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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, thanks Lucas. Always good to be here. Lucas: So last time, in Episode 7, we learned how to introduce ourselves with names, right? Luna: Yeah, exactly. ስሜ Luna — my name is Luna. And asking ስምህ ማን ነው? — what's your name? Lucas: Perfect. Today, we're adding a tiny but powerful piece to that. When you meet someone new, after names, you often say 'nice to meet you.' Luna: Oh, that's so good. Makes it feel complete. Lucas: Totally. So in Amharic, 'nice to meet you' is ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Luna: Whoa. That's a mouthful. Lucas: Let's break it down. Slowly: ስለተዋወቅን... ደስ ብሎኛል. Luna: ስለተዋወቅን... ደስ ብሎኛል. Lucas: Yeah. It literally means 'I'm happy that we met.' Now at normal speed: ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Luna: ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Lucas: There you go. A tiny tweak — the 'ል' at the end is crisp. ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Luna: ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Lucas: Nailed it. Now, a common polite response is 'me too' or 'likewise.' In Amharic: እኔም ነኝ. Luna: እኔም ነኝ. Lucas: Exactly. Slowly: እኔም... ነኝ. Luna: እኔም ነኝ. Lucas: Right. At normal speed: እኔም ነኝ. Luna: እኔም ነኝ. Lucas: Perfect. So let's put it in a tiny scene. Imagine we just met. I say: ሰላም, ስሜ Lucas ነው. Luna: ሰላም, ስሜ Luna ነው. Lucas: ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Luna: እኔም ነኝ. Lucas: Ahh, yes! That's it. Luna: That feels so natural. Like in a coffee shop or something. Lucas: For sure. Let's practice once more. You start. Luna: Okay. ሰላም, ስሜ Luna ነው. Lucas: ሰላም, ስሜ Lucas ነው. ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Luna: እኔም ነኝ. Lucas: There it is. You're getting this. Luna: Thanks. So these two phrases are all we need today? Lucas: Yep. Just ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል and እኔም ነኝ. Tiny but mighty. Luna: I love that. Less to memorize, more to use. Lucas: Exactly. Now, quick recap. Say 'nice to meet you' in Amharic. Luna: ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Lucas: Good. And the response? Luna: እኔም ነኝ. Lucas: Perfect. Let's do a mini quiz. I'll say a phrase, you tell me what it means. ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል. Luna: That's 'nice to meet you.' Lucas: Right. Now እኔም ነኝ. Luna: 'Me too' or 'likewise.' Lucas: Absolutely. And one more — try saying both together in a sentence. Luna: ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል... እኔም ነኝ. Lucas: You did it. That's exactly how you'd use it. Luna: Oh, that's so satisfying. Lucas: It is. So to wrap up, today we learned ስለተዋወቅን ደስ ብሎኛል — nice to meet you — and እኔም ነኝ — me too. Luna: Got it. Practice these till we chat again. Lucas: Yeah. Thanks for learning with us on Fexingo. See you next time. Luna: Bye!