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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be back with you, Lucas. Lucas: It really is. We have done so much travel, shopping, and eating lately. Luna: Yes. From the post office to the cinema, we have been everywhere. Lucas: We have. But today, we are staying close to home. Or rather, close to ourselves. Luna: Oh. Are we talking about our bodies? I like that topic. Lucas: We are. Specifically, three parts: hair, skin, and bone. Luna: That sounds a bit serious. Is it okay if we keep it light? Lucas: Absolutely. Let us start with something everyone has. Hair. Luna: Okay. How do you say hair in Swahili? Lucas: The word is nywele. Luna: Nywele. Lucas: Try it again. Slowly. Nywele. Luna: Nywele. Okay, that feels easy to say. Lucas: It is. Now, let us use it in a sentence. A very common one. Luna: I am ready. What is the sentence? Lucas: Nina nywele nyingi. It means I have many hairs. Luna: Nina nywele nyingi. Lucas: Perfect. Break it down. Nina means I have. Luna: Right. Nina. Lucas: Then nywele, which is hair. Luna: Nywele. Lucas: And nyingi means many or a lot. Luna: Nyingi. Lucas: So together: Nina nywele nyingi. Luna: Nina nywele nyingi. I have a lot of hair. Lucas: Exactly. You can say this when someone asks about your appearance. Luna: Or when I look in the mirror after a bad haircut day. Lucas: Ha. Yes. That works too. Now, let us move to the next part. Luna: Skin? That is the next word? Lucas: Yes. The word for skin is ngozi. Luna: Ngozi. Lucas: Repeat it. Ngozi. Luna: Ngozi. It sounds soft. Like the thing it describes. Lucas: It does. Let us make a simple sentence about it. Luna: What should I say? Lucas: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. It means my skin is white. Luna: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. Lucas: Good. Let us look at the pieces. Ngozi is skin. Luna: Ngozi. Lucas: Yangu means my. Luna: Yangu. Lucas: Ni means is. Luna: Ni. Lucas: And nyeupe means white. Luna: Nyeupe. Lucas: Put it all together. Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. Luna: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. My skin is white. Lucas: You are getting the hang of this structure quickly. Luna: Thanks. It feels like building blocks now. Lucas: That is exactly what it is. One more body part to go. Luna: Bone. The last one. Lucas: Yes. The word is mfupa. Luna: Mfupa. Lucas: Say it again. Mfupa. Luna: Mfupa. Strong sound for a strong thing. Lucas: I like that description. Now for a specific phrase. Luna: Which one? Lucas: Mfupa wa mguu. It means the bone of the leg. Luna: Mfupa wa mguu. Lucas: Let us break it down. Mfupa is bone. Luna: Mfupa. Lucas: Wa means of. Luna: Wa. Lucas: Mguu is leg. Luna: Mguu. Lucas: So, Mfupa wa mguu. Luna: Mfupa wa mguu. The bone of the leg. Lucas: Correct. This is useful if you ever injure your leg. Luna: I hope I never need to use that phrase. Lucas: Hopefully not. But it is good to know just in case. Luna: True. Let us review the three main words we learned today. Lucas: Yes. First, hair. Nywele. Luna: Nywele. Lucas: Second, skin. Ngozi. Luna: Ngozi. Lucas: Third, bone. Mfupa. Luna: Mfupa. Lucas: Great. And the phrases? Luna: Nina nywele nyingi. Lucas: Yes. I have many hairs. Luna: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. Lucas: My skin is white. Luna: Mfupa wa mguu. Lucas: The bone of the leg. Luna: We covered a lot of ground today without leaving the room. Lucas: We did. It is amazing how much you can describe about yourself. Luna: Especially when you have the right words. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, please consider supporting us. Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps keep the episodes coming. Lucas: It does. And now, let us practice one more time. Luna: Okay. Nina nywele nyingi. Lucas: Good. Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. Luna: And Mfupa wa mguu. Lucas: Excellent work today, Luna. Luna: Thank you, Lucas. I feel smarter already. Lucas: You are. See you next time. Luna: Bye.