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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Ready for another fun episode? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing from last time. I can order coffee in Telugu now, well, I can try. Lucas: That's great progress. Today, let's learn something new. How about school subjects? Do you remember any subject words from school? Luna: Hmm, not really. I remember numbers and colors, but not subjects. Lucas: Perfect, then this will be useful. Let's start with the most common one: math. In Telugu, math is 'గణితం'. Say it with me: గణితం. Luna: గణితం. That's a mouthful! Ganitam? Lucas: Close! గ-ణి-తం. The 'ణ' is a retroflex n, so your tongue curls back a bit. Try again: గణితం. Luna: గణితం. Yeah, I think I got it. So math is గణితం. Lucas: Exactly. Now, what's your favorite subject, Luna? Is it math? Luna: Oh, no way. I was more into science. How do you say science in Telugu? Lucas: Science is 'సైన్స్'. It's borrowed from English, so it's pretty similar. సైన్స్. Luna: సైన్స్. That's easy! So I can say 'I like science' but how do we say 'I study science'? Lucas: Great question. 'I study' in Telugu is 'నేను... చదువుతాను'. So 'నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను' means 'I study science'. Repeat after me: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. Luna: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. That's a bit longer. Let me break it: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. Perfect. So if I'm a science student, I say that. Lucas: You got it. Now let's add another subject: history. History is 'చరిత్ర'. Say it: చరిత్ర. Luna: చరిత్ర. Charitra? That sounds like a name. Lucas: It does, but it means history. So if you study history, you say 'నేను చరిత్ర చదువుతాను'. Luna: నేను చరిత్ర చదువుతాను. Wow, that's a lot of syllables. But I like it. So we have math, science, history. What about English? That's probably easy too. Lucas: Yes, English is 'ఇంగ్లీష్'. Very straightforward. But let's stick with these three for now. Let's practice a little scene. Imagine you're telling a friend what subjects you study. Luna: Okay. So I could say: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. And then maybe say 'I also study history' but how do I say 'also'? Lucas: For now, let's keep it simple. Just say the subject you study. So if you study math, you say 'నేను గణితం చదువుతాను'. Luna: Right. నేను గణితం చదువుతాను. Hmm, but I don't study math. Let me try with science: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. That feels more like me. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's review all three subjects quickly. Repeat after me: గణితం. Luna: గణితం. Lucas: సైన్స్. Luna: సైన్స్. Lucas: చరిత్ర. Luna: చరిత్ర. Lucas: And one sentence: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. Luna: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. I love that. So if someone asks what I study, I can say that. Lucas: Exactly. Now, I have a challenge for you. Imagine I'm a friend, and I say 'నేను గణితం చదువుతాను'. What do you say to me? Luna: Oh, I say 'నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను'! That's easy. Lucas: You're a natural. So today we learned three subjects and how to say 'I study...'. Let's do one more repetition for memory. Say all three subjects: గణితం, సైన్స్, చరిత్ర. Luna: గణితం, సైన్స్, చరిత్ర. Lucas: And the sentence for science: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. Luna: నేను సైన్స్ చదువుతాను. Lucas: Wonderful. That's it for today's episode. Practice these phrases, and next time we'll add more. Thanks for joining us on Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Luna: Yeah, this was fun. I can't wait to use these in a real conversation. See you next time! తర్వాత కలుద్దాం. Lucas: తర్వాత కలుద్దాం. Bye for now!