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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas, glad to be here! I've been practicing our vegetable vocab from last time. Lucas: That's great! Today we're going to learn something fun — body parts, but very specific ones. Luna: Ooh, which ones? We already did head, foot, hand, eye... Lucas: Right. Today it's fingers and toes. In Amharic, the word for finger is 'ጣት'. Luna: ጣት. Lucas: Exactly. But to be more specific, we say 'የእጅ ጣት' for finger — literally 'hand finger'. Luna: የእጅ ጣት. That makes sense — hand finger. Lucas: And for toe, it's 'የእግር ጣት' — foot finger. Luna: የእግር ጣት. I like how logical that is. Lucas: Let's try a full sentence. 'I have five fingers.' In Amharic: 'አምስት የእጅ ጣቶች አሉኝ'. Luna: አምስት የእጅ ጣቶች አሉኝ. That's a mouthful but I'll try. Lucas: You got it. Now let's ask a question: 'ስንት የእግር ጣቶች አሉህ?' — 'How many toes do you have?' Luna: ስንት የእግር ጣቶች አሉህ? Wait, that's the 'you' form for a male, right? Lucas: Yes, for a male. For a female, it would be 'አሉሽ'. Luna: Got it. So if I ask you, I'd say 'ስንት የእግር ጣቶች አሉህ?' Lucas: And I'd answer: 'አሥር የእግር ጣቶች አሉኝ' — I have ten toes. Luna: አሥር የእግር ጣቶች አሉኝ. That's easy — ten toes, ten fingers. Lucas: Let's practice the words again. Finger: 'ጣት'. Luna: ጣት. Lucas: Hand finger: 'የእጅ ጣት'. Luna: የእጅ ጣት. Lucas: Foot finger: 'የእግር ጣት'. Luna: የእግር ጣት. Lucas: Now a quick story. Imagine you're at the doctor and they ask, 'ስንት የእጅ ጣቶች አሉህ?' Luna: I'd say 'አምስት የእጅ ጣቶች አሉኝ' and hold up my hand. Lucas: Perfect. And if they ask about toes? Luna: አሥር የእግር ጣቶች አሉኝ. Lucas: You're nailing this. Let's do a quick review. What's the word for finger? Luna: ጣት. Lucas: And for toe? Luna: የእግር ጣት. Lucas: How many fingers do you have? Luna: አምስት የእጅ ጣቶች አሉኝ. Lucas: And toes? Luna: አሥር የእግር ጣቶች አሉኝ. Lucas: Fantastic. That's all for today's episode. Practice these words, and we'll see you next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Luna: Bye everyone! በደህና ሂዱ!