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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing our room words from last time. Living room, kitchen... but I realized I don't know how to say bedroom or bathroom. Lucas: Perfect timing. That's exactly what we're covering today. The bedroom is መኝታ ቤት. Let's break it down: መኝታ means 'sleep,' and ቤት means 'house' or 'room.' So literally 'sleep room.' Luna: መኝታ ቤት. That's kind of cute actually. Say it again? Lucas: መኝታ ቤት. And the bathroom is መታጠቢያ ቤት. መታጠቢያ comes from the verb 'to wash.' So 'wash room.' Luna: መታጠቢያ ቤት. Okay, I like how logical these are. So if I need to find the bedroom, I'd say መኝታ ቤቱ የት ነው? Lucas: Exactly! መኝታ ቤቱ የት ነው? — Where is the bedroom? And for bathroom, መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው? Luna: መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው? That sounds useful. I can imagine being at a friend's house and needing that. Lucas: Totally. Now, what if you're tired and want to say 'I need to sleep'? That's መተኛት እፈልጋለሁ. መተኛት is the verb 'to sleep,' and እፈልጋለሁ means 'I want.' Luna: መተኛት እፈልጋለሁ. Oh, I can use that after a long day. Let me try all of them: መኝታ ቤት, መታጠቢያ ቤት, መኝታ ቤቱ የት ነው?, መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው?, መተኛት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Wow, you nailed them all. Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at my place and you ask where the bathroom is. Luna: Okay. መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው? Lucas: I'd say, እዚያ ነው — over there. And then you say, አመሰግናለሁ — thank you. Luna: አመሰግናለሁ. Simple. Now what if I'm really tired and want to go to bed? Lucas: Then you'd say መተኛት እፈልጋለሁ, and I'd point you to መኝታ ቤቱ. Luna: መተኛት እፈልጋለሁ. I love that. Okay, let's practice the questions again. Lucas, መኝታ ቤቱ የት ነው? Lucas: እዚያ ነው. And መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው? Luna: እዚያ ነው? Wait, I'm supposed to answer. Um, እዚያ ነው. Lucas: There you go. You're getting it. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Amharic, a small way to keep this going is through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. A handful of listeners chip in monthly, and that's what funds making episodes like this. No pressure, just a heads-up. Luna: Yeah, it's a listener-supported show, which is pretty cool. Anyway, back to our rooms. So we have መኝታ ቤት and መታጠቢያ ቤት. Can we make a sentence like 'The bedroom is big'? Lucas: Sure. መኝታ ቤቱ ትልቅ ነው — The bedroom is big. ትልቅ means big. Luna: መኝታ ቤቱ ትልቅ ነው. And what about 'The bathroom is small'? Lucas: መታጠቢያ ቤቱ ትንሽ ነው. ትንሽ means small. Luna: መታጠቢያ ቤቱ ትንሽ ነው. Okay, I think I've got these. Let me run through everything one more time. Lucas: Go for it. Luna: መኝታ ቤት, መታጠቢያ ቤት, መኝታ ቤቱ የት ነው?, መታጠቢያ ቤቱ የት ነው?, መተኛት እፈልጋለሁ. And bonus: መኝታ ቤቱ ትልቅ ነው, መታጠቢያ ቤቱ ትንሽ ነው. Lucas: You're a natural. Practice these around the house, and next time you're at an Ethiopian friend's place, you'll know exactly what to say. Thanks for joining us on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Keep practicing everyone.