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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing from last time. Chair and table, right? ወንበር and ጠረጴዛ. Lucas: Perfect! You're nailing it. Today we're going to build on that and learn how to say where things are — specifically 'in' and 'on'. Luna: Oh, that's useful! So I can say 'the book is on the table'? Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with the words. 'In' in Amharic is ውስጥ. Listen: ውስጥ. Luna: ውስጥ. Lucas: Great! And 'on' is ላይ. Say it with me: ላይ. Luna: ላይ. Lucas: Good. Now let's put them together with our furniture words. Do you remember how to say 'the chair'? Luna: ወንበሩ — right? With the -u suffix for 'the'? Lucas: Exactly! And 'the table' is ጠረጴዛው. So to say 'the chair is on the table', we say ወንበሩ ጠረጴዛው ላይ ነው. Luna: Whoa, that's a mouthful. Let me try: ወንበሩ ጠረጴዛው ላይ ነው. Lucas: Excellent! You're a natural. Now let's do one with 'in'. Say 'the water is in the cup'. Cup is ኩባያ. Luna: ኩባያ. But how do I say 'the cup'? Lucas: Good question! It's ኩባያው. So: ውሃው ኩባያው ውስጥ ነው. Luna: ውሃው ኩባያው ውስጥ ነው. Wait, I'm saying 'water-the cup-the in is'? Lucas: Yes, the word order is a bit different from English. The thing comes first, then the location, then the preposition. So 'water the cup in is'. Luna: Okay, that makes sense. Let me practice: ውሃው ኩባያው ውስጥ ነው. Lucas: Perfect! Now let's try another: 'the book is on the table'. Book is መጽሐፍ. 'The book' is መጽሐፉ. Luna: መጽሐፉ ጠረጴዛው ላይ ነው. Lucas: Yes! You've got it. Now let's do a quick scene. Imagine you walk into a room and I ask you where things are. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: Where is the chair? Luna: ወንበሩ ጠረጴዛው ላይ ነው. Lucas: And where is the water? Luna: ውሃው ኩባያው ውስጥ ነው. Lucas: Fantastic! You just described a whole scene. Luna: This is fun! Can we do one more? Like 'the pen is in the book'? Lucas: Sure! Pen is እስክሪብቶ. 'The pen' is እስክሪብቶው. So: እስክሪብቶው መጽሐፉ ውስጥ ነው. Luna: እስክሪብቶው መጽሐፉ ውስጥ ነው. That's a long word! But I can do it. Lucas: You did it! That's the spirit. Let's quickly review what we learned today. First, the words: ውስጥ for 'in', ላይ for 'on'. Luna: ውስጥ and ላይ. Lucas: And the full sentences: ወንበሩ ጠረጴዛው ላይ ነው. Luna: The chair is on the table. Lucas: ውሃው ኩባያው ውስጥ ነው. Luna: The water is in the cup. Lucas: And መጽሐፉ ጠረጴዛው ላይ ነው. Luna: The book is on the table. Lucas: You did amazing today, Luna. Now you can describe where things are in Amharic! Practice these phrases around the house — look at a cup and say ውሃው ኩባያው ውስጥ ነው, even if it's empty. Luna: I'll do that! Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to our listeners for joining us on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Keep practicing and see you next time! Lucas: See you next time! ደህና ሁን!