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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic lesson with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing fruits, and I'm craving bananas. Lucas: Perfect timing. Today we're going to the market to buy bananas. Quick honest thing — a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many of these. So if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Amharic, that's how it stays ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small thing that makes a big difference. Now, let's get those bananas! Lucas: Bananas in Amharic is ሙዝ. Say it with me: ሙዝ. Luna: ሙዝ. Lucas: Great. Now, if you want to buy bananas, you say ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ. Listen: ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ. That means 'I want bananas'. Lucas: Exactly. You can use that at the market. Now, you also need to ask the price. How much is it? ስንት ነው? Luna: ስንት ነው? Lucas: Good. And if the seller says it's five birr, they say አምስት ብር ነው. Let's break that down: አምስት ብር ነው. Luna: አምስት ብር ነው. So 'It's five birr'. Lucas: Right. Then you can say ውሰድ, which means 'take it' or 'I'll take it'. ውሰድ. Luna: ውሰድ. So I'd say ውሰድ to confirm the purchase. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice a little scene. I'll be the seller. You walk up and say ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: I say አምስት ብር ነው. Then you ask ስንት ነው? Wait, that's backwards. Let me redo. I say አምስት ብር ነው, meaning it's five birr. Luna: Okay, I'll just say ውሰድ. Lucas: Perfect. So the whole conversation: you say ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ, I say አምስት ብር ነው, you say ውሰድ. Let's do it one more time. Luna: ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: አምስት ብር ነው. Luna: ውሰድ. Lucas: Excellent! You just bought bananas in Amharic. Now let's review the phrases: ሙዝ, ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ, ስንት ነው?, አምስት ብር ነው, ውሰድ. Luna: ሙዝ, ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ, ስንት ነው?, አምስት ብር ነው, ውሰድ. Lucas: You've got it. Keep practicing these, and next time you're at a market, you'll be ready. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: See you next time! ደህና ሁኑ! Lucas: Bye bye!