Luna: Okay. So I put the food on the plate. Lucas: Correct. And then you eat with the చమచా from the plate. Luna: So plate and చమచా go together. Lucas: They do. Let us repeat them both. Lucas: plate. Luna: plate. Lucas: చమచా. Luna: చమచా. Lucas: Good rhythm. Luna: What comes next? A cup? Lucas: Yes. For tea or coffee, we use a cup. Luna: Is it called a mug? Lucas: Sometimes. But the general word is కప్పు. Luna: Kappu. Lucas: Try it. కప్పు. Luna: Kappu. Lucas: Almost there. Add a little 'p' sound. Luna: Kap-pu. Okay. కప్పు. Lucas: There you go. That is much better. Luna: I feel like I am drinking chai right now. Lucas: Me too. Just holding this warm కప్పు. Luna: Let us say it again. কপּु. Lucas: Wait, stick to the script. కప్పు. Luna: Sorry. కప్పు. Lucas: Perfect. One more item. The glass. Luna: For water? Lucas: Yes. For cold water or juice. Luna: Is it also an English word? Lucas: Yes. Glass. Luna: Glass. Lucas: Just like plate. People say glass in Telugu. Luna: Okay. So I drink water from the glass. Lucas: Exactly. Not from the cup. The cup is for hot drinks. Luna: Got it. Hot drink in the కప్పు. Cold drink in the glass. Lucas: Spot on. Luna: Let us review. Glass. Lucas: Glass. Luna: And the last one? Lucas: The pot or the vessel. Luna: Like a cooking pot? Lucas: Yes. Any container for cooking is పాత్ర. Luna: Paatra. Lucas: Say it. పాత్ర. Luna: Paatra. Lucas: Nice. Short and sharp. Luna: I imagine boiling water in the పాత్ర. Lucas: Or making dal. Or rice. Luna: Everything happens in the పాత్ర. Lucas: That is true. Let us say all five together. Lucas: చమచా. Luna: plate. Lucas: కప్పు. Luna: glass. Lucas: పాత్ర. Luna: That was fast. Lucas: We did well. Luna: I want to make some food now. Lucas: Go ahead. Use your new words. Luna: Before we go, I have something to share. Lucas: Oh? What is it? Luna: I was thinking about how we make this show. Lucas: Yeah? How so? Luna: We record every episode ourselves. Lucas: We do. And we edit it too. Luna: It takes time. Lucas: It does. But it is worth it. Luna: Some listeners help us out. Lucas: They do. Luna: Through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That helps cover our costs. Luna: It keeps the show running. Lucas: If you can, check it out. Luna: It means a lot. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Luna: See you next time.