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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back here with you both. Lucas: It really is. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, we are just happy to have you along. Luna: Yeah. Honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that is the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It helps keep the show ad-free. Thank you for listening. Luna: Okay, let's get back to it. Last episode we talked about trousers and pants. Today we are moving from clothes to the kitchen. Lucas: Exactly. We are looking at two very common household items. The first one is a cup. Luna: A cup. In Amharic? Lucas: Yes. Listen closely. ካፕ. Luna: ካፕ. Lucas: Good. Again. ካፕ. Luna: ካፕ. Okay. That sounds simple enough. Lucas: It is. It is just the word for cup. Let's try it again together. ካፕ. Luna: ካፕ. Yeah. I can say that. Lucas: Perfect. Now, the second item. A plate. Luna: A plate. How do we say plate? Lucas: Listen. ጣሪያ. Luna: ጣሪያ. Lucas: Very nice. Try it one more time. ጣሪያ. Luna: ጣሪያ. Okay. Cup is ካፕ. Plate is ጣሪያ. Lucas: Correct. Now, let's put them into a sentence. Imagine you are in a kitchen. Luna: Right. And you need something to drink from. Lucas: Yes. You want to say, 'I want a cup.' In Amharic, we say: ካፕ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ካፕ እፈልጋለሁ. Let me try that. Lucas: Take your time. ካፕ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ካፕ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: That is exactly right. 'I want a cup.' Now, what if you are asking someone if they have a plate? Luna: Oh, like at a dinner party? Do you have a plate? Lucas: Yes. The phrase is: ጣሪያ አለህ? Luna: ጣሪያ አለህ? Let me repeat that. Lucas: Go ahead. ጣሪያ አለህ? Luna: ጣሪያ አለህ? Okay. 'Do you have a plate?' Lucas: Good job. Now, let's look at the last phrase. Pointing to an object. Luna: Pointing to a plate? Lucas: Yes. 'This is a plate.' In Amharic: ይህ ጣሪያ ነው. Luna: ይህ ጣሪያ ነው. Wait, hold on. Let me break that down slightly in my head. Lucas: Sure. Take a breath. ይህ ጣሪያ ነው. Luna: ይህ ጣሪያ ነው. Yeah. That feels natural. Lucas: It does. Let's practice all four new phrases now. First one. Luna: Okay. I want a cup. Lucas: Say it in Amharic. Luna: ካፕ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect. Next. Do you have a plate? Luna: ጣሪያ አለህ? Lucas: Excellent. Next. This is a plate. Luna: ይህ ጣሪያ ነው. Lucas: You did it. One more time for good measure. Cup. Luna: ካፕ. Lucas: Plate. Luna: ጣሪያ. Lucas: I want a cup. Luna: ካፕ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Do you have a plate? Luna: ጣሪያ አለህ? Lucas: This is a plate. Luna: ይህ ጣሪያ ነው. Lucas: Great work today. Remember to practice these until we chat again. Luna: See you next time.