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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic lesson? Today we're talking about two fun types of transport. Luna: Ooh, I love this. We've already done bus and train. What's next? Lucas: We're going smaller and maybe a bit more personal: bicycle and motorcycle. Luna: Oh, perfect! I actually love biking. So what's the word for bicycle? Lucas: It's 'ብስክሌት' – biskilet. Let's say it together: ብስክሌት. Luna: ብስክሌት. That sounds like the English word a bit. Lucas: Exactly, it's borrowed. Now, motorcycle is 'ሞተር ሳይክል' – motor saykil. Let's try: ሞተር ሳይክል. Luna: ሞተር ሳይክል. That one's more like English too. Lucas: Right. Now, let's use them in sentences. How about 'I have a bicycle'? Luna: Hmm. ብስክሌት አለኝ? Is that right? Lucas: Yes! ብስክሌት አለኝ. Perfect. Now, 'I want a motorcycle'? Luna: ሞተር ሳይክል እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: There you go! Now, to say 'I go by bicycle'? Luna: Um... በብስክሌት እሄዳለሁ? Lucas: Nailed it! በብስክሌት እሄዳለሁ. And to ask 'Do you go by motorcycle?'? Luna: በሞተር ሳይክል ትሄዳለህ? Lucas: Exactly. Great job, Luna. Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're talking to a friend. Luna: Okay, I'll say 'ብስክሌት አለኝ. በብስክሌት እሄዳለሁ.' Lucas: And I'll say 'እኔ ሞተር ሳይክል እፈልጋለሁ. በሞተር ሳይክል ትሄዳለህ?' Luna: That's so cool. I can picture riding around Addis Ababa. Lucas: Totally. And remember, if Fexingo helps you make progress with Amharic, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every bit helps us keep it ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to say thanks. I'm definitely a fan. Lucas: Alright, let's practice again. Repeat after me: ብስክሌት. Luna: ብስክሌት. Lucas: ሞተር ሳይክል. Luna: ሞተር ሳይክል. Lucas: ብስክሌት አለኝ. Luna: ብስክሌት አለኝ. Lucas: ሞተር ሳይክል እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሞተር ሳይክል እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: በብስክሌት እሄዳለሁ. Luna: በብስክሌት እሄዳለሁ. Lucas: በሞተር ሳይክል ትሄዳለህ? Luna: በሞተር ሳይክል ትሄዳለህ? Lucas: Awesome. You're ready to talk about your ride. Keep practicing, and see you next time. Luna: See you, everyone! Practice these and we'll chat again soon.