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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: Yes! I've been looking forward to this. What are we learning today? Lucas: Since we've covered a lot of everyday scenarios, I thought we'd visit one of my favorite places — a café. Luna: Oh, I love that! Coffee is huge in Ethiopia. I've heard about the coffee ceremony. Lucas: Exactly. But today we're just focusing on ordering a simple cup of coffee. Let's start with the word for coffee itself: ቡና. Luna: ቡና. Lucas: Great. ቡና. Say it again. Luna: ቡና. Lucas: Perfect. Now, to say 'I want coffee', you say 'ቡና እፈልጋለሁ'. Luna: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ. That's a mouthful! Let me try: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: You got it. ቡና እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ. So if I walk into a café, I can just say that? Lucas: You'd probably add 'እባክህ' which means 'please'. So 'ቡና እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ'. Luna: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ. That sounds polite. Lucas: Exactly. Now, if you want a black coffee, you say 'ጥቁር ቡና'. Luna: ጥቁር ቡና. So 'ጥቁር' means black? Lucas: Right. And if you want coffee with milk, you can say 'በላዩ ላይ' which is like 'with milk'. Luna: Wait, 'በላዩ ላይ' literally means 'on top', right? Lucas: Yes, but in the context of coffee, it means 'with milk' — milk on top. So 'ቡና እፈልጋለሁ በላዩ ላይ' means 'I want coffee with milk'. Luna: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ በላዩ ላይ. I like that. Lucas: Now, when you're ready to pay, you ask 'ስንት ነው?' which means 'How much is it?'. Luna: ስንት ነው? I remember that from the market episode. So I can put it all together: 'ቡና እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ. ስንት ነው?' Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice a little scene. I'll be the café worker, you're the customer. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: እንኳን ደህና መጡ! ምን ይፈልጋሉ? Luna: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ. Lucas: ጥቁር ወይስ በላዩ ላይ? Luna: ጥቁር ቡና እባክህ. ስንት ነው? Lucas: አስር ብር ነው. Luna: Wow, that felt real! I understood everything. Lucas: You did great. Let's say the phrases once more. Repeat after me: ቡና. Luna: ቡና. Lucas: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቡና እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: ጥቁር ቡና. Luna: ጥቁር ቡና. Lucas: በላዩ ላይ. Luna: በላዩ ላይ. Lucas: ስንት ነው? Luna: ስንት ነው? Lucas: እባክህ. Luna: እባክህ. Lucas: You know, it's listeners like you who make this show possible. If today's episode was useful to you and you want to keep it ad-free, buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo helps. Luna: Yeah, even a little goes a long way. We really appreciate it. Lucas: Alright, let's practice one more time with a full sentence. Try: 'ጥቁር ቡና እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ.' Luna: ጥቁር ቡና እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ. Lucas: Beautiful. And next time you're at an Ethiopian café, use these phrases. They'll love it. Luna: I can't wait to try them. Thanks Lucas! And thanks to all our listeners. Practice these till we chat again! Lucas: See you next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo.