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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing the body parts from last time. Fingers and toes — I've got them down! Lucas: That's great. Today we're going to talk about family again, but a specific branch — grandparents. Luna: Oh, I love that. Grandparents are so special. Lucas: They are. So the word for grandfather in Amharic is አያቴ. Say it with me: አያቴ. Luna: አያቴ. That sounds warm. Lucas: And grandmother is እማቴ. Try it: እማቴ. Luna: እማቴ. Oh, that's lovely. Lucas: Now, if you want to say 'grandfather and grandmother' together, you say አያቴ እና እማቴ. Repeat after me: አያቴ እና እማቴ. Luna: አያቴ እና እማቴ. That's a mouthful, but I like it. Lucas: Let's put them in a sentence. 'I love my grandfather' is አያቴን እወዳለሁ. Say it: አያቴን እወዳለሁ. Luna: አያቴን እወዳለሁ. That feels good. Lucas: And 'I love my grandmother' is እማቴን እወዳለሁ. Your turn: እማቴን እወዳለሁ. Luna: እማቴን እወዳለሁ. So close to the grandfather one. Lucas: Exactly. Just the first word changes. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Amharic, one way to keep these episodes ad-free is listener support. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep going. I'm so grateful for everyone who supports the show. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, let me tell you a little story. Yesterday I visited my grandparents. I said, 'አያቴ እና እማቴ, እወዳችኋለሁ' — that means 'Grandfather and grandmother, I love you.' Luna: Aww, that's so sweet. So I can say አያቴን እወዳለሁ for my grandpa, and እማቴን እወዳለሁ for my grandma. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice them one more time. Repeat after me: አያቴ. Luna: አያቴ. Lucas: እማቴ. Luna: እማቴ. Lucas: አያቴ እና እማቴ. Luna: አያቴ እና እማቴ. Lucas: አያቴን እወዳለሁ. Luna: አያቴን እወዳለሁ. Lucas: እማቴን እወዳለሁ. Luna: እማቴን እወዳለሁ. Lucas: Wonderful. Now you can talk about your grandparents in Amharic. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: Will do! See you next time. Lucas: Take care, everyone. This has been Learn Amharic with Fexingo.