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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for Episode 40? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing numbers and money from last time. I'm feeling market-ready. Lucas: That's perfect, because today we're going back to the market—but this time, we're buying vegetables. Luna: Oh, I love that! We did fruits last episode, so vegetables make sense. Lucas: Exactly. So let's start with two very common vegetables: potato and tomato. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. What's potato in Amharic? Lucas: Potato is ድንች. Say it with me: ድንች. Luna: ድንች. Lucas: Good. And tomato is ቲማቲም. Repeat: ቲማቲም. Luna: ቲማቲም. That one sounds a lot like English. Lucas: It does, right? Now, let's put them into a phrase. We already know 'I want' from Episode 25. So 'I want potato' is ድንች እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ድንች እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Great! And 'I want tomato' is ቲማቲም እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቲማቲም እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: You're on a roll! Now, let's add the question 'How much is it?' from Episode 21: ስንት ነው? Luna: ስንት ነው? Lucas: So imagine you're at the market. You see a pile of potatoes. You ask: ድንች ስንት ነው? Luna: ድንች ስንት ነው? That means 'How much is potato?' Lucas: Exactly. And for tomato: ቲማቲም ስንት ነው? Luna: ቲማቲም ስንት ነው? Lucas: Perfect. Let's practice a mini conversation. I'll be the vendor. You come up and ask for potato. Luna: Okay. ድንች እፈልጋለሁ. ስንት ነው? Lucas: The vendor says: አስር ብር ነው. That's ten birr. Luna: Oh, so numbers come in handy! Lucas: They do! Now let's switch. You ask for tomato. Luna: ቲማቲም እፈልጋለሁ. ስንት ነው? Lucas: Vendor says: ስምንት ብር ነው. Eight birr. Luna: That's a good price. I'd buy both. Lucas: Now let's do one more round. This time, say you want both: ድንች እና ቲማቲም እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ድንች እና ቲማቲም እፈልጋለሁ. I want potato and tomato. Lucas: Excellent! And the vendor might say: ድንች አስር ብር፣ ቲማቲም ስምንት ብር፣ አስራ ስምንት ብር ነው. Luna: So eighteen birr total? That's አስራ ስምንት ብር. Lucas: You're catching on so fast! Let's review all the phrases one more time. Luna: Please! Lucas: First, potato: ድንች. Luna: ድንች. Lucas: Tomato: ቲማቲም. Luna: ቲማቲም. Lucas: I want potato: ድንች እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ድንች እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: I want tomato: ቲማቲም እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቲማቲም እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: And how much is it: ስንት ነው? Luna: ስንት ነው? Lucas: That's it for today! Practice these at your local market, or just imagine you're in Addis Ababa. Luna: This was so fun. I can't wait to use ድንች እፈልጋለሁ next time I cook. Lucas: And don't forget to thank the vendor: አመሰግናለሁ. Luna: Oh right! አመሰግናለሁ. Thanks for another great episode, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome, Luna. And to all our listeners, keep practicing with Fexingo. See you next time! Luna: Bye!