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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. We're so glad you're here. Ready to count higher in Swahili? Lucas: Yes! We've done numbers 1 to 50 so far. Today we go from 50 to 60. Luna: Fifty is hamsini. We learned that last time, right? Lucas: That's right. Hamsini. Let's say it together: hamsini. Luna: Hamsini. Lucas: Great. Now 51: hamsini na moja. Luna: Hamsini na moja. So 'na' means 'and'? Lucas: Exactly. So hamsini na moja is 51. Let's try 52: hamsini na mbili. Luna: Hamsini na mbili. That's easy. Lucas: 53: hamsini na tatu. Luna: Hamsini na tatu. Lucas: 54: hamsini na nne. Luna: Hamsini na nne. Lucas: 55: hamsini na tano. Luna: Hamsini na tano. Lucas: 56: hamsini na sita. Luna: Hamsini na sita. Lucas: 57: hamsini na saba. Luna: Hamsini na saba. Lucas: 58: hamsini na nane. Luna: Hamsini na nane. Lucas: 59: hamsini na tisa. Luna: Hamsini na tisa. And 60 is sitini. Lucas: Yes! Sitini. Let's say it: sitini. Luna: Sitini. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's count from 50 to 60 together. I'll say each, you repeat. Hamsini. Luna: Hamsini. Lucas: Hamsini na moja. Luna: Hamsini na moja. Lucas: Hamsini na mbili. Luna: Hamsini na mbili. Lucas: Hamsini na tatu. Luna: Hamsini na tatu. Lucas: Hamsini na nne. Luna: Hamsini na nne. Lucas: Hamsini na tano. Luna: Hamsini na tano. Lucas: Hamsini na sita. Luna: Hamsini na sita. Lucas: Hamsini na saba. Luna: Hamsini na saba. Lucas: Hamsini na nane. Luna: Hamsini na nane. Lucas: Hamsini na tisa. Luna: Hamsini na tisa. Lucas: Sitini. Luna: Sitini. I did it! Lucas: You sure did. And you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Swahili, there's a way to support us. Luna: Yeah, we keep this show ad-free, and listener support makes that possible. Lucas: If you'd like to help, you can at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, just if it's been useful. Luna: Yeah, every bit helps us keep going. Now back to counting — let's use these numbers in a real situation. Lucas: Good idea. Imagine you're at the market and you want to buy 55 oranges. Luna: Nataka machungwa hamsini na tano. Lucas: That's perfect. Hamsini na tano. Luna: And if I want 62? Wait, we only learned up to 60. Lucas: That's next episode. For now, let's practice 50 to 60 once more. Repeat after me: hamsini. Luna: Hamsini. Lucas: Hamsini na moja. Luna: Hamsini na moja. Lucas: Hamsini na mbili. Luna: Hamsini na mbili. Lucas: Hamsini na tatu. Luna: Hamsini na tatu. Lucas: Hamsini na nne. Luna: Hamsini na nne. Lucas: Hamsini na tano. Luna: Hamsini na tano. Lucas: Hamsini na sita. Luna: Hamsini na sita. Lucas: Hamsini na saba. Luna: Hamsini na saba. Lucas: Hamsini na nane. Luna: Hamsini na nane. Lucas: Hamsini na tisa. Luna: Hamsini na tisa. Lucas: Sitini. Luna: Sitini. Awesome. Lucas: You're doing great. Keep practicing these numbers, and next time we'll add 61 to 70. Luna: I can't wait. Until then, practice your hamsini to sitini. Lucas: Yes, practice makes progress. See you next time on Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Luna: Bye for now!