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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Episode 64 — can you believe it? Luna: I know! Last time we were at the playground, swinging and sliding. That was fun. Lucas: So today I thought we'd go somewhere practical — the pharmacy. Luna: Ohh, good one. Like if you're traveling and you need medicine, you need to know how to ask. Lucas: Exactly. So the first word is 'medicine' in Telugu: మందు. Luna: మందు. Lucas: Good. మందు. And the place where you get medicine is ఫార్మసీ. Luna: ఫార్మసీ. That sounds like 'pharmacy' — easy to remember. Lucas: Right. Now if you need medicine, you say నాకు మందు కావాలి. Luna: నాకు మందు కావాలి. Lucas: That's 'I need medicine.' Let's break it down: నాకు means 'to me' or 'I need', మందు is 'medicine', కావాలి means 'want' or 'need'. So నాకు మందు కావాలి. Luna: నాకు మందు కావాలి. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's say you have a cold. 'Cold' in Telugu is జలుబు. So to ask 'Do you have medicine for a cold?' you say జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? Luna: జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? That's a lot. Let me try: జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? Lucas: Almost — put a small pause: జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? Luna: జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? How's that? Lucas: You've got it. Now if you need to ask 'Where is the pharmacy?' you say ఫార్మసీ ఎక్కడ? Luna: ఫార్మసీ ఎక్కడ? That's easy — like 'pharmacy where?' Lucas: Exactly. And finally, when you find the medicine, you might want to ask 'How much is this medicine?' That's ఈ మందు ఎంత? Luna: ఈ మందు ఎంత? Lucas: Yes. ఈ means 'this', మందు is 'medicine', ఎంత is 'how much'. So ఈ మందు ఎంత? Luna: Okay let me practice all of them. నాకు మందు కావాలి. జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? ఫార్మసీ ఎక్కడ? ఈ మందు ఎంత? Lucas: That was excellent, Luna. Really smooth. Luna: Thanks. I can actually imagine using these if I'm in a Telugu-speaking area and I get sick. Very practical. Lucas: And that's what the show is all about. Speaking of which — if today's episode was useful to you and you want to keep it ad-free, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It really helps us keep producing these lessons. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. And we're grateful to everyone who does. Lucas: So let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at a pharmacy in Hyderabad. You walk in and say నాకు మందు కావాలి. Luna: నాకు మందు కావాలి. Lucas: The pharmacist says 'What kind?' You say జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? Luna: జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా? Lucas: They hand you a box. You ask ఈ మందు ఎంత? Luna: ఈ మందు ఎంత? Lucas: And they tell you the price. You pay and say ధన్యవాదాలు. Luna: Oh, we know that from the restaurant episode! 'Thank you.' Lucas: See, everything connects. So let's review today's phrases one more time: మందు, ఫార్మసీ, నాకు మందు కావాలి, జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా?, ఫార్మసీ ఎక్కడ?, ఈ మందు ఎంత? Luna: I think I've got them. మందు, ఫార్మసీ, నాకు మందు కావాలి, జలుబుకు మందు ఉందా?, ఫార్మసీ ఎక్కడ?, ఈ మందు ఎంత? How was that? Lucas: Flawless. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Luna: Bye for now! Don't forget to practice.