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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey Lucas, last episode we learned fruit names. I still dream about those embe. Lucas: Mangoes are amazing. And today, we're going to talk about what we do with those fruits — eat them and drink them. Luna: Oh, I love that! So we're learning verbs for eating and drinking? Lucas: Exactly. Two very useful verbs: kula — to eat. Say it with me: kula. Luna: Kula. Lucas: Perfect. And kunywa — to drink. Kunywa. Luna: Kunywa. That one feels a bit tricky. Kunywa. Lucas: You got it. Now let's put them in sentences. 'I eat' is 'Ninakula'. Listen: Ninakula. Luna: Ninakula. So 'na' means I? Lucas: Good guess. Actually 'ni-' is the subject prefix for I, and '-na-' marks present tense. But we'll break that down later. For now, just repeat: Ninakula. Luna: Ninakula. Ninakula mkate? I eat bread? Lucas: Yes! Ninakula mkate. So you can say 'Ninakula mkate' or 'Ninakula ndizi'. Luna: Ninakula ndizi. I eat banana. Lucas: Now for drink: 'Ninakunywa' — I drink. Ninakunywa. Luna: Ninakunywa. That's a mouthful. Ninakunywa maji. Lucas: Exactly. Ninakunywa maji — I drink water. Let's practice a question: 'Unakula nini?' — What are you eating? Unakula nini? Luna: Unakula nini? Unakula nini? So 'Una' means you? Lucas: Yes, 'u-' is you, and '-na-' is present tense. So 'unakula' is you eat. And 'nini?' means what? Luna: Okay. Unakula nini? Ninakula mkate. Lucas: Perfect. And for drink: 'Unakunywa nini?' — What are you drinking? Unakunywa nini? Luna: Unakunywa nini? Ninakunywa chai. Lucas: Luna, that was spot on. Let's do a little scene. Imagine we're at a restaurant. Luna: Ooh, I'm hungry. Let's go. Lucas: Okay, I'll ask you: Unakula nini? Luna: Ninakula wali na nyama. I eat rice and meat. Lucas: Nice. And I'll say: Ninakula samaki. I eat fish. Then I ask: Unakunywa nini? Luna: Unakunywa nini? Ninakunywa maji. Lucas: Ninakunywa soda. So we have a whole conversation just with those verbs. Luna: That's awesome. Let me try a full sentence: Ninakula ndizi na ninakunywa chai. Lucas: Perfect! You're already combining them. Let's repeat all the phrases once more. Listen and repeat after me: kula. Luna: Kula. Lucas: kunywa. Luna: kunywa. Lucas: Ninakula. Luna: Ninakula. Lucas: Ninakunywa. Luna: Ninakunywa. Lucas: Unakula nini? Luna: Unakula nini? Lucas: Unakunywa nini? Luna: Unakunywa nini? Lucas: Great job. Now you can use these verbs in your daily life. Practice asking yourself what you're eating and drinking in Swahili. Luna: Ninakula apple... I mean tufaha. Ninakunywa kahawa. Lucas: That's it. Keep practicing, and next time we'll add more verbs. This is Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Thanks for joining us. Luna: Asante! Tutaonana baadaye! Lucas: Kwaheri!