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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! Oh, it's so good to be here again. Lucas: Yeah, totally. Last time, we were at the bakery with all those greetings and 'how are you's. Luna: Right, right. ሰላም, እንዴት ነህ, all that good stuff. Lucas: Exactly. But you know what we haven't covered yet? Luna: Hmm... let me think... Lucas: How to say goodbye. Luna: Oh! That's so good. Because we always start with hello, but then what? Lucas: For sure. So today, just two tiny phrases. The most common ways to say goodbye in Amharic. Luna: I love that. Keep it small, like always. Lucas: Absolutely. First one: ደህና ሁን. Luna: Wait — what? Lucas: ደህና ሁን. Say it slowly with me: ደህና ሁን. Luna: ደህና ሁን. Lucas: Yeah. That means 'goodbye' or literally 'stay well.' Luna: Stay well. Oh, that's cute. Lucas: Right? Now at normal speed: ደህና ሁን. Luna: ደህና ሁን. Lucas: Perfect. You got it. Luna: Yep. So that's like a general 'bye'? Lucas: Exactly. Use it anytime you're parting ways. Now the second phrase: በቀር አይተህ. Luna: በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: Ooh, almost. Let's break it down: በቀር አይተህ. Luna: በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: There it is. That means 'see you later.' Luna: See you later. Okay, so በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: Yeah yeah yeah. Now normally: በቀር አይተህ. Luna: በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: Nailed it. So you have ደህና ሁን for goodbye, and በቀር አይተህ for see you later. Luna: Totally. Let me try them together. ደህና ሁን... በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: Ahh, yes! You're doing great. Luna: Thanks. So how about a tiny scene? Like we're friends parting ways after... I don't know, watching a show? Lucas: Oh, I like that. Yeah, let's say we just binged that new streaming series everyone's talking about. Luna: For sure. Okay, so I'll start. ሰላም, Lucas! እንዴት ነህ? Lucas: ጥሩ ነው, thanks! And you? Luna: ጥሩ ነው. That finale was wild, right? Lucas: Absolutely. But hey, I should head out now. Luna: Oh, right. Well... ደህና ሁን! Lucas: ደህና ሁን! And... በቀር አይተህ. Luna: በቀር አይተህ! See you later. Lucas: There you go. That's exactly how you'd use them. Luna: I love that. It feels so natural. Lucas: Right? Now let's practice a bit more. Repeat after me: ደህና ሁን. Luna: ደህና ሁን. Lucas: በቀር አይተህ. Luna: በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: One more time: ደህና ሁን. Luna: ደህና ሁን. Lucas: And በቀር አይተህ. Luna: በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: Perfect. Okay, tiny quiz time. What's the phrase for 'goodbye'? Luna: ደህና ሁን. Lucas: Yeah. And how about 'see you later'? Luna: በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: Exactly. You're crushing it. Luna: Thanks! So to recap: we learned ደህና ሁን and በቀር አይተህ. Lucas: Right. Two essential goodbyes. Use ደህና ሁን for a general farewell, and በቀር አይተህ when you expect to see someone again soon. Luna: Got it. And we practiced with a little role-play after watching a show. Lucas: For sure. That's it for today's episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Luna: Thanks for hanging out with us. Practice these till we chat again. Lucas: Absolutely. ደህና ሁን, everyone! Luna: በቀር አይተህ!