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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas, and with me is the wonderful Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! I've been practicing my Swahili. Last week I nailed 'nywele, ngozi, mfupa' — I can still say them. Lucas: That's awesome! And today we're building on that with something super useful: two very common verbs. Ready? Luna: Always ready. Let's do it. Lucas: First verb: kuja. It means 'to come'. Luna: Kuja. To come. Got it. Lucas: Good. Now, in Swahili, to say 'I am coming', you say: Ninakuja. Luna: Ninakuja. I am coming. That's for me, right? Lucas: Exactly. And you can add a place. Like 'I am coming home': Ninakuja nyumbani. Luna: Ninakuja nyumbani. I am coming home. That sounds natural. Lucas: Perfect. Now the second verb: kwenda. It means 'to go'. Luna: Kwenda. To go. Lucas: Yes. And 'I am going' is: Ninaenda. Luna: Ninaenda. I am going. So similar to ninakuja but with 'enda'. Lucas: You got it. Now you can ask someone 'Where are you going?' in Swahili: Unaenda wapi? Luna: Unaenda wapi? That's 'Where are you going?' — nice! Lucas: And the answer: 'I am going to the market' — Ninaenda sokoni. Luna: Ninaenda sokoni. I am going to the market. And you can also say 'I am coming to the market'? Lucas: Exactly! Ninakuja sokoni. So kuja and kwenda, but both work with places. Luna: So 'I am coming' is ninakuja, 'I am going' is ninaenda. Got it. Lucas: Let's practice together. Repeat after me: Ninakuja nyumbani. Luna: Ninakuja nyumbani. Lucas: Ninaenda sokoni. Luna: Ninaenda sokoni. Lucas: Now a question: Unaenda wapi? Luna: Unaenda wapi? Lucas: And you can answer: Ninaenda shuleni. Luna: Ninaenda shuleni. I am going to school. Lucas: Excellent! Now I want you to ask me where I'm going. Luna: Okay! Lucas, unaenda wapi? Lucas: Ninaenda maktabani. I'm going to the library. Luna: Nice! And if you were coming from somewhere? Lucas: Then you'd use kuja. Like 'I am coming from the library': Ninakuja maktabani. Luna: Ah, so kuja can also mean 'coming from' depending on context? Lucas: Yes, exactly. The place tells you. So now you have two powerful verbs. Luna: This is so practical. I can already imagine myself saying 'Ninaenda sokoni' at the market. Lucas: And people will understand you perfectly. Luna: You know, it's amazing that Fexingo keeps these episodes ad-free. It really lets us focus on learning without interruptions. Lucas: Absolutely. And if you'd like to support that ad-free mission, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every little bit helps us keep going. Luna: Yeah, we really appreciate it. But now, let's do one more round of practice. Lucas: Alright. I'll ask, you answer. Unaenda wapi? Luna: Ninaenda nyumbani. Lucas: Ninakuja nyumbani. Luna: Ooh, you're coming home too! Lucas: Exactly. So remember, kuja and kwenda are your go-to verbs for movement. Practice them with different places. Luna: And don't forget: ninakuja for coming, ninaenda for going. Thanks Lucas! Lucas: You did great, Luna. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next episode on Learn Swahili with Fexingo.