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- Lucas: Alright, ready for episode seventy-one of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey, you know what? Last episode we learned mango and papaya. I'm still craving fruit. Lucas: Oh, I bet! Well today we're talking about something else you need for your schedule — days of the week. We've done Monday through Thursday before, so today we'll add Friday and Saturday. Luna: Nice! Friday is my favorite day. How do you say it? Lucas: Friday in Amharic is አርብ. Let me say it slowly: አርብ. Luna: አርብ. That feels good. አርብ. Lucas: Yeah, perfect. Now, since today is... well, let's pretend today is Friday. You can say ዛሬ አርብ ነው — 'today is Friday.' Say it with me: ዛሬ አርብ ነው. Luna: ዛሬ አርብ ነው. That sounds like 'zare arbet new' almost. Lucas: Exactly! ዛሬ means 'today,' አርብ is 'Friday,' and ነው is 'is.' So literally 'today Friday is.' Try the whole thing. Luna: ዛሬ አርብ ነው. Yes! I like that. Lucas: Great. Now Saturday is ቅዳሜ. Repeat after me: ቅዳሜ. Luna: ቅዳሜ. Sounds like 'kidamay'? Hmm, let me try again. ቅዳሜ. Lucas: You got it. ቅዳሜ. Now, if Saturday is a holiday, you can say ቅዳሜ በዓል ነው — 'Saturday is a holiday.' Let's break it down: ቅዳሜ, በዓል meaning 'holiday,' ነው 'is.' Try it. Luna: ቅዳሜ በዓል ነው. So that's 'kidamay be'al new'? Lucas: Yep, almost! በዓል is 'be-al' with a little pause. But you're doing great. Now let's put it together: tomorrow is Saturday — ነገ ቅዳሜ ነው. ነገ means 'tomorrow.' Say it. Luna: ነገ ቅዳሜ ነው. That means 'tomorrow is Saturday.' Easy! Lucas: Exactly. So now you have Friday and Saturday. Let's practice a mini conversation. Imagine you're telling me today is Friday. Go. Luna: ዛሬ አርብ ነው. Lucas: And I reply: ነገ ቅዳሜ ነው. Luna: Oh nice! So 'tomorrow is Saturday.' Perfect for weekend plans. Lucas: Right! Now, let's do one more round. I'll say the English, you give the Amharic. 'Today is Friday.' Luna: ዛሬ አርብ ነው. Lucas: 'Saturday is a holiday.' Luna: ቅዳሜ በዓል ነው. Lucas: 'Tomorrow is Saturday.' Luna: ነገ ቅዳሜ ነው. Lucas: You nailed it, Luna! See how you've already got these? Let's hear them all one more time: አርብ, ቅዳሜ, ዛሬ አርብ ነው, ቅዳሜ በዓል ነው, ነገ ቅዳሜ ነው. Luna: አርብ, ቅዳሜ, ዛሬ አርብ ነው, ቅዳሜ በዓል ነው, ነገ ቅዳሜ ነው. Awesome. Lucas: You know, if these episodes help you actually use Amharic, that's why we do it. Fexingo keeps everything ad-free so we can focus on learning, and listener support is what makes that possible. Luna: Yeah, totally. If you find this useful, consider buying us a coffee? It's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That really helps keep the show going. Lucas: And we appreciate it a ton. Alright, back to the weekend — so now you can talk about Friday and Saturday with confidence. Practice these with a friend: አርብ, ቅዳሜ, ዛሬ አርብ ነው, ነገ ቅዳሜ ነው. We'll keep going with more days in future episodes. Luna: Can't wait! Thanks, Lucas. And thanks for listening, everyone. Practice these till we chat again. Lucas: See you next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo!