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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! We're so glad you're joining us for Episode 25. Lucas: That's right. Twenty-five episodes in — that's a big deal. So today, we're going to keep counting. Luna: Oh, yes! We learned numbers one through five a while back. Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano. Lucas: Exactly. And now we're going to learn six through ten. Ready? Luna: Absolutely! Let me think... six in Swahili is... sita? Lucas: Yes! Sita. That's the first one. Let's say it together. Sita. Luna: Sita. Lucas: Good. Now seven is saba. Saba. Luna: Saba. That sounds like 'sabah' — like morning in Arabic. Lucas: Nice connection! But in Swahili, saba just means seven. Eight is nane. Nane. Luna: Nane. That one's a bit tricky. Nane. Lucas: You've got it. Nine is tisa. Tisa. Luna: Tisa. Like 'tissue' but with an 'a'. Lucas: Exactly. And ten is kumi. Kumi. Luna: Kumi. That's fun to say. Kumi. Lucas: Great. Now let's do a quick count from six to ten. I'll say them first. Sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. Your turn. Luna: Sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. Lucas: Perfect! Not bad at all. Luna: Okay, so now I want to use them in a sentence. Can I say 'Nina sita' or something? Lucas: Almost. If you want to say 'I have six,' that's fine. But we usually use numbers with nouns. For example, 'tufaha sita' — six apples. Luna: Oh, so the number comes after the noun? Like in Spanish? Lucas: Exactly. So 'embe sita' would be six mangoes. Luna: Embe sita. I remember embe from our fruit episode. Lucas: Yes! So let's practice a few. 'Ndizi saba' — seven bananas. Luna: Ndizi saba. That's easy. Lucas: How about 'maji nane' — eight waters? Like eight bottles of water. Luna: Maji nane. I think I can say 'chai tisa' — nine teas. Lucas: Excellent! And 'mkate kumi' — ten loaves of bread. Luna: Mkate kumi. Yum. Lucas: Now let's do a little scene. Imagine you're at the market and you want to buy six oranges. Luna: Okay. So I would say 'Nataka machungwa sita'? Lucas: Yes! 'Nataka machungwa sita' — I want six oranges. Perfect. Luna: Nataka machungwa sita. That feels real. Lucas: Now what if the seller says 'Hapa kuna ndizi nane' — here are eight bananas. Luna: Hapa kuna ndizi nane. So 'kuna' means 'there is/are'? Lucas: Yes! You're picking it up fast. Luna: Okay, I want to try a different number. How about 'Hapa kuna tufaha tisa'? Lucas: That's perfect. Hapa kuna tufaha tisa — here are nine apples. Luna: Hapa kuna tufaha tisa. I love it. Lucas: Now let's do a quick review. Six is sita. Luna: Sita. Lucas: Seven is saba. Luna: Saba. Lucas: Eight is nane. Luna: Nane. Lucas: Nine is tisa. Luna: Tisa. Lucas: And ten is kumi. Luna: Kumi. Lucas: Now from ten backwards to six? Ready? Luna: Kumi, tisa, nane, saba, sita. Lucas: Beautiful! You did it. Luna: Oh, that was fun. I feel like I can actually count now. Lucas: You can! And remember, these numbers will help you at the market, in restaurants, everywhere. Luna: So next time I go to a Swahili-speaking market, I can say 'Nataka ndizi sita'. Lucas: Exactly. Or 'Nataka embe kumi'. Luna: Nataka embe kumi. That's a lot of mangoes! Lucas: Well, you can share with friends. Luna: True. So let's practice one more time: sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. Lucas: Yes! And for extra practice, try counting things around you. How many chairs? How many cups? Luna: That's a good idea. I'll count my coffee mugs tomorrow morning. Lucas: Perfect. That's it for today's episode. Thanks for learning with us on Fexingo's Learn Swahili. Luna: Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Kwaheri! Lucas: Kwaheri!