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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 196 – can you believe it? Lucas: I know. We've learned so much. And today we're going somewhere we all hope we don't need, but it's good to be prepared. Luna: The doctor's office? Lucas: Exactly. In Amharic, doctor's office is ሐኪም ቤት. Let's say that together: ሐኪም ቤት. Luna: ሐኪም ቤት. Lucas: Good. Now imagine you're feeling unwell. A common thing is a fever. Fever is ትኩሳት. So 'I have a fever' is ትኩሳት አለብኝ. Luna: ትኩሳት አለብኝ. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to say 'I want to go to the doctor's office': ሐኪም ቤት መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሐኪም ቤት መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ. That's a lot of syllables. Lucas: Break it down: ሐኪም ቤት / መሄድ / እፈልጋለሁ. You got this. Luna: ሐኪም ቤት መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ. Yeah, getting there. Lucas: Nice. And one more: 'I feel pain' – ህመም ይሰማኛል. Luna: ህመም ይሰማኛል. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It really helps us keep making episodes. Luna: Yeah, every little bit counts. Now let's practice a short dialogue. Lucas: Okay. You're feeling sick. You say: ትኩሳት አለብኝ. I'll be the doctor. What's wrong? Luna: ትኩሳት አለብኝ. Lucas: Then you say: ሐኪም ቤት መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሐኪም ቤት መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: And the doctor might ask where it hurts. You say: ህመም ይሰማኛል. Luna: ህመም ይሰማኛል. Lucas: Excellent. Let's review all the new phrases one more time. Doctor's office: ሐኪም ቤት. Luna: ሐኪም ቤት. Lucas: Fever: ትኩሳት. Luna: ትኩሳት. Lucas: I have a fever: ትኩሳት አለብኝ. Luna: ትኩሳት አለብኝ. Lucas: I want to go to the doctor's office: ሐኪም ቤት መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሐኪም ቤት መሄድ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: And I feel pain: ህመም ይሰማኛል. Luna: ህመም ይሰማኛል. Lucas: Great job today, Luna. Keep practicing these, and we'll be back with another episode soon. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next time!