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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I am Lucas, and this is Luna. Luna: Hi everyone! It is so good to be back. We just finished office supplies last time, which felt very... dry. Lucas: Very dry. But useful. Today we are moving from the desk to the kitchen table. Luna: Oh, now we are talking. My stomach is already growling. What are we learning? Lucas: We are learning how to ask for plates and bowls. Because if we are going to eat, we need somewhere to put the food. Luna: Right. In Ethiopia, eating is a big deal. Especially with injera. Lucas: Exactly. So, let's start with the first word. The plate. Luna: Okay. Is it different from a Western plate? Lucas: It is the general word for plate. Listen closely. Lucas: ጣሪያ. Luna: tah ree yah? Like a tea tray? Lucas: Close. tah ree yah. Repeat after me. Luna: ጣሪያ. Lucas: Good. Again. Luna: ጣሪያ. Lucas: Perfect. That means plate. Luna: I love that word. It sounds soft. Okay, what about the bowl? Lucas: The bowl is very important for stews and soups. Here it is. Lucas: አክሲዮን. Luna: ak si yon? Like action? Lucas: Yes. ak si yon. Say it. Luna: አክሲዮን. Lucas: Very good. One more time. Luna: አክሲዮን. Lucas: That is bowl. Now, you usually want to ask politely. Luna: Please give me... Lucas: Yes. If you want a plate, you say: Lucas: እባክህ ጣሪያ ስጠኝ. Luna: That is long. Let's break it down. Lucas: It is polite please, plate, give me. Listen. Lucas: እባክህ ጣሪያ ስጠኝ. Luna: Eh-bakh tah ree yah sit en yeh? Lucas: You got it. Eh-bakh tah ree yah sit en yeh. Luna: Okay. Eh-bakh tah ree yah sit en yeh. Lucas: Excellent. Now for the bowl. Lucas: እባክህ አክሲዮን ስጠኝ. Luna: Eh-bakh ak si yon sit en yeh. Lucas: Yes. Say it with me. Luna: እባክህ አክሲዮን ስጠኝ. Lucas: Again. Luna: እባክህ አክሲዮን ስጠኝ. Lucas: You are doing great. Imagine you are at a home in Addis Ababa. Luna: I am sitting down. The host brings a big platter of injera. Lucas: And you want your own small plate for your portion. Luna: So I look at my friend and I say: Eh-bakh tah ree yah sit en yeh. Lucas: Exactly. They smile and hand you the plate. Luna: What if I want soup though? I need a deep dish. Lucas: Then you use the bowl phrase. Eh-bakh ak si yon sit en yeh. Luna: Let's practice the whole interaction. Fast. Lucas: Go ahead. Luna: እባክህ ጣሪያ ስጠኝ. Lucas: Good. Luna: እባክህ አክሲዮን ስጠኝ. Lucas: Nice. Luna: ጣሪያ. Lucas: አክሲዮን. Luna: ጣሪያ. Lucas: አክሲዮን. Luna: This is actually really fun. Food makes language easier. Lucas: It does. Before we go deeper, I have a small request. Luna: Oh no. What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, and you feel like supporting us, there is a link. Luna: Yeah, listener support keeps us ad-free and making these episodes. Lucas: Honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that is the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thank you. That helps us keep cooking up new content for you. Lucas: Back to the kitchen. Do you know any other items? Luna: Well, last week we learned knife and spoon. Lucas: Right. But in Ethiopia, we often eat with our hands using injera. Luna: Oh right. So the plate is central. Lucas: Yes. And sometimes you share from a large communal plate. Luna: That is beautiful. Community dining. Lucas: It is. So remember the two words. Plate and Bowl. Luna: ጣሪያ and አክሲዮን. Lucas: And the polite requests. Luna: እባክህ ጣሪያ ስጠኝ. እባክህ አክሲዮን ስጠኝ. Lucas: Say them one last time together. Luna: እባክህ ጣሪያ ስጠኝ. Lucas: እባክህ አክሲዮን ስጠኝ. Luna: I think I am hungry again. Just hearing those words. Lucas: Me too. Well, practice these until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Bye!