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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Episode 32 — can you believe it? Luna: I know, we're rolling! I'm excited. What are we learning today? Lucas: We're going to talk about tastes. You know, sweet, sour, spicy — the flavors we love. Luna: Ohh, perfect. I'm a foodie, so this is right up my alley. Lucas: Let's start with sweet. In Telugu, sweet is 'తీపి'. Say it with me: తీపి. Luna: తీపి... తీపి. That's sweet? Lucas: Exactly. Now, if you want to say 'This is sweet', you say 'ఇది తీపి'. Repeat: ఇది తీపి. Luna: ఇది తీపి. So 'ఇది' is 'this'? Lucas: Right. We've seen that before. So, imagine you're eating a mango. You could say: ఇది తీపి. Luna: Oh, like from our fruit episode. Mango is sweet. ఇది తీపి. Lucas: Exactly. Now, next taste: sour. Sour in Telugu is 'పులుపు'. Say it: పులుపు. Luna: పులుపు. That's a fun word. పులుపు. Lucas: And 'This is sour' is 'ఇది పులుపు'. Try it. Luna: ఇది పులుపు. So if I bite into a lemon, I'd say ఇది పులుపు. Lucas: Exactly. Lemons are very పులుపు. Now, the last one: spicy. Spicy is 'కారం'. Say it: కారం. Luna: కారం. I love spicy food. So 'This is spicy' is 'ఇది కారం'? Lucas: Perfect. ఇది కారం. You could say that about a curry. Luna: ఇది కారం. Got it. Lucas: Let's do a quick recap. Sweet: తీపి. Sour: పులుపు. Spicy: కారం. Luna: తీపి, పులుపు, కారం. I'm trying to remember them in order. Lucas: Think of dessert — sweet. Then a lemon — sour. Then chili — spicy. That helps. Luna: Oh, good trick. Dessert: తీపి. Lemon: పులుపు. Chili: కారం. Lucas: Now, let's use them in a little scene. Say you're at a restaurant and you want to describe a dish. Luna: Okay. So if the dish is sweet, I say: ఇది తీపి. Lucas: Exactly. Or if it's sour: ఇది పులుపు. Luna: ఇది పులుపు. And if it's spicy: ఇది కారం. Lucas: Perfect. You can also ask someone: 'ఇది తీపా?' meaning 'Is this sweet?' But we'll keep it simple today. Luna: Yeah, let's stick with statements. So, can I use these with other things, like 'ఇది తీపి' for a cake? Lucas: Absolutely. Cake is sweet: ఇది తీపి. Or coffee could be sweet if you add sugar. Luna: Oh, nice. So I can say 'నా కాఫీ తీపి'? Wait, is that 'my coffee is sweet'? Lucas: Almost. You'd say 'నా కాఫీ తీపి' — yes, that works. But we haven't learned possessive yet, so let's stick with 'ఇది' for now. Luna: Okay, got it. So, let's practice all three again. Lucas: Sure. Repeat after me: ఇది తీపి. Luna: ఇది తీపి. Lucas: ఇది పులుపు. Luna: ఇది పులుపు. Lucas: ఇది కారం. Luna: ఇది కారం. Lucas: Awesome. Now, let's imagine we're at a market. I point to a mango and say: ఇది తీపి. Luna: And I'd say: అవును, ఇది తీపి. Lucas: Yes! 'అవును' means 'yes'. Then I point to a lemon: ఇది పులుపు. Luna: అవును, ఇది పులుపు. Lucas: And a chili: ఇది కారం. Luna: అవును, ఇది కారం. Lucas: You're a natural. Now, let's switch it up. I'll say a flavor in Telugu, and you tell me what it means in English. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: తీపి. Luna: Sweet. Lucas: పులుపు. Luna: Sour. Lucas: కారం. Luna: Spicy. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's do the reverse. I say English, you say Telugu. Luna: Bring it. Lucas: Sweet. Luna: తీపి. Lucas: Sour. Luna: పులుపు. Lucas: Spicy. Luna: కారం. Lucas: Nailed it. I'm impressed. Luna: Thanks! This is fun. Can we practice a full sentence? Lucas: Sure. Say 'This is spicy' in Telugu. Luna: ఇది కారం. Lucas: Excellent. And 'This is sweet'? Luna: ఇది తీపి. Lucas: And 'This is sour'? Luna: ఇది పులుపు. Lucas: You've got it. Let's do a quick dialogue. I'll be a vendor at a market. You're a customer. I'll show you three things. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: Here's a mango: ఇది తీపి. Luna: అవును, ఇది తీపి. నాకు ఇది కావాలి? Lucas: Oh, you want it? You can say 'నాకు ఇది కావాలి' — we learned that with fruits. Good memory. Luna: Thanks! So I want the sweet mango. Lucas: Here's a lemon: ఇది పులుపు. Luna: అవును, ఇది పులుపు. నాకు ఇది కావాలా? Hmm, maybe not. Lucas: And here's a chili: ఇది కారం. Luna: అవును, ఇది కారం. I love spicy! నాకు ఇది కావాలి! Lucas: Awesome! So you just ordered a spicy chili. Let's review the flavors one more time. Luna: Sure. Sweet: తీపి. Sour: పులుపు. Spicy: కారం. Lucas: And the sentence: 'This is...' Luna: ఇది తీపి, ఇది పులుపు, ఇది కారం. Lucas: Perfect. You've learned three new taste words today. Practice them when you eat. Say 'ఇది తీపి' when you have dessert. Luna: I will! And 'ఇది కారం' when I have my spicy curry. Lucas: And 'ఇది పులుపు' when you bite into a lemon. Luna: I'll try not to make a sour face while saying it. Lucas: That's it for today's episode of Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Thanks for joining us. Luna: Yes, keep practicing, and we'll see you next time! Bye!