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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 101! I can't believe we've done over a hundred of these. Lucas: I know. And you've gotten so good at Swahili. Remember when we started with just greetings? Luna: Oh, definitely. Now I can order food, talk about my hobbies, even tell time. But you know what I still struggle with? Small talk. Lucas: Small talk is huge. And one of the most common small talk topics — weather. So today let's talk about weather in Swahili. Luna: Perfect. Because right now where I am, it is hot. Like, really hot. How do I say 'It's hot today'? Lucas: You say 'Leo kuna joto.' Let me say it slowly: leo — kuna — joto. Leo means today, kuna is 'there is', joto is heat. So 'leo kuna joto'. Luna: Leo kuna joto. Leo kuna joto. Lucas: Exactly. Now if it's cold, you say 'Leo kuna baridi.' Baridi is cold. Luna: Leo kuna baridi. So I just swap joto for baridi. Lucas: Yes. And if it's windy, you say 'Kuna upepo.' Upepo is wind. You can also say 'Leo kuna upepo'. Luna: Kuna upepo. What about rain? We had that in an earlier episode, right? Lucas: Good memory. Mvua is rain. So 'Kuna mvua' means 'It's rainy' or 'There is rain'. Luna: Kuna mvua. Okay, I think I've got those. But what if I want to ask someone 'How is the weather?' Lucas: Great question. You say 'Hali ya hewa ikoje?' Hali means condition or state, ya hewa means 'of air', so 'weather'. Ikoje means 'how is it?' So 'Hali ya hewa ikoje?' Luna: Hali ya hewa ikoje? That's a mouthful. Let me try: Hali ya hewa ikoje? Lucas: Perfect. And you can answer with 'Leo kuna joto' or 'Leo kuna baridi', etc. Luna: Okay, let me practice all of them. So if someone asks 'Hali ya hewa ikoje?' I could say 'Leo kuna joto' or 'Kuna upepo'. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's do a little scene. I'll ask you about the weather, and you answer. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: Hali ya hewa ikoje? Luna: Leo kuna joto. Lucas: Wow, you nailed it. And if I said 'Kuna mvua' what would you grab? Luna: An umbrella. Or mvua in Swahili? No, that's rain. I'd say 'Nina mwavuli'. Lucas: Nice callback. You're ready. Luna: This is actually going to help me make small talk with my neighbor. She always talks about the weather. Lucas: And that's exactly why we do this — to help you use Swahili in real life. And speaking of real life, you know, Fexingo is all about making language learning useful and accessible. Luna: Totally. And one thing I love about this show is that there are no ads. No interruptions. Lucas: Right. We keep it ad-free because we want the learning to be smooth. If you appreciate that and want to support the show, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making episodes. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: Okay, back to weather. Let me ask you again, Luna: Hali ya hewa ikoje? Luna: Leo kuna baridi. Actually, it's cold in my studio today. Lucas: Then you'd better say 'Leo kuna baridi sana.' Sana means 'very'. Luna: Ah, so I can add sana. Leo kuna baridi sana. That's good to know. Lucas: We'll cover intensifiers another time. For now, let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: Hali ya hewa ikoje? Luna: Hali ya hewa ikoje? Lucas: Leo kuna joto. Luna: Leo kuna joto. Lucas: Leo kuna baridi. Luna: Leo kuna baridi. Lucas: Kuna upepo. Luna: Kuna upepo. Lucas: Kuna mvua. Luna: Kuna mvua. Lucas: Great job. Now you can talk about the weather like a pro. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I'm going to try these out today. Maybe I'll even teach my neighbor. Lucas: Do it. That's the best way to learn. Okay, that's all for episode 101. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Kwa herini. Bye everyone!