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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey everyone. It's episode 271. Lucas: We are picking up right where we left off last time. Luna: Right. Last week we talked about scarves and hats. Lucas: Exactly. And before that, dresses and skirts. Luna: So today, we are going down to the lower half of the body. Lucas: We are talking about trousers and pants. Luna: Oh, I need new pants. My old ones are falling apart. Lucas: Well, let's learn how to ask for them in Amharic. Luna: Okay. Let's get started. Lucas: First word. Trousers. In Amharic, it is ጋርሶን. Luna: ጋርሶን. Lucas: Let's say it together. ጋርሶን. Luna: ጋርሶን. Lucas: Good. Now, the second word. Pants. Or slacks. Luna: Is it different from trousers? Lucas: Slightly. It is more casual. The word is ሸርብል. Luna: ሸርብል. Lucas: Repeat after me. ሸርብል. Luna: ሸርብል. Lucas: Perfect. So we have ጋርሶን and ሸርብል. Luna: I like ሸርብል. It sounds softer. Lucas: It does. But both are very common. Luna: Okay, so if I am at a shop, what do I say? Lucas: You want to ask nicely. 'Please show me...' Luna: How do you say 'please show me'? Lucas: It is እባክህ... አሳይልኝ. Luna: እባክህ... አሳይልኝ. Lucas: Yes. So for trousers, you say: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Luna: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Lucas: Great. And for pants? Try it. Luna: እባክህ ሸርብል አሳይልኝ. Lucas: Exactly. You are getting this quickly. Luna: I feel like a pro already. Lucas: Well, let's add one more thing. Asking the price. Luna: Of course. I always forget how much things cost. Lucas: The phrase is ይህ ስንት ነው? Luna: ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: That means 'How much is this?' Luna: Right. Simple and useful. Lucas: Let's put it all together. Imagine you are shopping. Luna: Okay. I walk into the store. Lucas: You see some nice ጋርሶን. Luna: You say: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Lucas: The shopkeeper brings them out. Luna: You look at them and ask: ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: Perfect interaction. Now try with ሸርብል. Luna: እባክህ ሸርብል አሳይልኝ. Lucas: Then you ask: ይህ ስንት ነው? Luna: ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: You nailed it. Luna: This was easier than I thought. Lucas: It is because we break it down step by step. Luna: Yeah. Repetition helps a lot. Lucas: Exactly. Let's review the words one more time. Luna: Okay. ጋርሶን. Lucas: And ሸርብል. Luna: And the request: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Lucas: And እባክህ ሸርብል አሳይልኝ. Luna: And the price question: ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: Spot on. Luna: I can't wait to use these. Lucas: Just remember to be polite with እባክህ. Luna: Right. Please show me. Lucas: It makes a big difference. Luna: Thanks for teaching me, Lucas. Lucas: Thank you for learning with us. Luna: See you next time.