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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hi everyone. We are so glad you are here with us today. Lucas: It is great to be back. We have been talking about weather a lot lately. Luna: Yes, the rain has been quite something. But today we are changing the subject. Lucas: We are going to talk about clothes. Specifically, the colors of clothes. Luna: Oh, I love that. Because when you go shopping, you always say what color you want. Lucas: Exactly. And knowing the color names is very important. Let us start with the first one. Luna: Okay, I am ready. What is the first color? Lucas: The first color is red. In Telugu, we say ఎరుపు. Luna: ఎరుపు. Okay. Let me try that. ఎరుపు. Lucas: That was perfect. Again, slowly. ఎరుపు. Luna: ఎరుపు. That sounds very nice. It means red, right? Lucas: Yes, it means red. Now, let us look at the next color. Luna: Is it blue? I think I know blue. Is it నీలం? Lucas: You guessed it. It is నీలం. Listen closely. నీలం. Luna: నీలం. Okay, let me say it again. నీలం. Lucas: Spot on. Very good pronunciation. One more time for practice. నీలం. Luna: నీలం. I can remember that one easily. It feels like a soft sound. Lucas: It does. Now, let us move to green. This one is very common. Luna: Green is పచ్చ. Yes? Like the grass? Lucas: Exactly. The word is పచ్చ. Say it with me. పచ్చ. Luna: పచ్చ. Okay, let me try that again. పచ్చ. Lucas: Great job. You are getting the hang of these quickly. Repeat it once more. పచ్చ. Luna: పచ్చ. That is three down. Red, blue, and green. I feel smart already. Lucas: You should feel smart. You are doing very well. Next up is yellow. Luna: Yellow is interesting. Is it పసుపు? Lucas: Yes, it is పసుపు. Listen to the rhythm. పసుపు. Luna: పసుపు. Let me try that. పసుపు. Lucas: Perfect. It is a very bright word. Say it again slowly. పసుపు. Luna: పసుపు. Okay, four colors done. Red, blue, green, yellow. Lucas: Almost there. The last one is white. This is a very important color. Luna: White is తెలుపు. Right? Like the traditional dress? Lucas: Yes, exactly. The word is తెలుపు. Listen carefully. తెలుపు. Luna: తెలుపు. Let me repeat that. తెలుపు. Lucas: Excellent. That is our fifth color. White. Say it one more time. తెలుపు. Luna: తెలుపు. Wow, we did it. Red, blue, green, yellow, and white. Lucas: We did. Let us review them all together now. Start with red. ఎరుపు. Luna: ఎరుపు. Then blue. నీలం. Lucas: Then green. పచ్చ. Then yellow. పసుపు. Luna: And finally white. తెలుపు. That was fun. Lucas: It was. Now, let us put them into a sentence. Imagine you are buying a shirt. Luna: Okay. So I would say I want a red shirt? How do I say that? Lucas: You can simply say the color first. ఎరుపు షర్ట్ కావాలి. That means I want a red shirt. Luna: ఎరుపు షర్ట్ కావాలి. Let me try that. ఎరుపు షర్ట్ కావాలి. Lucas: Very clear. Now imagine a blue shirt. నీలం షర్ట్ కావాలి. Luna: నీలం షర్ట్ కావాలి. Okay, I get it. Color plus item plus kaavali. Lucas: Exactly. Kaavali means I want. So a green shirt is పచ్చ షర్ట్ కావాలి. Luna: పచ్చ షర్ట్ కావాలి. And a yellow shirt is పసుపు షర్ట్ కావాలి. Lucas: Correct. And a white shirt is తెలుపు షర్ట్ కావాలి. Luna: తెలుపు షర్ట్ కావాలి. This is so useful. I can use this at any store. Lucas: It is. Whether you are at a market or a boutique, these words help. Luna: I remember last week we talked about bargaining for prices. Lucas: Yes, we did. And now you can add the color to your request. Luna: So if I see a nice blue dress, I can ask for it specifically. Lucas: Exactly. It makes communication much smoother. Practice saying these out loud. Luna: I will. I am going to try to find a green scarf tomorrow. Lucas: That sounds like a plan. Just remember the word పచ్చ for green. Luna: పచ్చ. Got it. And don't forget to bring some money. Lucas: True. Shopping requires cash or cards. Luna: Speaking of support, we have a small request for you. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Luna: Listener support keeps this show ad-free and allows us to keep making episodes. Lucas: You can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo to help out. Luna: Even a small gesture helps us continue teaching Telugu with you. Lucas: Thank you for listening. We will see you in the next episode.