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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hello everyone. It is great to be here again. Lucas: Last episode we talked about knives and spoons. Today we move to the pots. Luna: Right. The big vessels for cooking. I love cooking shows on TV. Lucas: Yes. So let us start with the first word. Listen carefully. Lucas: The word is: ማንኪያ. Luna: Okay. Let me try that. ማንኪያ. Lucas: Good job. That means pot. Or a large cooking vessel. Luna: I like that sound. It feels round and heavy. Like a real pot. Lucas: Exactly. Now let us say it again together. ማንኪያ. Luna: ማንኪያ. Yes. Got it. Lucas: Perfect. Now for the second word. This one is very common. Lucas: The word is: ፓን. Luna: Pan? Like the English word? ፓን? Lucas: Yes. It is a loan word. But it is used everywhere. ፓን. Luna: Okay. ፓን. It sounds sharp. Like frying something. Lucas: Correct. A frying pan. So we have the big pot and the flat pan. Luna: That makes sense. One for stew, one for eggs. Lucas: Exactly. Now let us make a sentence. We want to ask if someone has a pot. Lucas: The phrase is: ማንኪያ አለህ? Luna: Let me repeat. ማንኪያ አለህ? Lucas: Very good. That means Do you have a pot? Luna: It is polite. Just asking a question. Not demanding. Lucas: Right. Now do the same for the pan. ፓን አለህ? Luna: ፓን አለህ? Yes. Do you have a pan? Lucas: You are picking this up fast. Now let us add a request. Lucas: If you need the pot, you say: እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. Luna: Wait. That is long. Let me break it down. እባክህ... ማንኪያ... ስጠኝ. Lucas: Slowly is fine. እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. Luna: እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. Okay. Please give me the pot. Lucas: Exactly. And for the pan? Try it yourself. Luna: እባክህ ፓን ስጠኝ. Please give me the pan. Lucas: Nailed it. Those are the six core phrases for today. Luna: They feel useful. I can imagine using them in a kitchen. Lucas: Before we go further, I want to mention something important. Lucas: We keep this show free and without ads. It costs money to make. Luna: Yeah. If you enjoy learning with us, you can support the mission. Lucas: The link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It helps us record more episodes like this one. Thank you. Lucas: Now back to practice. Let us review the pot phrase. Luna: Okay. ማንኪያ አለህ? Lucas: Good. Now the request. እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. Luna: That sounds so natural. Like I belong there. Lucas: You do. Now let us do the pan set. Luna: ፓን አለህ? እባክህ ፓን ስጠኝ. Lucas: Excellent repetition. Keep saying them until they stick. Luna: I will. I need to remember which is which. Lucas: Just think: ma nki ya is the big pot. Pa-n is the flat pan. Luna: Got it. Big pot, flat pan. Simple logic. Lucas: Let us say the full list one last time slowly. Luna: ማንኪያ. ፓን. ማንኪያ አለህ? ፓን አለህ? Lucas: Then the requests. እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. እባክህ ፓን ስጠኝ. Luna: That was smooth. I feel confident now. Lucas: I am glad. Practice these in your head while you cook. Luna: Or even just looking at my kitchen cabinet. Nice visual aid. Lucas: Yes. See you next time for more Amharic. Luna: Bye everyone. Happy cooking.