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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 59! Can you believe it? I'm so excited. Lucas: Me too. And we've got a great topic today. We're going to talk about the weather. Luna: Oh, perfect! I've been wanting to describe the weather in Telugu. Last week it was so hot here. Lucas: Hot! That's a great word to start with. In Telugu, 'hot' is 'ఎండ'. Listen carefully: ఎండ. Luna: ఎండ. Lucas: Excellent! The 'e' is like in 'bed', and the 'nda' is like 'n' followed by 'da'. Try again: ఎండ. Luna: ఎండ. Lucas: Yes! So if the sun is shining, you can say 'ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది' – meaning 'Today is hot.' Let's break it down: ఈ రోజు means 'today', ఎండగా is the adverb form, and ఉంది means 'is'. So ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది. Luna: ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది. That's a mouthful! Let me try: ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది. Lucas: Almost perfect! Just a bit more emphasis on the 'గా'. But you've got it. Now, what about when it's cold? 'Cold' is 'చలి'. Luna: చలి. Lucas: Good. And the full sentence: 'ఈ రోజు చలిగా ఉంది' – 'Today is cold.' చలిగా is the adverb. So: ఈ రోజు చలిగా ఉంది. Luna: ఈ రోజు చలిగా ఉంది. I love how it sounds. It's like music. Lucas: It really is. Now, what about rain? 'Rain' is 'వాన'. Luna: వాన. Lucas: Perfect. And to say 'Today it will rain', we say 'ఈ రోజు వాన వస్తుంది'. The verb 'వస్తుంది' means 'will come' or 'is coming'. So literally 'today rain comes'. ఈ రోజు వాన వస్తుంది. Luna: ఈ రోజు వాన వస్తుంది. That's a bit easier because వాన is short. Lucas: Yes. Okay, let's practice all three: ఎండ, చలి, వాన. Repeat after me. Luna: ఎండ, చలి, వాన. Lucas: Great. Now, let's imagine a little conversation. You wake up and look outside. What do you say if it's sunny? Luna: ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది! Lucas: Exactly! And if it's cold and rainy? Luna: ఈ రోజు చలిగా ఉంది మరియు వాన వస్తుంది? Lucas: Ooh, nice! You added 'మరియు' which is 'and'. But careful – the rain sentence stays the same. So: 'ఈ రోజు చలిగా ఉంది మరియు వాన వస్తుంది'. Good job. Luna: Thanks! I'm really loving this. Let me try one more: If it's just rainy, I can say 'ఈ రోజు వాన వస్తుంది'. Lucas: Exactly. Or if it's raining right now, you can say 'వాన వస్తోంది' – 'It is raining'. But that's for another episode. For today, let's keep it simple. Luna: Got it. So I have three weather words and three sentences. I feel like I can talk about the weather in Telugu now! Lucas: You definitely can. And remember, you can mix them. For example, 'ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది కానీ చలిగా ఉంది' – meaning 'Today is hot but cold'? That doesn't make sense, but you get the idea. Luna: Right, pick one! So what's the weather today, Lucas? Lucas: Here? Let's see... ఈ రోజు చలిగా ఉంది. It's a bit chilly. Luna: Oh, really? Here it's ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది. Sun's blazing. Lucas: That's the beauty of language – you can describe exactly what you feel. So listeners, practice these: ఎండ, చలి, వాన. And the sentences: ఈ రోజు ఎండగా ఉంది, ఈ రోజు చలిగా ఉంది, ఈ రోజు వాన వస్తుంది. Luna: I'm going to use them all week. Thanks for another great episode, Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome, Luna. And thank you for listening to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. We'll see you next time. Keep practicing! Luna: Bye!