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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hello everyone. We are back. Lucas: Yes. It is good to be here again. You have been working so hard. Luna: I feel like I am learning a lot. But sometimes it gets a little confusing. Lucas: That is normal. Language is a journey. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, we want to thank you. Luna: Yeah. Your support keeps this show going. And if you want to keep us going too, you can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. A small coffee helps a lot. Thank you. Now let us get back to Swahili. Luna: Right. Today we are in the kitchen. But not cooking. Just looking at things. Lucas: Yes. We are looking at kitchen tools. Specifically, some items you might see on a shelf. Luna: Okay. What is the first thing we should learn? Lucas: Let us start with something simple. Paper. In Swahili, we say karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Let me try. ka ra ta si. Lucas: Good. Karatasi. It means paper. Like a sheet of paper. Luna: Karatasi. I can remember that. It sounds like 'car' and 'tassie' together. Lucas: That is a good way to think about it. Karatasi. One more time. Karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Okay. What is next? Lucas: Next is a very common word. Spoon. In Swahili, sifa. Luna: Sifa. Let me try. Si-fa. Lucas: Perfect. Sifa. It means spoon. Or praise, but here it is a spoon. Luna: Sifa. I like this word. It is short and easy. Sifa. Lucas: Yes. Sifa. Very useful. Say it with me. Sifa. Luna: Sifa. Got it. What else is in the kitchen? Lucas: There is a tool for scooping rice. A ladle. We call it fuku. Luna: Fuku. Let me try. Fu-ku. Lucas: Good job. Fuku. It is the big spoon you use for serving. Luna: Fuku. That makes sense. It sounds a bit like 'food'. Fuku. Lucas: Yes. Fuku. Repeat after me. Fuku. Luna: Fuku. Okay. I have three words now. Karatasi. Sifa. Fuku. Lucas: You are doing great. Next is something sharp. A knife. Kisu. Luna: Kisu. Let me try. Ki-su. Lucas: Correct. Kisu. It means knife. Be careful with this one. Luna: Kisu. Yes. I will be careful. Kisu. Lucas: Good. Kisu. One more time. Kisu. Luna: Kisu. Okay. Four words. Karatasi. Sifa. Fuku. Kisu. Lucas: Almost there. The last one is a plate. Sahani. Luna: Sahani. Let me try. sa ha ni. Lucas: Excellent. Sahani. It means plate. Like the dish you eat from. Luna: Sahani. That was easy. Sahani. Lucas: Yes. Sahani. Say it with me. Sahani. Luna: Sahani. Wow. I learned five new words today. Lucas: You did. Let us review them quickly. Start with paper. Luna: Karatasi. Paper. Okay. Lucas: Now spoon. Luna: Sifa. Spoon. Lucas: Now the ladle. Luna: Fuku. Ladle. Lucas: Now the knife. Luna: Kisu. Knife. Lucas: And the plate. Luna: Sahani. Plate. Lucas: Perfect. You have them all. Karatasi. Sifa. Fuku. Kisu. Sahani. Luna: I feel ready to go to the kitchen now. Or maybe just look at the utensils. Lucas: That is a good plan. These words are very practical. You will see them often. Luna: Yes. Especially when I am eating. Or helping cook. Lucas: Exactly. Keep practicing these. Say them out loud every day. Luna: I will. Karatasi. Sifa. Fuku. Kisu. Sahani. Lucas: Great work today, Luna. And great work to you too, listener. Luna: See you next time. Bye!