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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 185, can you believe it? Lucas: It's going fast. And today we're going back to the market, but with a new focus. Luna: Oh, I love the market episodes. What are we buying this time? Lucas: Onions. ఉల్లిపాయలు. Luna: Ullipayalu. That sounds like a great staple. Lucas: Exactly. Onions are in everything, right? So let's learn how to ask for them. First, the question: ఉల్లిపాయలు ఎంత? Luna: Ullipayalu entha? How much are onions? Lucas: Perfect. ఉల్లిపాయలు ఎంత? Luna: Okay, let me try. ఉల్లిపాయలు ఎంత? Lucas: Yeah, that's it! Great intonation. Now, if you want one kilo, you say: ఒక కేజీ ఉల్లిపాయలు ఇవ్వండి. Luna: Oka keeji ullipayalu ivvandi. Give me one kilo of onions. Lucas: Exactly. ఒక కేజీ ఉల్లిపాయలు ఇవ్వండి. Luna: So the structure is the same as rice. Oka keeji... and then the item. Lucas: Right. You've got the pattern down. After you buy, the seller might ask: మరి ఏమైనా కావాలా? Luna: Mari emaina kavalā? Anything else needed? Lucas: Yes. So if you're done, you answer: అంతే. Luna: Anthē. That's all. Short and sweet. Lucas: Let's practice a full exchange. I'm the seller. You come up. Luna: Okay. ఉల్లిపాయలు ఎంత? Lucas: Seller says: కేజీకి నలభై రూపాయలు. How much do you want? Luna: ఒక కేజీ ఉల్లిపాయలు ఇవ్వండి. Lucas: మరి ఏమైనా కావాలా? Luna: అంతే. Lucas: Perfect. You just bought onions in Telugu! Luna: That felt good. I'm getting the hang of market phrases. Lucas: You really are. And if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Telugu, the way these episodes stay ad-free is through listener support. You can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the show going and free for everyone. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, let's review today's phrases one more time. ఉల్లిపాయలు ఎంత? Luna: ఉల్లిపాయలు ఎంత? Lucas: ఒక కేజీ ఉల్లిపాయలు ఇవ్వండి. Luna: ఒక కేజీ ఉల్లిపాయలు ఇవ్వండి. Lucas: మరి ఏమైనా కావాలా? Luna: మరి ఏమైనా కావాలా? Lucas: And if you're done, you say: అంతే. Luna: అంతే. That's all for today. Lucas: Right. Keep practicing these at the market, and we'll see you next time on Fexingo.