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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and I'm here with Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! Ready for a tasty episode today. Lucas: Oh yeah? What are we ordering? Luna: I'm thinking samosas. I love those crispy little triangles. Lucas: Perfect. In Swahili, samosa is 'sambusa'. Let's start with 'Nataka sambusa' — I want a samosa. Luna: Nataka sambusa. Lucas: Good. Now, if you want more than one, you ask 'Sambusa ngapi?' — how many samosas? Luna: Sambusa ngapi? That's easy. Lucas: Then you say the number. For three: 'Sambusa tatu, tafadhali.' Luna: Sambusa tatu, tafadhali. Lucas: Exactly. And you can specify the filling. 'Sambusa ya nyama' is a meat samosa. 'Sambusa ya mboga' is a vegetable samosa. Luna: Sambusa ya nyama… sambusa ya mboga. Nice. Lucas: Now to ask the price: 'Bei gani ya sambusa?' — what is the price of a samosa? Luna: So if I want three vegetable samosas, I'd say 'Nataka sambusa tatu za mboga, tafadhali. Bei gani?' Lucas: Perfect. You connected everything. Let's practice a quick scene. I'm the seller. Luna: Okay. Hujambo? Lucas: Sijambo. Karibu. Unataka nini? Luna: Nataka sambusa tatu za nyama, tafadhali. Bei gani? Lucas: Sambusa tatu za nyama ni shilingi elfu mbili. Luna: Sawa. Asante. Lucas: See how natural that felt? You used all the phrases. Luna: Yeah, and I felt like I was really at a café. Lucas: That's the goal. Speaking of which, a quick honest thing — a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: Yeah, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Swahili, that's the reason it stays ad-free. Just saying. Lucas: Exactly. So back to samosas — let's repeat the key phrases one more time. Luna: Great. Nataka sambusa. Lucas: Sambusa ngapi? Luna: Sambusa tatu, tafadhali. Lucas: Sambusa ya nyama. Luna: Sambusa ya mboga. Lucas: Bei gani ya sambusa? Luna: Perfect. Now I'm ready to order for real. Lucas: Practice these till we chat again. Kwaheri! Luna: Kwaheri!