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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic adventure? Luna: Absolutely. I've been practicing my café phrases from last time. I can order coffee, but what if I want a snack with it? Lucas: Good question. Today, we're diving into ordering snacks at a café. Perfect for that mid-morning craving. Luna: Oh, I'm already hungry. What are we learning? Lucas: Three tasty words: እንጀራ, ሳሙና, and ቂጣ. Let's start with እንጀራ. That's injera, the spongy flatbread. Luna: እንጀራ. I've had injera before. It's delicious. Lucas: Exactly. Now, ሳሙና. That's a samosa, a fried pastry with a savory filling. Luna: ሳሙና. Yum, I love samosas. Lucas: And ቂጣ. That's kita, a type of flatbread, sometimes sweet. Luna: ቂጣ. Sounds like a treat. Lucas: Let's put them into phrases. To say 'I want injera', you say እንጀራ እፈልጋለሁ. Repeat after me. Luna: እንጀራ እፈልጋለሁ. That's 'I want injera'. Lucas: Perfect. Now for samosa: ሳሙና እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሳሙና እፈልጋለሁ. I want a samosa. Lucas: And kita: ቂጣ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቂጣ እፈልጋለሁ. I want kita. That feels good. Lucas: Let's do a little scene. Imagine we're at a café in Addis. You walk up and say... Luna: ሳሙና እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: The server nods and brings you a samosa. Then you might say እንጀራ እፈልጋለሁ if you want some injera too. Luna: እንጀራ እፈልጋለሁ. And maybe ቂጣ እፈልጋለሁ for dessert. Lucas: That's right. You're a natural. Luna: So if Fexingo has been helping you learn Amharic, consider supporting the show. It helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: Yeah, a small donation goes a long way. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Now, let's practice once more. I'll say the phrase, you repeat. Lucas: ሳሙና እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሳሙና እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: ቂጣ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቂጣ እፈልጋለሁ. I'm ready to order at any café now. Lucas: You'll impress everyone. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time we'll explore something new. Luna: Can't wait. See you next time.