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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic lesson? This is Learn Amharic with Fexingo, Episode 32. Luna: Yes! I've been practicing my days of the week. Tell me something new. Lucas: Today we're talking about weather — but not wind or rain. We're talking about temperature: hot and cold. Luna: Oh, like 'it's hot today' or 'the water is cold'? That's useful. Lucas: Exactly! So the word for hot is 'ሞቃት'. Say it with me: ሞቃት. Luna: ሞቃት. Yeah, ሞቃት. That's fun. Sounds warm. Lucas: It does! And cold is 'ቀዝቃዛ'. Try it: ቀዝቃዛ. Luna: ቀዝቃዛ. Oof, that's a mouthful. ቀዝቃዛ. Lucas: Perfect! You got it. Now let's put them in sentences. 'Today is hot' is 'ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው'. Let's break it down: ዛሬ means today, ሞቃት is hot, ነው means is. Luna: ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው. That's like 'za-re mo-kat new'? Lucas: Yes! And 'water is cold' is 'ውሃ ቀዝቃዛ ነው'. Say it. Luna: ውሃ ቀዝቃዛ ነው. Whew, 'wha' for water — that's easy. And 'kez-ka-za new'. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's practice a little scene. Imagine we're outside and it's really hot. You say to me: 'Lucas, ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው.' Luna: Lucas, ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው. Lucas: I would agree: 'አዎ, ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው'. Then I offer you cold water. I say: 'ውሃ ቀዝቃዛ ነው'. Luna: Oh, so I can say 'አመሰግናለሁ' from earlier episodes. Lucas: Right! Let's run the whole scene. I'll start: 'ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው.' You say: 'አዎ, ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው.' Then I say: 'ውሃ ቀዝቃዛ ነው.' You say: 'አመሰግናለሁ.' Luna: Let me try: አዎ, ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው. That felt good. Lucas: Nice! Now repeat after me for practice: ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው. ውሃ ቀዝቃዛ ነው. ሞቃት. ቀዝቃዛ. Luna: I think I've got it. Let me test myself: if I want to say 'It's cold today,' would that be 'ዛሬ ቀዝቃዛ ነው'? Lucas: Bingo! You nailed it. That's exactly right. ዛሬ ቀዝቃዛ ነው. Luna: Ah, that feels great! So now I can complain about the weather in Amharic. Lucas: Exactly. And if you ever visit Ethiopia, you'll definitely use these. Some parts can get really hot, and highlands can be cool. Luna: Good to know. So to wrap up, our phrases today: ሞቃት, ቀዝቃዛ, ዛሬ ሞቃት ነው, ውሃ ቀዝቃዛ ነው. Lucas: Perfect summary. And don't forget: you can swap in other nouns. 'ቡና ቀዝቃዛ ነው'. Or 'ሻይ ሞቃት ነው'. Luna: Oh, ሻይ ሞቃት ነው — I like that. I'll practice that. Lucas: Great! Keep practicing these, and next time we'll learn something new. This is Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Thanks for joining us! Luna: Yeah, keep practicing everyone! See you next time.