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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic session? Luna: I am so ready. Last time we learned cabbage and garlic — ጎመን and ነጭ ሽንኩርት. Let me see if I remember... Lucas: Go for it. What's cabbage? Luna: ጎመን! And garlic is ነጭ ሽንኩርት. That one is a mouthful. Lucas: Exactly right. ነጭ ሽንኩርት literally means 'white onion,' which makes sense. Now let's put them in sentences. How do you say 'I want cabbage'? Luna: Um... ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ? Wait, is that right? Lucas: Perfect. ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ. And 'I need garlic'? Luna: ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል. That was from last episode too. Lucas: Nailed it. You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Amharic, a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, if you've gotten something out of them. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making these episodes ad-free. So let's practice more. Can you say 'cabbage and garlic'? Lucas: ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት. Repeat after me: ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት. Luna: ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት. That's a great phrase for when you're shopping. Lucas: Exactly. So imagine you're at the market. You say: ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል. Luna: I need cabbage and garlic. That feels useful. Lucas: Let's do a quick drill. I'll say the English, you say the Amharic. 'Cabbage.' Luna: ጎመን. Lucas: 'Garlic.' Luna: ነጭ ሽንኩርት. Lucas: 'I want cabbage.' Luna: ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: 'I need garlic.' Luna: ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል. Lucas: You're on fire today. Now, how would you ask 'What do you need?' — remember from last time? Luna: ምን ያስፈልገኛል? No wait, that's 'what do I need?' For 'you'... Lucas: It's ምን ያስፈልግሃል? for a man, or ምን ያስፈልግሽ? for a woman. Luna: Right, I remember now. So if someone asks me that, I can say ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል. Lucas: Yes, that's perfect. Let's try one more: 'I need cabbage and garlic.' Full sentence. Luna: ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል. Lucas: You've got it. Now you can go to the market and shop for these like a pro. Luna: I love that we're building up practical vocabulary. Next time, maybe we can learn more vegetables? Lucas: Great idea. But for now, review these: ጎመን, ነጭ ሽንኩርት, ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ, ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል, and ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት. Luna: I'll practice those. Thanks Lucas, this was fun! Lucas: See you next time. Keep practicing!