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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 37! Can you believe it? Lucas: Right? We've come a long way since greetings. Today we're going to talk about family. Luna: Oh, I love this. We already did mama and baba back in Episode 16, right? Lucas: Exactly. That was just 'mama' and 'baba'. Today we'll expand to more family members. Luna: Perfect. So what's first? Lucas: Let's start with 'baba'. You know this one—father. Luna: Baba. My baba. Lucas: Good. And 'mama'—mother. Luna: Mama. Easy. Lucas: Now for siblings: 'kaka' means older brother. Luna: Kaka. Like… my big bro. Lucas: Exactly. And 'dada' means older sister. Luna: Dada. That's sweet. Lucas: Now, let's add one more: 'shangazi' means aunt, specifically your father's sister. Luna: Shangazi. That's a new one. Shangazi. Lucas: Yes. There's also 'mjomba' for uncle, but let's stick with shangazi for now. Luna: Okay, so we have baba, mama, kaka, dada, shangazi. Five words. Lucas: Now let's make sentences. How do we say 'This is my father'? Remember 'huyu' means 'this person'. Luna: Hmm… 'Huyu ni baba yangu'? Lucas: Yes! Perfect. 'Huyu ni baba yangu.' Repeat that. Luna: Huyu ni baba yangu. Lucas: Great. Now for 'This is my mother'? Luna: Huyu ni mama yangu. Lucas: Nailed it. And 'This is my older brother'? Luna: Uhh… Huyu ni kaka yangu? Lucas: Yes! And 'This is my older sister'? Luna: Huyu ni dada yangu. Lucas: Excellent. Now let's use 'shangazi'. 'Huyu ni shangazi yangu'—this is my aunt. Luna: Huyu ni shangazi yangu. Lucas: Good. Now let's talk about someone else's family. Say 'Her aunt is kind.' 'Shangazi yake ni mkarimu.' Luna: Shangazi yake ni mkarimu. 'Yake' means 'her'? Lucas: Yes. 'Yake' is 'his/her'. So 'shangazi yake'—her aunt. Luna: Shangazi yake ni mkarimu. I like that. Lucas: Let's practice a little dialogue. Imagine we're looking at a photo. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: I'll point and say: 'Huyu ni baba yangu.' You respond. Luna: 'Huyu ni mama yangu'? Lucas: Yes! Then I say: 'Huyu ni kaka yangu.' Luna: 'Huyu ni dada yangu.' Lucas: And finally: 'Huyu ni shangazi yangu.' Luna: 'Shangazi yako ni mkarimu?' Is she kind? Lucas: Good question! I'd say: 'Ndiyo, shangazi yangu ni mkarimu sana.' Yes, my aunt is very kind. Luna: So 'sana' means 'very'. I remember that from before. Lucas: You've got a great memory. Let's do a quick review of all the words. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: Baba? Luna: Father. Lucas: Mama? Luna: Mother. Lucas: Kaka? Luna: Older brother. Lucas: Dada? Luna: Older sister. Lucas: Shangazi? Luna: Aunt. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put it all together. You're showing me a photo of your family. Luna: Okay. Huyu ni baba yangu. Huyu ni mama yangu. Huyu ni kaka yangu. Huyu ni dada yangu. Na huyu ni shangazi yangu. Lucas: That was great! 'Na' means 'and'. You used it naturally. Luna: Oh, I didn't even think. 'Na huyu ni shangazi yangu.' And this is my aunt. Lucas: Exactly. And then I could say: 'Shangazi yako ni mkarimu.' Your aunt is kind. Luna: Asante! Thank you. So 'yako' is 'your'? Lucas: Yes. Remember 'yangu' is 'my', 'yako' is 'your'. Like we learned in Episode 36. Luna: Right. So 'baba yako' is your father. Lucas: Exactly. And 'mama yako', 'kaka yako', 'dada yako', 'shangazi yako'. Luna: Good. I think I've got it. Let's practice one more time. Lucas: Sure. I'll say a Swahili sentence, you translate. Luna: Okay. Lucas: Huyu ni dada yangu. Luna: This is my older sister. Lucas: Shangazi yake ni mkarimu. Luna: Her aunt is kind. Lucas: Huyu ni kaka yako? Luna: Is this your older brother? Lucas: Yes! You're doing amazing. Luna: Ahh, thank you. This was a fun episode. I feel like I can talk about my family now. Lucas: That's the goal. And with Fexingo, you can practice anytime. Luna: Absolutely. So listeners, review these words and sentences. Try describing your family in Swahili. Lucas: And we'll be back with another tiny topic soon. Until next time, kwaheri! Luna: Kwaheri! See you.