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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. We're so glad you're here with us. Lucas: Last time we learned the words for mouth and nose. Remember those? Luna: Oh, yes! አፍ and አፍንጫ. Those were fun. Lucas: Great memory! Today we’re moving to two more body parts: ear and neck. Luna: Ear and neck. Okay, I'm ready. Let's start with ear. Lucas: Ear is ጆሮ. Say it with me: ጆሮ. Luna: ጆሮ. Lucas: Good. Now try it a bit slower: ጆ-ሮ. Luna: ጆ-ሮ. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's use it in a sentence. If your ear hurts, you can say: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Luna: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. That means 'my ear hurts'? Lucas: Exactly! 'My ear hurts.' You might remember we used a similar pattern with head and foot. Luna: Yeah, ራሴ ያቃጥላል. So it's the same structure. Lucas: Right. So if your ear is bothering you, you can tell someone: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Luna: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. I'll remember that. Lucas: Now let's move to neck. Neck is አንገት. Luna: አንገት. That sounds a bit like 'anget'. Lucas: Close. አንገት. Try it: አን-ገት. Luna: አን-ገት. አንገት. Lucas: Perfect! Now, what if your neck is stiff? You can say: አንገቴ ደነደነ. Luna: አንገቴ ደነደነ. That's a new verb, right? Lucas: Yes, ደነደነ means 'became stiff'. So አንገቴ ደነደነ is 'my neck is stiff' or 'my neck became stiff'. Luna: Okay, አንገቴ ደነደነ. That's a mouthful but I'll practice. Lucas: You'll get it. Let's practice both sentences together. Repeat after me: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Luna: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Lucas: አንገቴ ደነደነ. Luna: አንገቴ ደነደነ. Lucas: Great! Now let's imagine a little scene. You wake up and your neck feels stiff. Luna: Oh, I know that feeling. So I'd say: አንገቴ ደነደነ. Lucas: Exactly. And then you touch your ear and it's sore, so you say: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Luna: That's not a good morning. But I can say it. ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Lucas: You've got it. Let's do one more round of just the words. Ear? Luna: ጆሮ. Lucas: Neck? Luna: አንገት. Lucas: My ear hurts? Luna: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Lucas: My neck is stiff? Luna: አንገቴ ደነደነ. Lucas: Excellent! You're doing so well. Now, let's think of a time you might use these. Maybe at a doctor's office. Luna: Right. 'Doctor, my ear hurts.' ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Lucas: Or 'my neck is stiff.' አንገቴ ደነደነ. Luna: I can imagine that. It's useful. Lucas: Let's do one more repetition. Repeat the words after me: ጆሮ. Luna: ጆሮ. Lucas: አንገት. Luna: አንገት. Lucas: And the sentences: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Luna: ጆሮዬ ያቃጥላል. Lucas: አንገቴ ደነደነ. Luna: አንገቴ ደነደነ. Lucas: Wonderful. That's our episode for today. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. Luna: Yes, keep practicing these phrases. And don't forget to check out the other episodes. Lucas: We'll see you next time. Take care! Luna: Bye!