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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are back at the mic again. Lucas: We have been doing so much cooking lately. We learned verbs like chop and boil. Luna: Right. And we talked about buying spices at the market. Lucas: But today we need the tools themselves. The items on the counter. Luna: Yes. The things you actually hold while you cook. Lucas: Let us start with something very common in East African kitchens. Luna: I love this one. It is the word for a plate or dish. Lucas: The word is Sahani. Listen closely. Lucas: Sahani. Luna: Sahani. Lucas: It means plate. Or a serving dish. Luna: Sahani. Okay. That sounds smooth. Lucas: Good. Now imagine you have the food on the Sahani. Luna: You need to cut it. Who do you call? Lucas: You pick up the knife. Luna: Oh right. The knife. Lucas: In Swahili, the knife is Kisu. Lucas: Kisu. Luna: Kisu. Lucas: Just two syllables. Sharp and quick. Luna: Kisu. Like the sound of cutting. Lucas: Exactly. So you have your Sahani and your Kisu. Luna: What about stirring? What do you use to stir the pot? Lucas: A wooden spoon or spatula. Luna: Ah yes. That tool. Lucas: That is Sifa. Lucas: Sifa. Luna: Sifa. Lucas: Sifa. Remember that soft 'a' at the end. Luna: Sifa. Got it. Lucas: Now, sometimes you need to mash things. Potatoes maybe. Luna: Mashing potatoes. That requires a different tool. Lucas: Yes. A masher. Luna: Is that also Sifa? Lucas: Sometimes people use the same word. But there is another specific word. Lucas: It is Fuku. Lucas: Fuku. Luna: Fuku. Lucas: Fuku. It sounds a bit like poking. Luna: Fuku. I like that. Short and punchy. Lucas: Finally, one last item. Luna: This one is tricky. Lucas: It is paper or foil. Luna: Paper? In the kitchen? Lucas: Yes. For wrapping food. Or baking. Lucas: The word is Karatasi. Lucas: Karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Lucas: Karatasi. Four syllables. ka ra ta si. Luna: Karatasi. Okay. That makes sense. Lucas: Let us review our five words quickly. Luna: Ready. Go. Lucas: Sahani. Luna: Plate. Lucas: Kisu. Luna: Knife. Lucas: Sifa. Luna: Stirrer. Lucas: Fuku. Luna: Masher. Lucas: Karatasi. Luna: Paper. Lucas: Perfect. Now let us put them in a sentence. Luna: Give me a scenario. Lucas: You are making dinner. You need the knife. Luna: Nataka kisu. Lucas: Good. You want the knife. Luna: Where is the plate? Lucas: Sahani iko wapi? Luna: Sahani iko wapi? Lucas: Correct. And you are stirring with the spoon. Luna: Ninatumia sifa. Lucas: I am using the spoon. Very good. Luna: I feel like a pro chef now. Lucas: Almost. Just remember the masher. Luna: Fuku. Don't forget Fuku. Lucas: Right. And don't wrap it in Karatasi yet. Luna: Too early for paper. Good point. Lucas: So you have five new words for your kitchen. Luna: Sahani, Kisu, Sifa, Fuku, Karatasi. Lucas: Say them out loud to yourself today. Luna: Practice while you cook. Or clean. Lucas: Exactly. Repetition helps it stick. Luna: It really does. Lucas: Before we go, I want to mention something. Luna: Oh no. Is it a quiz? Lucas: No. It is about support. Luna: Okay. Lay it on me. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: Yeah. It feels pretty solid. Lucas: listener support keeps these episodes ad-free. Luna: It lets us keep making small, digestible lessons every week. Lucas: You can help by visiting buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Just a small gesture. It means a lot. Lucas: Thank you for considering it. Luna: Anyway, back to the kitchen. Lucas: Try to use Sahani in a real sentence tomorrow. Luna: Or find your Kisu. Lucas: Keep practicing until we chat again. Luna: See you next time.