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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again. Lucas: Today we are changing gears slightly. Last episode was about clothing accessories, which was very practical. Luna: Right. I finally learned how to say my new scarf is nice. Lucas: Yes. But today, let us talk about something that gets everyone excited everywhere in East Africa. Luna: You mean football? Soccer? Lucas: Exactly. The most popular sport in the region. We will learn how to talk about matches, teams, and goals. Luna: Oh, this is going to be fun. I love watching games. Lucas: Before we kick off, I want to mention something important. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: It really does feel like it is working, doesn't it? Lucas: It does. The way these stay ad-free is listener support. You can help keep this going by visiting buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It really helps us keep making these small, useful episodes for you. Lucas: Thank you. Now, let us get back to the pitch. Our first phrase is about liking the sport. Luna: I have been waiting for this one. Lucas: The phrase is: Ninapenda mpira wa miguu. Luna: Let me repeat that slowly. Ninapenda mpira wa miguu. Lucas: That is perfect. Ninapenda means I like. Mpira wa miguu means ball of feet, or football. Luna: So, Ninapenda mpira wa miguu. Lucas: Exactly. I like football. Let us try it again, together. Luna: Ninapenda mpira wa miguu. Lucas: Brilliant. Now, imagine you are at a café with friends. You want to tell them there is a game on. Luna: Okay. So I would say... Tuko na mechi leo. Lucas: Yes. Tuko na means we have. Mechi means match. Leo means today. Luna: Tuko na mechi leo. Lucas: We have a match today. Try it once more. Slowly. Luna: Tuko na mechi leo. Lucas: Good. Very natural. Now, let us move to the action. The goal has been scored! Luna: Oh, wow. What do you ask then? Lucas: You ask: Lengo gani? Luna: Lengo gani? Lucas: Lengo means goal. Gani means what. So, Lengo gani? Which team scored? Or simply, what goal? Luna: Lengo gani? Lucas: Perfect. One more time for practice. Lengo gani? Luna: Lengo gani? Lucas: Now, let us talk about the result. Your team wins. Luna: This is exciting. Timu yangu imeshinda? Lucas: Yes. Timu yangu means my team. Imeshinda means has won. Luna: Timu yangu imeshinda. Lucas: My team has won. Say it again. Strong and proud. Luna: Timu yangu imeshinda. Lucas: Excellent. Finally, let us talk about the quality of the game. Luna: How do we say the match was good? Lucas: We say: Mechi ni nzuri sana. Luna: Mechi ni nzuri sana. Lucas: Mechi is match. Ni is is. Nzuri is good/beautiful. Sana is very. So, the match is very good. Luna: Mechi ni nzuri sana. Lucas: Let us review all five phrases now. Start with the first one. Luna: Ninapenda mpira wa miguu. Lucas: Next. There is a match today. Luna: Tuko na mechi leo. Lucas: Next. Ask about the goal. Luna: Lengo gani? Lucas: Next. My team won. Luna: Timu yangu imeshinda. Lucas: Last one. The match was very good. Luna: Mechi ni nzuri sana. Lucas: You did it. That was wonderful. Luna: I feel ready to watch the next game. Lucas: And use these phrases with your friends. It makes the conversation real. Luna: Thanks for teaching me, Lucas. Lucas: Thanks for learning with us. Practice these till we chat again.