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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Luna: Hey everyone. I am so ready for this one. Lucas: We have been ordering food, buying clothes, and talking about music. Luna: Right. But what if I get lost? I always get lost. Lucas: Today we fix that. We are learning directions. Luna: Oh, please tell me it is not just left and right. Lucas: It is exactly left and right, but also straight ahead. Luna: Okay. I can do left and right. Lucas: Let us start with the first phrase. Luna: I am listening. Lucas: Kulia ni wapi? Luna: Kulia ni wapi? Lucas: Very good. It means 'Where is the right turn?' Luna: Kulia ni wapi? Lucas: Perfect. Now let us try the command form. Luna: I love commands. Especially when I know them. Lucas: Piga kulia. Luna: Piga kulia. Lucas: That means 'Turn right.' Simple and direct. Luna: Piga kulia. Lucas: You nailed it. Now for the opposite. Luna: I think I see where this is going. Lucas: Piga kushoto. Luna: Piga kushoto. Lucas: 'Turn left.' Notice the structure stays the same. Luna: Piga kushoto. Lucas: Exactly. You are getting the rhythm. Luna: It feels easy. Too easy? Lucas: Just wait. Here is the third direction. Luna: I am ready. Lucas: Enda mbele. Luna: Enda mbele. Lucas: 'Go straight ahead.' Mbele means forward or front. Luna: Enda mbele. Lucas: There you go. You are speaking like a local. Luna: I feel confident already. Lucas: One more important phrase for context. Luna: The distance one? Lucas: Yes. Liko mbali sana. Luna: Liko mbali sana. Lucas: It means 'It is very far away.' Luna: Liko mbali sana. Lucas: Good. Let us practice them together now. Luna: Bring it on. Lucas: Kulia ni wapi? Luna: Kulia ni wapi? Lucas: Piga kulia. Luna: Piga kulia. Lucas: Piga kushoto. Luna: Piga kushoto. Lucas: Enda mbele. Luna: Enda mbele. Lucas: Liko mbali sana. Luna: Liko mbali sana. Lucas: You are doing amazing work today. Luna: Thanks. I really needed this confidence boost. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: Yeah, it really has. Lucas: A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. Luna: It makes a real difference to keep the episodes coming. Lucas: Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It helps us stay ad-free and focused on you. Lucas: Thank you for supporting the show. Luna: Now back to our directions. Lucas: Imagine you are in Dar es Salaam. Luna: Okay. I am standing at a corner. Lucas: You need to find the market. Luna: So I ask someone nearby. Lucas: Correct. What do you say? Luna: Kulia ni wapi? Lucas: They point to your left. Luna: So I turn left. Lucas: Piga kushoto. Luna: Piga kushoto. Lucas: Then they tell you to keep walking. Luna: Enda mbele. Lucas: But then you realize it is still far. Luna: Liko mbali sana. Lucas: Exactly. That is how you navigate. Luna: It seems so logical once you break it down. Lucas: That is the key. One phrase at a time. Luna: I will remember Piga kushoto for sure. Lucas: And Enda mbele. Luna: Enda mbele. Lucas: Let us repeat the full set one last time. Luna: Ready. Lucas: Kulia ni wapi? Luna: Kulia ni wapi? Lucas: Piga kulia. Luna: Piga kulia. Lucas: Piga kushoto. Luna: Piga kushoto. Lucas: Enda mbele. Luna: Enda mbele. Lucas: Liko mbali sana. Luna: Liko mbali sana. Lucas: You did it. You are officially directional. Luna: I feel like I could walk anywhere now. Lucas: Almost anywhere. Just don't walk into the ocean. Luna: Oh no. I might do that. Lucas: So remember Enda mbele. Luna: Enda mbele. Lucas: Practice these until we chat again. Luna: I will be practicing every day. Lucas: See you next time on Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Luna: Bye for now.