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- Lucas: Hey, Luna! Welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas! I'm so ready. Last time we learned about clothes, right? Lucas: Right. Shirt, pants, dress. You nailed those. Luna: Aww, thanks. I've been practicing. So what are we learning today? Lucas: Today, we're going to talk about drinks. Water, tea, coffee. Very useful. Luna: Oh, perfect! I love tea. Okay, hit me with the first word. Lucas: First word: నీళ్ళు. That's water. Luna: నీళ్ళు. Water. Got it. Lucas: Good. నీళ్ళు. Say it with me. Luna: నీళ్ళు. Lucas: Yeah, that's it. Now, next word: టీ. That's tea. Luna: టీ. Tea. Sounds like 'tea' a bit! Lucas: Exactly. Easy one. And then: కాఫీ. Coffee. Luna: కాఫీ. Coffee. Also easy! I love these. Lucas: Totally. Now let's make sentences. To say 'I want water', we say: నాకు నీళ్ళు కావాలి. Luna: నాకు నీళ్ళు కావాలి. That means 'I want water'. Lucas: Yes. Let's break it: నాకు means 'to me' or 'I', నీళ్ళు is water, కావాలి means 'want'. So literally 'to me water is needed'. Luna: Ohh, that's cool. నాకు నీళ్ళు కావాలి. Can I try? Lucas: Please do. Luna: నాకు నీళ్ళు కావాలి. Lucas: Perfect! Now, if you want to order tea, say: ఒక టీ ఇవ్వండి. That's 'give me a tea'. Luna: ఒక టీ ఇవ్వండి. So 'ఒక' is 'one' or 'a'? Lucas: Yes, ఒక means 'one' or 'a'. ఇవ్వండి means 'give' in a polite way. So 'give one tea'. Luna: Got it. ఒక టీ ఇవ్వండి. And for coffee: ఒక కాఫీ ఇవ్వండి? Lucas: Exactly! You're catching on fast. Luna: This is fun. Let's practice a little scene. Say I'm at a café. Lucas: Okay, I'm the waiter. You come in. Luna: Great. Um, నాకు నీళ్ళు కావాలి? Lucas: Sure, here's some water. Anything else? Luna: Yes, ఒక కాఫీ ఇవ్వండి. Lucas: Coming right up. See, you just ordered water and coffee in Telugu! Luna: That's awesome. Let's review all the phrases. Lucas: Good idea. First: నీళ్ళు – water. Luna: నీళ్ళు. Lucas: టీ – tea. Luna: టీ. Lucas: కాఫీ – coffee. Luna: కాఫీ. Lucas: Then: నాకు నీళ్ళు కావాలి – I want water. Luna: నాకు నీళ్ళు కావాలి. Lucas: ఒక టీ ఇవ్వండి – give me a tea. Luna: ఒక టీ ఇవ్వండి. Lucas: And: ఒక కాఫీ ఇవ్వండి – give me a coffee. Luna: ఒక కాఫీ ఇవ్వండి. Lucas: You did great today, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! I'm definitely going to use this at my local café. Lucas: That's the spirit. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Luna: Bye everyone, practice your drinks till then!