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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: Yes! I've been practicing my fruit vocabulary from last time. But I'm thirsty. Lucas: Perfect — today we're talking about drinks. Water and juice. Luna: Oh, that's exactly what I need. Let's start with water. How do you say water in Amharic? Lucas: Water is ውሃ. Say it with me: ውሃ. Luna: ውሃ. Lucas: Yes! And if you want to say 'I want water', it's ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. That's a bit of a mouthful. Lucas: You'll get it. Break it down: ውሃ, then እፈልጋለሁ. Try again. Luna: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link: buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep going. So, juice next? How do you say juice? Lucas: Juice is ጭማቂ. Say it: ጭማቂ. Luna: ጭማቂ. That's fun to say. Lucas: And to ask 'Is there juice?' you say ጭማቂ አለ?. Luna: ጭማቂ አለ?. Lucas: Great. What if you want orange juice? Orange is ብርቱካን, so orange juice is ብርቱካን ጭማቂ. Luna: ብርቱካን ጭማቂ. I love orange juice. Lucas: And don't forget to add እባክህ for please. So: ብርቱካን ጭማቂ እባክህ. Luna: ብርቱካን ጭማቂ እባክህ. Lucas: Excellent. Let's put it together. Imagine you're at a café. You say: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ. Luna: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ እባክህ. Lucas: And if they ask what kind of juice, you say: ብርቱካን ጭማቂ. Luna: ብርቱካን ጭማቂ. Lucas: You've got this. Practice these phrases, and next time you order a drink in Amharic, you'll sound great. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. See you all next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Lucas: Keep practicing, and we'll be back with more. Bye for now!