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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, I'm so ready for this. Lucas: Episode seven already. Time flies when you're learning. Luna: Yeah, and we've covered greetings, how are you, goodbyes, yes and no... Lucas: Exactly. Today we're taking the next natural step. Luna: What's that? Lucas: Introducing yourself. Specifically, sharing your name. Luna: Oh, perfect. That's what comes after hello, right? Lucas: Right. So we'll learn just two phrases today. Tiny but mighty. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: First: how to say 'my name is...' in Telugu. Luna: Wait, let me guess... is it something like 'naa peru'? Lucas: Oh, you're close! Actually, it's నా పేరు. Luna: Naa... pay-ru? Lucas: Exactly. నా పేరు. Literally 'my name.' Luna: So if I want to say 'my name is Luna,' I'd say... Lucas: నా పేరు లూనా. Naa pay-ru Luna. Luna: Naa pay-ru Luna. Lucas: Yes! That's it. Luna: Oh that's so good. It feels natural. Lucas: Now the second phrase: asking someone's name. Luna: Right, because otherwise it's just me talking about myself. Lucas: Exactly. So 'what is your name?' in Telugu is మీ పేరు ఏమిటి. Luna: Mee pay-ru... emiti? Lucas: Perfect. మీ పేరు ఏమిటి. Mee means 'your,' pay-ru is 'name,' emiti means 'what is.' Luna: Mee pay-ru emiti. Lucas: There you go. Let's practice both together. Luna: Okay. Lucas: నా పేరు. Luna: Naa pay-ru. Lucas: మీ పేరు ఏమిటి. Luna: Mee pay-ru emiti. Lucas: Yeah yeah yeah. Good. Luna: So let's do a tiny scene. Like we're meeting for the first time. Lucas: Sure. I'll start. హలో. Luna: Oh, hello from episode one! హలో. Lucas: మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Luna: నా పేరు లూనా. మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Lucas: నా పేరు లూకాస్. Luna: Whoa. That felt real. Lucas: It was! You just had a full introduction exchange. Luna: Let me try with a different name. Pretend I'm at a coffee shop. Lucas: Okay, I'm the barista. Luna: శుభోదయం. Lucas: Oh, good morning from episode one. శుభోదయం. Luna: మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Lucas: నా పేరు రాజు. మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Luna: నా పేరు... ప్రియా. Lucas: Nice. You used a different Telugu name there. Luna: Yeah, I'm getting creative. Lucas: Let's practice the phrases a few more times. Luna: Okay. Lucas: నా పేరు. Luna: Naa pay-ru. Lucas: మీ పేరు ఏమిటి. Luna: Mee pay-ru emiti. Lucas: Now say 'my name is Luna.' Luna: నా పేరు లూనా. Lucas: Perfect. Ask me my name. Luna: మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Lucas: నా పేరు లూకాస్. Luna: This is actually useful. Like if I'm watching a Telugu show and characters introduce themselves... Lucas: Exactly. You'll recognize these patterns. Luna: Okay, quiz me. Lucas: How do you say 'my name is'? Luna: నా పేరు. Lucas: Right. And 'what is your name?' Luna: మీ పేరు ఏమిటి. Lucas: Exactly. Now use both in a sentence. Luna: నా పేరు లూనా. మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Lucas: Nailed it. Luna: What if I want to be extra polite? Like with someone older? Lucas: మీ పేరు ఏమిటి is already respectful. You could add దయచేసి from episode six. Luna: Oh right! దయచేసి, మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Lucas: Yes. 'Please, what is your name?' Very good. Luna: I'm combining episodes. That's progress. Lucas: Absolutely. Let's do one more role-play with everything. Luna: Okay, I'm meeting your friend. Lucas: హలో, నా పేరు లూకాస్. Luna: హలో, నా పేరు లూనా. మీ పేరు ఏమిటి? Lucas: నా పేరు అర్జున్. నీవు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? Luna: Oh, how are you from episode two! బాగున్నాను, ధన్యవాదాలు. Lucas: And we could end with వీడ్కోలు from episode four. Luna: This is starting to feel like a real conversation. Lucas: That's the goal. Tiny pieces adding up. Luna: So today we learned నా పేరు and మీ పేరు ఏమిటి. Lucas: Right. My name is, and what is your name. Luna: I'm going to practice these all week. Lucas: Perfect. Thanks for learning with us on Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Luna: Yeah, see you next time. Lucas: Practice these till we chat again.