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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another bite-sized lesson? Lucas: Absolutely. Last time we covered tomato and potato. Today we're adding two more veggies that are super common in Ethiopian cooking. Luna: Oh, I love Ethiopian food. Is it cabbage and garlic by any chance? Lucas: You guessed it. Cabbage is ጎመን. Say it with me: ጎመን. Luna: ጎመን. Lucas: Great. And garlic is ነጭ ሽንኩርት. Literally 'white onion.' Try it. Luna: ነጭ ሽንኩርት. That's a mouthful. Lucas: It is. But you'll get it. So at the market, you might say ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ — I want cabbage. Luna: ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect. And if you need garlic for a recipe, you say ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል. Luna: ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል. That means 'I need garlic,' right? Lucas: Exactly. You could also ask the vendor: ምን ያስፈልገኛል? — What do I need? But that's a bit advanced. Luna: Good to know. So if I want both, I say ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት? Lucas: Yes! ጎመን እና ነጭ ሽንኩርት. Cabbage and garlic. You're a natural. Luna: Aww, thanks. You know, learning these words makes me want to cook some gomen. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Amharic, maybe you can support the show? It keeps us ad-free and helps us make more episodes like this. Lucas: Yeah, if you'd like to support, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, but every bit helps us keep teaching. Luna: So back to cabbage and garlic. Let's do a quick scene: I'm at the market and I say to the vendor, ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: And the vendor says, እሺ, ጎመን ይኸው — Okay, here's the cabbage. Now you say, ነጭ ሽንኩርት ደግሞ ያስፈልገኛል — I also need garlic. Luna: ነጭ ሽንኩርት ደግሞ ያስፈልገኛል. Lucas: Beautiful. So to review: ጎመን is cabbage, ነጭ ሽንኩርት is garlic. Luna: ጎመን እፈልጋለሁ — I want cabbage. ነጭ ሽንኩርት ያስፈልገኛል — I need garlic. Lucas: You've got it. Practice those and next time you're at an Ethiopian market, you'll be ready. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you all next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Lucas: Bye for now.