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- Lucas: Hello and welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 211, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, time flies. Today we're going to talk about something really fun. Luna: Ooh, I love fun. What is it? Lucas: Spices at the market. Ethiopian food is famous for its flavors, and spices are the heart of it. Luna: Oh, I love Ethiopian food. The colors, the aromas. So today we're going to learn how to buy spices? Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with the most important one. Berbere. Luna: Berbere? Lucas: በርበሬ. That's the spice blend that gives so many dishes their kick. Say it with me. በርበሬ. Luna: በርበሬ. Lucas: Good. Now, if you're at the market and you want to buy some, you say 'በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ.' Luna: በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect. That means 'I want berbere.' Let's try it in a little scene. Imagine you're at the spice stall. You say 'በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ.' Luna: በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: And the vendor might say 'እንኳን ደህና መጡ' which means 'Welcome.' But let's focus on the phrase. One more time. በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ. Okay, I got that. Lucas: Now, another common spice is salt. In Amharic, it's ጨው. Luna: ጨው. Lucas: Great. And if you want salt, you say 'ጨው እፈልጋለሁ.' Luna: ጨው እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: You're a natural. Let's do a quick role-play. You're at the market, you need salt. Luna: ጨው እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: And the vendor says 'እነሆ' which means 'Here you go.' But we'll stick to our phrases for now. Luna: Okay. So we have በርበሬ and ጨው. Anything else? Lucas: Well, you might also want to ask the price. 'ይህ ስንት ነው?' means 'How much is this?' Luna: ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: Perfect. Now you can ask for spices and check the price. Let's practice all three together. Luna: በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ. ጨው እፈልጋለሁ. ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: You're doing amazing. Now, before we go further, I want to mention something. Luna: What's that? Lucas: You know, buying spices is like learning a language. You start with the basics and build up. And if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Amharic, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps the show ad-free. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. We appreciate it. Lucas: Alright, back to spices. Let's do a quick review. What did we learn? Luna: በርበሬ is berbere, ጨው is salt, and ይህ ስንት ነው? is 'how much is this?' Lucas: Exactly. Now let's put it together. You're at the market. You point to the berbere and say 'ይህ ስንት ነው?' Luna: ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: Good. And then you say 'በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ.' Luna: በርበሬ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: See how natural that feels? You're already having a mini conversation. Luna: I love it. Can we do one more with salt? Lucas: Sure. 'ጨው እፈልጋለሁ. ይህ ስንት ነው?' Luna: ጨው እፈልጋለሁ. ይህ ስንት ነው? Lucas: Perfect. You're ready for the market. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was so useful. Lucas: Remember to practice these phrases. And if you want to support us, you know where to find us. Luna: Yes, at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: See you next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Luna: Bye for now.