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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey, last time we learned body parts — kichwa, mkono, mguu... I've been practicing. Lucas: That's awesome. Ready for something new today? Luna: Always. What are we learning? Lucas: Today, two very common action verbs. They'll help you talk about movement. First one: kuja. Luna: Kuja. Lucas: Kuja means 'to come.' Listen again: kuja. Luna: Kuja. To come. Got it. Lucas: Now let's use it. 'I am coming' in Swahili is 'Ninakuja.' Say it with me: Ninakuja. Luna: Ninakuja. Lucas: Good. Now, 'You are coming' — 'Unakuja.' Luna: Unakuja. Lucas: And 'He or she is coming' — 'Anakuja.' Luna: Anakuja. Lucas: Perfect. Now second verb: kutoka. Kutoka means 'to go out' or 'to leave.' Luna: Kutoka. To leave. Lucas: Yes. 'I am leaving' — 'Ninatoka.' Luna: Ninatoka. Lucas: And 'You are leaving' — 'Unatoka.' Luna: Unatoka. Lucas: And 'He or she is leaving' — 'Anatoka.' Luna: Anatoka. Lucas: Great. Now let's add a place. 'Ninatoka nyumbani' — I am leaving home. Luna: Ninatoka nyumbani. Lucas: Nyumbani means 'at home' or 'home.' So 'Ninatoka nyumbani' — I am leaving home. Luna: Ninatoka nyumbani. Easy! Lucas: Now 'Anakuja shuleni' — He or she is coming to school. Luna: Anakuja shuleni. Lucas: Shuleni means 'to school' or 'at school.' Luna: Anakuja shuleni. That's 'She is coming to school.' Lucas: Exactly. Now let's do 'we are leaving the market' — 'Tunatoka sokoni.' Luna: Tunatoka sokoni. Sokoni is 'market,' right? Lucas: Yes. Sokoni means 'at the market' or 'to the market.' Luna: Tunatoka sokoni. We are leaving the market. Lucas: And one more: 'Wanakuja nyumbani' — They are coming home. Luna: Wanakuja nyumbani. They are coming home. Lucas: Nice. Let's practice them all together. Repeat after me: Ninakuja. Luna: Ninakuja. Lucas: Unakuja. Luna: Unakuja. Lucas: Anakuja. Luna: Anakuja. Lucas: Ninatoka. Luna: Ninatoka. Lucas: Unatoka. Luna: Unatoka. Lucas: Anatoka. Luna: Anatoka. Lucas: Now let's do a quick dialogue. Imagine I call you and say: 'Luna, unakuja?' Luna: That means 'Are you coming?' Lucas: Yes. So what do you answer if you are coming? Luna: Uh, 'Ndiyo, ninakuja'? Lucas: Perfect. 'Yes, I am coming.' Luna: Ndiyo, ninakuja. Lucas: And if you are leaving instead? Luna: Hmm... 'Ninatoka'? Lucas: Exactly. 'I am leaving.' Luna: So I could say 'Hapana, ninatoka'? Lucas: Yes! 'No, I am leaving.' Great. Luna: Okay, let me try a full sentence. 'Anakuja nyumbani' — He is coming home. Lucas: Perfect. 'Anakuja nyumbani.' Luna: And 'Tunatoka shuleni' — We are leaving school. Lucas: Yes. But careful: 'shuleni' is 'to/at school', so 'Tunatoka shuleni' is 'We are leaving school.' Luna: Got it. Lucas: Let's do a quick review of all the phrases from today. First: 'Ninatoka nyumbani.' Luna: Ninatoka nyumbani. I am leaving home. Lucas: 'Anakuja shuleni.' Luna: Anakuja shuleni. He or she is coming to school. Lucas: 'Tunatoka sokoni.' Luna: Tunatoka sokoni. We are leaving the market. Lucas: 'Wanakuja nyumbani.' Luna: Wanakuja nyumbani. They are coming home. Lucas: Excellent. You did great today, Luna. Luna: Thanks! These verbs are super useful. I can already say where I'm going or coming from. Lucas: That's the idea. Remember you can practice with Fexingo's other resources too. Luna: Right. And listeners, keep practicing these phrases. 'Kuja' and 'kutoka' will come up a lot. Lucas: That's it for episode 46. Thanks for joining us on Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Kwaheri! Lucas: Kwaheri.