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- Lucas: Hey Luna, good to have you back for another Telugu adventure. Luna: Yeah, I'm excited. Last time we were asking about bus arrival times, and I keep thinking about those phrases. Lucas: Right, that was a good one. Today, let's go a bit deeper into time itself — how to ask what time it is and how to say simple hours. Luna: Oh, that's useful. I always end up checking my phone, but I'd love to ask someone on the street. Lucas: Exactly. The most basic one is 'సమయం ఎంత?' — that means 'What time is it?' Luna: సమయం ఎంత? Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to be even more specific, you can say 'ఇప్పుడు సమయం ఎంత?' — 'ఇప్పుడు' means 'now'. Luna: ఇప్పుడు సమయం ఎంత? Lucas: Great job. Now, let's practice some answers. 'ఒక గంట' means 'one o'clock'. Luna: ఒక గంట. Lucas: And 'మూడు గంటలు' means 'three o'clock'. Luna: మూడు గంటలు. Lucas: You're catching on. So if someone asks you 'గంట ఎంత?' — that's another way to ask the hour — you can answer with the time. Luna: So 'గంట ఎంత?' is like 'What hour is it?' Lucas: Exactly. It's common in casual conversations. Luna: Let me try all of them: సమయం ఎంత? ఇప్పుడు సమయం ఎంత? ఒక గంట. మూడు గంటలు. గంట ఎంత? Lucas: Wow, that was smooth. You're ready for a real conversation. Luna: Hey, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Telugu like they're helping me, it's worth supporting. If today's episode was worth a coffee to you, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Yeah, that's a nice way to keep us going ad-free. Anyway, back to time — let's put these in a quick scene. Luna: Sure. I'm at the bus stop, I see someone, and I ask, 'సమయం ఎంత?' Lucas: And they say, 'మూడు గంటలు' — three o'clock. Luna: That's perfect. So if the bus comes at three, I'm good. Lucas: And you can ask again with 'ఇప్పుడు సమయం ఎంత?' to double-check. Luna: ఇప్పుడు సమయం ఎంత? Lucas: And they might say 'ఒక గంట' if it's one. So you know you have time. Luna: This is really helpful. I feel like I can handle time questions now. Lucas: Let's review one more time: సమయం ఎంత? — what time is it? ఇప్పుడు సమయం ఎంత? — what time is it now? ఒక గంట — one o'clock. మూడు గంటలు — three o'clock. గంట ఎంత? — what hour? Luna: Got it. సమయం ఎంత? ఇప్పుడు సమయం ఎంత? ఒక గంట. మూడు గంటలు. గంట ఎంత? Lucas: You're a natural. Keep practicing these, and you'll be telling time in Telugu in no time. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next time for more Telugu fun with Fexingo.