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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic adventure? Luna: Always! What are we learning today? Lucas: I thought we'd tackle something practical — buying bus tickets. Imagine you're at a bus station in Ethiopia. Luna: Oh, I like that. Okay, let's do it. Lucas: First, you need to ask where the bus is going. መቼት ነው? That means 'Where is it going?' Luna: መቼት ነው? Let me try. መቼት ነው? Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want a ticket to Addis Ababa, say ወደ አዲስ አበባ ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. That's 'I want a ticket to Addis Ababa.' Luna: Wow, that's a mouthful. ወደ አዲስ አበባ ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. Did I get it? Lucas: Very close! Just a bit smoother on እፈልጋለሁ. Listen: እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: እፈልጋለሁ. Okay, I think I've got it. Lucas: Great. Now, if you need two tickets, say ሁለት ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. 'I want two tickets.' Luna: ሁለት ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. Easy — just changing the number. Lucas: Exactly. And to ask the price: ትኬቱ ስንት ነው? 'How much is the ticket?' Luna: ትኬቱ ስንት ነው? That's useful. So I can ask that before buying. Lucas: Right. And if one ticket is enough, say አንድ ትኬት በቂ ነው. 'One ticket is enough.' Luna: አንድ ትኬት በቂ ነው. Got it. So let me try a mini conversation. Lucas: Go for it. I'll be the ticket seller. Luna: መቼት ነው? Lucas: ወደ አዲስ አበባ ነው. Luna: ወደ አዲስ አበባ ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. ትኬቱ ስንት ነው? Lucas: አምስት ብር ነው. Luna: አንድ ትኬት በቂ ነው. እሺ. Lucas: Excellent! You just bought a ticket. That was smooth. Luna: Thanks! By the way, these episodes are so helpful. I've been learning a lot. Lucas: That's great to hear. You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Amharic, listeners can support the show. A couple of dollars a month genuinely keeps these going. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep it ad-free and coming. You can go to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. Anyway, back to tickets. Let's practice one more number. If you need three tickets, say ሦስት ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሦስት ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. So just swap the number. Easy. Lucas: Exactly. Let's review all five phrases. Repeat after me: መቼት ነው? Luna: መቼት ነው? Lucas: ወደ አዲስ አበባ ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ወደ አዲስ አበባ ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: ሁለት ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሁለት ትኬት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: ትኬቱ ስንት ነው? Luna: ትኬቱ ስንት ነው? Lucas: አንድ ትኬት በቂ ነው. Luna: አንድ ትኬት በቂ ነው. Lucas: Perfect. You're all set for the bus station. Luna: I feel ready. Thanks Lucas. See you next time! Lucas: Practice these phrases, and we'll chat again soon. Bye!