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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. I was just thinking about our last episode, ordering idli. That was fun. Luna: Oh yeah, that was great. But today, I'm thirsty. Can we do something about drinks? Maybe juice? Lucas: Perfect. Today we're going to a fruit juice stand. You know, the kind with fresh mango, watermelon, and lime juice. Let's learn how to order. Luna: I love that. So first, how do I say I want juice? Lucas: Simple. నాకు జ్యూస్ కావాలి. That means 'I want juice.' Let's break it down. నాకు is 'to me' or 'I want,' and జ్యూస్ is 'juice,' కావాలి is 'want.' Luna: నాకు జ్యూస్ కావాలి. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what kind of juice? Let's do mango, because it's classic. మామిడి జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి. That's 'Give me mango juice.' Luna: మామిడి జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి. I like mango, so that's easy. Lucas: Great. Now, some people like ice in their juice, but maybe you don't. How about 'without ice'? ఐస్ లేకుండా ఇవ్వండి. Luna: ఐస్ లేకుండా ఇవ్వండి. So that's like 'give it without ice.' Nice. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want it a little sweet, you can say కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి. That means 'it should be a bit sweet.' Luna: కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి. Hmm, that's a mouthful, but I'll try it again. కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి. Lucas: Good job. And of course, you'll want to ask the price. ఇది ఎంత? 'How much is this?' Luna: ఇది ఎంత? That one's easy, we've used it before. Lucas: Right. So let's put it all together. Imagine you're at the stand. You walk up and say నాకు జ్యూస్ కావాలి. Then మామిడి జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి. If you want no ice, ఐస్ లేకుండా ఇవ్వండి. And maybe కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి. Luna: నాకు జ్యూస్ కావాలి. మామిడి జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి. ఐస్ లేకుండా ఇవ్వండి. కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి. ఇది ఎంత? Lucas: That's a full order, Luna. You're ready. But let's do a tiny scene so it feels real. So you're at the stand, and I'm the vendor. You say నాకు జ్యూస్ కావాలి. Luna: నాకు జ్యూస్ కావాలి. Lucas: And I say, 'Mango juice?' And you say మామిడి జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి. Luna: మామిడి జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి. Lucas: Then I ask, 'With ice?' And you say ఐస్ లేకుండా ఇవ్వండి. Luna: ఐస్ లేకుండా ఇవ్వండి. Lucas: And I say, 'How sweet?' You say కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి. Luna: కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి. Lucas: And then you ask ఇది ఎంత? and I say 'Thirty rupees.' There you go. Luna: Oh, that's so practical. I feel like I could actually do this now. Lucas: You could. And that's the beauty of this show. We keep it simple and useful. And because we're ad-free, it's all about learning, not interruptions. Luna: Yeah, that's really nice. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Telugu, and you want to keep it that way, you can support the show. It's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, but anything helps. Now, let's go back to the juice. Remember, you can mix it up. Maybe you want watermelon instead. How about we say పుచ్చకాయ జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి? Luna: పుచ్చకాయ జ్యూస్ ఇవ్వండి. Oh, that's watermelon. Nice. Lucas: So now you can order two kinds. Practice మామిడి and పుచ్చకాయ. But don't forget the basics: నాకు జ్యూస్ కావాలి, ఐస్ లేకుండా ఇవ్వండి, కాస్త తీయగా ఉండాలి, ఇది ఎంత? Luna: I'll practice all of them. Thanks, Lucas. This was a great episode. See you next time. Lucas: See you, Luna. Keep practicing. అంతే.