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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hello everyone. It is great to be here again. Lucas: We have been talking about the kitchen a lot lately. Luna: Yes. We learned about pots, pans, cups, and plates. Lucas: Right. But what makes food taste good? The spices. Luna: Oh, I know this one. Salt. ጨው. Lucas: Exactly. ጨው. Say it with me. ጨው. Luna: ጨው. Okay. That sounds like 'chaw' or 'jaw'? Lucas: It is a soft sound. Like the English 'j'. ጨው. Luna: ጨው. Got it. So if I need salt, I say... ጨው? Lucas: Just saying the word is okay, but let's be polite. Luna: Polite please? How do we say that? Lucas: We use this phrase: ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Give me salt, please. Luna: ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Let me try. ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what is the other big seasoning? Luna: Pepper! In Amharic, it is ምሳራ. Lucas: Yes. ምሳራ. Listen to the rhythm. ምሳራ. Luna: ምሳራ. m sa ra. Okay, I think I have it. Lucas: Let's practice the polite request for pepper. ምሳራ ይስጡልኝ. Luna: ምሳራ ይስጡልኝ. Give me pepper, please. Lucas: Very good. Now, imagine you are at a table. Luna: I am eating injera. I need more flavor. Lucas: So you turn to your friend. You say: ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Luna: ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Here is the salt. Lucas: Then you realize it is too spicy. You need relief. Luna: So I ask for: ምሳራ ይስጡልኝ. Lucas: Wait, no. If it is too spicy, you might want less pepper. Luna: Oh, right. Less pepper. Or maybe just water. Lucas: But let's stick to asking for them. ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Luna: ጨው ይስጡልኝ. And ምሳራ ይስጡልኝ. Lucas: Let's repeat them slowly. ጨው. ጨው. Luna: ጨው. ጨው. Salt. Lucas: Now the full phrase. ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Luna: ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Give me salt, please. Lucas: Good. Now pepper. ምሳራ. ምሳራ. Luna: ምሳራ. ምሳራ. Pepper. Lucas: Full phrase. ምሳራ ይስጡልኝ. Luna: ምሳራ ይስጡልኝ. Give me pepper, please. Lucas: One more thing. Sometimes people ask what something means. Luna: Like if they see a bottle labeled ጨው? Lucas: Exactly. You can ask: ጨው ማለት? What does ጨው mean? Luna: ጨው ማለት? Oh, I see. That is useful. Lucas: Yes. It helps when you are reading labels. Luna: So, ጨው ማለት? And the answer is ጨው is salt. Lucas: Correct. Let's review the set quickly. Luna: Okay. ጨው. Salt. Lucas: ምሳራ. Pepper. Luna: ጨው ይስጡልኝ. Please give me salt. Lucas: ምሳራ ይስጡልኝ. Please give me pepper. Luna: ጨው ማለት. What does salt mean? Lucas: Great job today. These are very practical words. Luna: Yes. I will use them at dinner tonight. Lucas: Before we go, I want to share something honest. Luna: What is it? Lucas: This show has no ads. It is completely listener funded. Luna: That is true. A small group supports us directly. Lucas: If you want to help, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. Just a few dollars helps keep this going. Lucas: It really does. Thank you for listening. Luna: Okay, back to our phrases. Repeat after me. ጨው. Lucas: ጨው. One more time. ጨው. Luna: ጨው. Excellent. See you next time.