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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready to pick up where we left off? Luna: Hi Lucas! Yes, I've been practicing the pharmacy phrases from last time. መድሃኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Nice! You're nailing that. Today, let's take a little break from the town and step inside. Let's talk about rooms in the house. Luna: Oh, I love that. Home sweet home. Lucas: First, the basics. The word for 'house' is ቤት. ቤት. Luna: ቤት. Lucas: Good. And 'room' is ክፍል. ክፍል. Luna: ክፍል. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's get specific. The kitchen is ወጥ ቤት. ወጥ ቤት. Luna: ወጥ ቤት. That's a long one. Lucas: Break it down: ወጥ ቤት. Try it again. Luna: ወጥ ቤት. Lucas: There you go. And the bedroom is መኝታ ቤት. መኝታ ቤት. Luna: መኝታ ቤት. That's where we sleep, right? Lucas: Exactly. And the bathroom is ገላ መታጠቢያ. ገላ መታጠቢያ. Luna: Wow, that's a mouthful. ገላ መታጠቢያ. Lucas: You got it. Let's put them together. Imagine I ask you, ቤትህ የት ነው? That means 'Where is your house?' Luna: ቤትህ የት ነው? Hmm, how do I answer? Lucas: You can say, ቤቴ እዚህ ነው. My house is here. But let's focus on just naming rooms today. Luna: Okay, so I can say, ወጥ ቤት አለኝ. I have a kitchen. Lucas: Sure! That's a great start. Or you could say, ቤቴ ሁለት ክፍሎች አሉት. My house has two rooms. Luna: ሁለት ክፍሎች አሉት. Two rooms. That's useful. Lucas: Let's do a tiny scene. Imagine I'm showing you around. I say, ይህ ወጥ ቤት ነው. This is the kitchen. Luna: ይህ ወጥ ቤት ነው. Lucas: And then I point to another room and say, ይህ መኝታ ቤት ነው. This is the bedroom. Luna: ይህ መኝታ ቤት ነው. Lucas: Great job. Now, where's the bathroom? ገላ መታጠቢያ የት ነው? Luna: ገላ መታጠቢያ የት ነው? Hmm, I think it's over there, እዚያ ነው. Lucas: Perfect! You're using location words too. Let's practice all five again. ቤት, ክፍል, ወጥ ቤት, መኝታ ቤት, ገላ መታጠቢያ. Luna: ቤት, ክፍል, ወጥ ቤት, መኝታ ቤት, ገላ መታጠቢያ. Lucas: You're a natural. You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Amharic, a couple of dollars a month genuinely keeps these episodes going. Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, if you've gotten something out of them. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the lessons ad-free and coming. Lucas: Anyway, back to rooms. Let's do one more round. Try to say, 'I need the bathroom' in Amharic. Luna: ገላ መታጠቢያ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: That's it. You've got it. Luna: This is so useful. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Anytime. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time.