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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 137! Can you believe it? We've learned so much. Lucas: We have. Today we're talking about professions — what people do for work. Very useful when you meet someone new. Luna: Ooh, I've been wanting to say what I do. Let's start with 'doctor' — I think I remember that. Lucas: Good guess. Doctor in Swahili is 'daktari'. Say it with me: daktari. Luna: Daktari. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to say 'He is a doctor', you say 'Yeye ni daktari.' Yeye ni daktari. Luna: Yeye ni daktari. So 'yeye' means 'he' or 'she', right? Lucas: Exactly. 'Yeye ni daktari.' She is a doctor, he is a doctor. Now, what about 'teacher'? Luna: Is it 'mwalimu'? I think I've heard that. Lucas: Yes! Mwalimu. Repeat: mwalimu. Luna: Mwalimu. Lucas: Great. So 'I am a teacher' would be 'Mimi ni mwalimu.' Mimi ni mwalimu. Luna: Mimi ni mwalimu. What about driver? I need that for my friend who drives a bus. Lucas: Driver is 'dereva'. Dereva. Luna: Dereva. And to ask 'Are you a driver?' — how would I say that? Lucas: Good question. 'Wewe ni dereva?' Wewe ni dereva? 'Wewe' means 'you'. Luna: Wewe ni dereva? So I could ask someone that. Lucas: Absolutely. Let's practice a mini conversation. I'll be a new person. You ask me what I do. Luna: Okay. Um... Wewe ni daktari? Lucas: Hapana, mimi si daktari. Mimi ni mwalimu. Luna: Oh, so 'si' means 'am not'? I caught that. Lucas: Right. 'Mimi si daktari' — I am not a doctor. Good listening. Now you say something about yourself. Luna: Mimi ni... dereva? No, I'm not a driver. Mimi ni mwalimu! Lucas: There you go. You said 'I am a teacher'. Nailed it. Luna: Yay! So if I meet someone new, I can say 'Mimi ni mwalimu' and ask 'Wewe ni nani?' — wait, what's 'nani' again? Lucas: 'Nani' means 'who'. So 'Wewe ni nani?' is 'Who are you?' But we haven't covered that yet. Let's stick with professions today. Luna: Fair enough. Let me repeat the ones we learned: daktari, mwalimu, dereva. Lucas: Perfect. And the sentences: Yeye ni daktari, Mimi ni mwalimu, Wewe ni dereva? Luna: Yeye ni daktari, Mimi ni mwalimu, Wewe ni dereva? Lucas: You've got it. Now, you know what I love about learning with Fexingo? No ads interrupting. Luna: That's true. We focus on learning without distractions. Lucas: If Fexingo helps you make actual progress with Swahili, consider supporting that ad-free choice. The link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference. Now, let's use those professions in a real scenario. Lucas: Good idea. Imagine you're at a party. Someone asks 'Yeye ni nani?' and you answer 'Yeye ni daktari.' Luna: Yeye ni daktari. That's easy. What if I want to say 'She is a teacher'? Lucas: Same thing: 'Yeye ni mwalimu.' Swahili doesn't distinguish 'he' and 'she' in the word 'yeye'. Luna: Oh, that's convenient. So 'Yeye ni mwalimu' covers both. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do one more: 'Wewe ni dereva?' — you're asking a friend. Luna: Wewe ni dereva? Hapana, mimi si dereva. Mimi ni mwalimu. Lucas: Wonderful. You just had a whole exchange. Keep practicing these, and next time we can add more jobs. Luna: I can't wait. Thanks for this episode, Lucas. And listeners, keep at it — we'll talk again soon. Lucas: That's it for Episode 137. Practice your professions, and see you next time.