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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Absolutely, Lucas. I loved our last trip to the temple. Lucas: Me too. And today, we're going back, but with a focus on some specific words. Luna: Oh, like what? More than just 'gudi'? Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with the word for temple itself: గుడి. Say it with me: గుడి. Luna: గుడి. Lucas: Good. Now, a temple often has a tall tower called a గోపురం. Repeat: గోపురం. Luna: గోపురం. That's a fun word. Lucas: And at the top of the gopuram, there's usually a pot-like structure called కలశం. Say it: కలశం. Luna: కలశం. So గుడి, గోపురం, కలశం. Three new words. Lucas: Now let's use them in a phrase. How about: గుడి ఎప్పుడు తెరుస్తారు? That means 'When does the temple open?' Repeat: గుడి ఎప్పుడు తెరుస్తారు? Luna: గుడి ఎప్పుడు తెరుస్తారు? That's a useful one. Lucas: And at the end of a visit, you might say: భగవంతుడు ఆశీర్వదించాలి. That means 'May God bless.' Repeat: భగవంతుడు ఆశీర్వదించాలి. Luna: భగవంతుడు ఆశీర్వదించాలి. That's beautiful. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. Imagine we're at a temple. You see the gopuram and ask me when it opens. Luna: Okay. గుడి ఎప్పుడు తెరుస్తారు? Lucas: I answer: ఉదయం ఆరు గంటలకు. That means 'at six in the morning.' Now you say భగవంతుడు ఆశీర్వదించాలి. Luna: భగవంతుడు ఆశీర్వదించాలి. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's practice all three words one more time. గుడి. Luna: గుడి. Lucas: గోపురం. Luna: గోపురం. Lucas: కలశం. Luna: కలశం. Lucas: Great. You know, Fexingo episodes like these are made possible by listeners like you. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Telugu, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps keep everything ad-free and focused on learning. Lucas: Now, let's do one more round. Imagine you see a beautiful gopuram and want to comment. You could say: ఈ గోపురం చాలా పెద్దది. That means 'This gopuram is very big.' Repeat: ఈ గోపురం చాలా పెద్దది. Luna: ఈ గోపురం చాలా పెద్దది. Lucas: And if you see a kalasam, you might say: కలశం బంగారంగా ఉంది. That means 'The kalasam is golden.' Repeat: కలశం బంగారంగా ఉంది. Luna: కలశం బంగారంగా ఉంది. Lucas: Wonderful. Keep practicing these words and phrases, and next time you visit a temple, you'll be ready. See you next time. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Bye!