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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so glad you are here with us again. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, it really does mean a lot. Luna: It helps keep the show ad-free and growing. If today was worth a coffee to you, that is the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That is F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Lucas: Thanks for the support. It truly keeps us going. Luna: So, we have covered spices, eggs, milk, rice, lentils, coffee, and injera. Lucas: We have. Now let us move to the protein section. The butcher or fishmonger. Luna: I love that. I feel like I am walking into a real market in Addis Ababa. Lucas: Exactly. Let us start with meat. The word for raw meat or just meat is 'ጥሬ ስጋ'. Luna: Okay. Let me try. 'ጥሬ ስጋ'. Lucas: Good. Now add the question part. Do you have? 'አለህ?'. Luna: Right. So, 'ጥሬ ስጋ አለህ?'. Lucas: Perfect. Say it slowly. 'ጥሬ ስጋ... ጥሬ ስጋ'. Luna: 'ጥሬ ስጋ... ጥሬ ስጋ'. Lucas: Now normally. 'ጥሬ ስጋ አለህ?'. Luna: 'ጥሬ ስጋ አለህ?'. Lucas: This means 'Do you have meat?'. Very useful when you want beef or lamb. Luna: I can see myself saying this to my neighbor who sells fresh cuts. Lucas: Let us do one more time together. 'ጥሬ ስጋ አለህ?'. Luna: 'ጥሬ ስጋ አለህ?'. Lucas: Great. Now, what about fish? The word for fish is 'ዓሳ'. Luna: 'ዓሳ'. Okay. And 'do you have' is still 'አለህ?'. Lucas: Yes. So, 'ዓሳ አለህ?'. Luna: Let me try. 'ዓሳ... ዓሳ'. Lucas: Slowly. 'ዓሳ... ዓሳ'. Luna: 'ዓሳ... ዓሳ'. Lucas: Now with the question. 'ዓሳ አለህ?'. Luna: 'ዓሳ አለህ?'. Lucas: Excellent. This means 'Do you have fish?'. Simple and direct. Luna: I feel confident asking for both now. But wait, what if I want less? Lucas: Ah, good point. You might not need a whole kilo. You can say 'little bit'. Luna: Is it 'ትንሽ'? Like we heard before? Lucas: Yes. 'ትንሽ'. And 'give me' is 'ስጠኝ'. Luna: So, 'Please give me a little bit'? Lucas: Yes. 'እባክህ ትንሽ ስጠኝ'. Luna: Let me break that down. 'እባክህ' is please. 'ትንሽ' is little. 'ስጠኝ' is give me. Lucas: Exactly. Repeat it. 'እባክህ... እባክህ'. Luna: 'እባክህ... እባክህ'. Lucas: Now the middle. 'ትንሽ... ትንሽ'. Luna: 'ትንሽ... ትንሽ'. Lucas: And the end. 'ስጠኝ... ስጠኝ'. Luna: 'ስጠኝ... ስጠኝ'. Lucas: Put it all together. 'እባክህ ትንሽ ስጠኝ'. Luna: 'እባክህ ትንሽ ስጠኝ'. Lucas: That is perfect. Use this when you only want a small piece for dinner tonight. Luna: I will definitely use that. I don't want to waste food. Lucas: Smart. Now, imagine you see the fish. It looks fresh. What do you say? Luna: Do I say it is good? Lucas: Yes. 'Very good' is 'በጣም ጥሩ'. Luna: 'በጣም ጥሩ'. Let me try. 'በጣም... በጣም'. Lucas: Good. Now 'ጥሩ... ጥሩ'. Luna: 'ጥሩ... ጥሩ'. Lucas: Together. 'በጣም ጥሩ'. Luna: 'በጣም ጥሩ'. Lucas: This compliments the seller. They will be happy to hear that. Luna: I love giving compliments. It makes the transaction nicer. Lucas: Agreed. Finally, you need to know the price. Remember this phrase from earlier episodes? Luna: Oh yes. 'How much is this?'. Lucas: Yes. 'ይህ ስንት ነው?'. Luna: Let's review it quickly. 'ይህ... ይህ'. Lucas: Good. 'ስንት... ስንት'. Luna: 'ስንት... ስንት'. Lucas: And the end. 'ነው... ነው'. Luna: 'ነው... ነው'. Lucas: All together. 'ይህ ስንት ነው?'. Luna: 'ይህ ስንት ነው?'. Lucas: Perfect. So let us run through the whole scene. You walk up. Luna: Okay. First, 'ጥሬ ስጋ አለህ?'. Lucas: Good. Then, 'ዓሳ አለህ?'. Luna: Then, 'እባክህ ትንሽ ስጠኝ'. Lucas: Then you look at the fish. 'በጣም ጥሩ'. Luna: And finally, 'ይህ ስንት ነው?'. Lucas: You nailed it. That is a complete shopping interaction. Luna: I feel ready to go to the market tomorrow. Or at least pretend to. Lucas: Well, practice these phrases until we chat again. Luna: See you next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo.