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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, last time we talked about food words like chai and mkate. Today, are we going deeper into food? Lucas: Exactly! We're focusing on fruits. Fruits you'd see at a market or eat for breakfast. Luna: Oh, I love fruit. What's the first one? Lucas: Let's start with a very common fruit in Tanzania: banana. In Swahili, banana is 'ndizi'. Luna: Ndizi. Lucas: Good. Ndizi. Try it again. Luna: Ndizi. Lucas: Perfect. Now, how do you say 'I like banana'? You already know 'napenda' from earlier episodes. So: 'Napenda ndizi'. Luna: Napenda ndizi. Lucas: Yes! Napenda ndizi. 'I like banana.' Let's use it in a tiny scene. Say you're at a market, and you see bananas. You can say, 'Napenda ndizi'. Luna: Napenda ndizi. That's easy. Lucas: Now, another fruit: mango. In Swahili, mango is 'embe'. Luna: Embe. Lucas: Yes. Embe. Say it with me: embe. Luna: Embe. I love mangoes. Lucas: Me too. So, 'Napenda embe'. Luna: Napenda embe. Lucas: Great. Now, what about oranges? In Swahili, orange is 'tunda la machungwa'. It's a bit long, but let's break it down. 'Tunda' means fruit, 'la' is a connector, 'machungwa' means oranges. So literally 'fruit of oranges'. Luna: Tunda la machungwa. That's a mouthful. Lucas: It is. But you can also say 'chungwa' for one orange. However, commonly people say 'tunda la machungwa'. Let's practice: tunda la machungwa. Luna: Tunda la machungwa. Lucas: Good. And 'Napenda tunda la machungwa'. Luna: Napenda tunda la machungwa. It's a bit tricky, but I'll get it. Lucas: You will. One more fruit: apple. In Swahili, apple is 'tufaha'. Luna: Tufaha. Lucas: Yes. Tufaha. So 'Napenda tufaha'. Luna: Napenda tufaha. I think my favorite is embe. Lucas: Mine too. Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Swahili. Banana? Luna: Ndizi. Lucas: Mango? Luna: Embe. Lucas: Orange? Luna: Tunda la machungwa. Lucas: Apple? Luna: Tufaha. Lucas: Excellent! Now, let's try a sentence: 'I like mango.' How do you say it? Luna: Napenda embe. Lucas: Exactly. And 'I like banana'? Luna: Napenda ndizi. Lucas: Perfect. Let's put it all together. Imagine you're at a market. You see bananas. You say, 'Napenda ndizi'. Then you see mangoes: 'Napenda embe'. And oranges: 'Napenda tunda la machungwa'. And apples: 'Napenda tufaha'. Luna: That's a good shopping list. Napenda ndizi, napenda embe, napenda tunda la machungwa, napenda tufaha. Lucas: You're a natural. Now, let's do a quick dialogue. I'll be the seller, you be the customer. I say, 'Unapenda ndizi?' That means 'Do you like bananas?' You answer, 'Ndiyo, napenda ndizi.' Or if you don't, 'Hapana, sipendi ndizi.' But for now, let's keep it positive. Luna: Okay, let's try. Lucas: Unapenda ndizi? Luna: Ndiyo, napenda ndizi. Lucas: Unapenda embe? Luna: Ndiyo, napenda embe. Lucas: Unapenda tunda la machungwa? Luna: Ndiyo, napenda tunda la machungwa. Lucas: Unapenda tufaha? Luna: Ndiyo, napenda tufaha. Lucas: Ah, you like all the fruits! That's great. Napenda matunda yote. 'Matunda' means fruits. We'll learn that another time. Luna: Matunda. Sounds nice. So today we learned ndizi, embe, tunda la machungwa, tufaha, and the sentence napenda. Lucas: Exactly. And a quick reminder: in Swahili, 'napenda' means 'I like' or 'I love'. It's a very useful word. So you can say 'Napenda chai', 'Napenda mkate', 'Napenda ndizi'. Luna: Napenda this podcast. Lucas: That's sweet. Napenda wewe pia. But that might be a bit advanced. For now, practice these fruit words. Say them when you see bananas at the store: 'Ndizi'. When you eat an apple: 'Tufaha'. Luna: I will. And I'll tell my friends, 'Napenda embe'. Lucas: Perfect. Well, that's it for today's episode of Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Kwaheri! Tutuonana baadaye. Lucas: Yes! Goodbye from us. Happy learning!