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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 51 already—can you believe it? Lucas: I know! And we have a fun topic today: school subjects. Luna: Oh, like math and science? That's perfect. I loved those in school. Lucas: Same. So let's start with a key word. The Swahili word for math is hesabu. Luna: Hesabu. Lucas: Good. Hesabu. Can you say it a bit slower? Luna: heh sa boo. Hesabu. Lucas: Yes! Hesabu. Now, how about science? That's sayansi. Luna: Sayansi. That sounds like 'science' a bit. Lucas: It does, right? Easy to remember. And history is historia. Luna: Historia. Like 'history' with an accent. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's put them in sentences. I study math: Ninasoma hesabu. Luna: Ninasoma hesabu. So 'ninasoma' is 'I study'? Lucas: Perfect. Ninasoma means 'I am studying' or 'I study'. So Ninasoma hesabu. Luna: Ninasoma hesabu. That's easy. Lucas: Now, he likes science. Anapenda sayansi. Luna: Anapenda sayansi. 'Anapenda' is 'he likes'? Lucas: Right! Anapenda sayansi. You're catching on. Luna: What about 'we study history'? Lucas: Great question! That would be tunasoma historia. But let's keep it simple today. Let's do a tiny scene. Imagine you're telling me: I study math. Luna: Ninasoma hesabu. Lucas: And I reply: Anapenda sayansi. He likes science. Luna: Anapenda sayansi. Lucas: Then you say: we study history? Actually let's use 'tunasoma' for that. But today we focus on three subjects. Let's practice all three again. Luna: Okay. Hesabu, sayansi, historia. Lucas: Yes! And the sentences: Ninasoma hesabu, Anapenda sayansi. Luna: Ninasoma hesabu. Anapenda sayansi. Lucas: Now, let's add one more phrase just for a bonus. How about 'Somasoma historia'? That means 'We study history'? Actually careful: 'tunasoma' is we study. 'Somasoma' is not correct. Let's stick with what we have. Luna: Phew! I was about to get confused. Lucas: No, we keep it small. So far we have Ninasoma hesabu, Anapenda sayansi, and the subject names. Luna: I think I've got it. Let me try a full sentence: Ninasoma historia. Lucas: Perfect! Ninasoma historia. You're a natural. Luna: So if I wanted to say 'I study science', it's Ninasoma sayansi? Lucas: Exactly. Ninasoma sayansi. Luna: Ninasoma sayansi. And if I like math, I could say Napenda hesabu. Lucas: Yes! Napenda hesabu. That's 'I like math'. Good connection. Luna: Napenda hesabu. I like math. That's useful. Lucas: Very. So today's words: hesabu, sayansi, historia. And sentences: Ninasoma hesabu, Anapenda sayansi. Luna: Let's do a quick review. Hesabu? Math. Lucas: Sayansi? Luna: Science. Historia? History. Lucas: Perfect. Now, Ninasoma hesabu? Luna: I study math. And Anapenda sayansi? He likes science. Lucas: You've got it! Let's do a couple more reps. Repeat after me: hesabu. Luna: Hesabu. Lucas: Sayansi. Luna: Sayansi. Lucas: Historia. Luna: Historia. Lucas: Ninasoma hesabu. Luna: Ninasoma hesabu. Lucas: Anapenda sayansi. Luna: Anapenda sayansi. Lucas: Great. Now, let's do a tiny dialogue. You ask me: Unasoma nini? That means 'What are you studying?' Luna: Unasoma nini? Lucas: And I answer: Ninasoma historia. Luna: Ninasoma historia. Oh, so I can ask and tell. Lucas: Exactly. Now you try asking and answering. Ask me. Luna: Unasoma nini? Lucas: Ninasoma sayansi. Now you answer for yourself. Luna: Unasoma nini?... Ninasoma hesabu. Lucas: There you go! You did it. Luna: This is fun. So now I can talk about my favorite subjects. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want to say 'I like history', it's Napenda historia. Luna: Napenda historia. I like history. Lucas: Perfect. Let's wrap up with a quick recap of everything. Luna: Sure. We have hesabu, sayansi, historia. Lucas: Ninasoma hesabu. Luna: I study math. Lucas: Anapenda sayansi. Luna: He likes science. Lucas: And Napenda historia. Luna: I like history. Lucas: You've got it. Keep practicing these. Next time you meet a friend from East Africa, you can talk about what you study. Luna: That would be cool. Alright, thanks Lucas. And thanks to our listeners for joining us. Lucas: Remember to subscribe to Learn Swahili with Fexingo, and practice these phrases until we meet again. Baadaye! Luna: Baadaye!