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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing my 'እበላለሁ' from last time. I'm getting hungry! Lucas: Perfect timing. Today we're talking about breakfast drinks. What do you usually have in the morning? Luna: Coffee. Always coffee. I can't function without it. Lucas: Great choice. Coffee is huge in Ethiopia. Let's learn how to say it: ቡና. Say it with me, Luna: ቡና. Luna: ቡና. That sounds like 'buna'. Lucas: Exactly. ቡና means coffee. Let's try a sentence: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. That means 'I drink coffee'. Repeat: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. Luna: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. Oof, that's a mouthful. 'I drink coffee'. Lucas: You got it. The verb መጠጣት means 'to drink'. So እጠጣለሁ is 'I drink'. Let's hear it again: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. Luna: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. I love that. I'll be saying that every morning. Lucas: What if you want tea instead? Tea in Amharic is ሻይ. Say it: ሻይ. Luna: ሻይ. That sounds like 'shai'. Easy! Lucas: Exactly. Now, 'I drink tea' is ሻይ እጠጣለሁ. Try it. Luna: ሻይ እጠጣለሁ. That's just swapping the word for coffee with tea. Lucas: You're a natural. And if you want water, it's ውሃ. Repeat: ውሃ. Luna: ውሃ. Like 'wuh-ha'. Water. Lucas: Perfect. So ውሃ እጠጣለሁ means 'I drink water'. Let's practice all three quickly. Luna, how do you say 'I drink coffee'? Luna: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. Lucas: And 'I drink tea'? Luna: ሻይ እጠጣለሁ. Lucas: 'I drink water'? Luna: ውሃ እጠጣለሁ. Lucas: You did it! Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at a café in Addis. The server asks you 'ምን ትፈልጋለህ?' which means 'What do you want?' You say? Luna: Uhh... ቡና እፈልጋለሁ? Wait, that's 'I want coffee', right? Lucas: Exactly. But we're focusing on 'I drink' today. So you could say ቡና እጠጣለሁ to say 'I drink coffee' as a statement. But ordering, you'd use እፈልጋለሁ. Good catch. Luna: So many phrases! But I think I've got these drinks down. Lucas: Let's review once more. Listeners, repeat after me: ቡና. Luna: ቡና. Lucas: ሻይ. Luna: ሻይ. Lucas: ውሃ. Luna: ውሃ. Lucas: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. Luna: ቡና እጠጣለሁ. Lucas: ሻይ እጠጣለሁ. Luna: ሻይ እጠጣለሁ. Lucas: ውሃ እጠጣለሁ. Luna: ውሃ እጠጣለሁ. Lucas: Awesome. Now you can order your morning drink in Amharic. Keep practicing with Fexingo. Luna: I'm definitely having ቡና tomorrow morning. Thanks Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome. See you next time!