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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Amharic with Fexingo? Luna: I sure am! Last time we learned brother and sister. That was fun. Lucas: Yeah, family words are great. Today, let's talk about the home. Luna: Oh, like rooms? Lucas: Exactly. Two really common rooms. First, the living room. In Amharic, it's ሳሎን. Luna: ሳሎን. Lucas: Nice. Say it again. Luna: ሳሎን. Lucas: Perfect. That's where you relax, watch TV. Luna: Got it. And the kitchen? Lucas: Kitchen is ኩሽና. Luna: ኩሽና. Lucas: Yes. ኩሽና. Luna: ኩሽና. That sounds like 'kitchen' a bit. Lucas: Kind of, right? Now, let's use them in phrases. 'It's in the living room' is ሳሎን ውስጥ ነው. Luna: ሳሎን ውስጥ ነው. Lucas: Good. So if someone asks where the remote is, you can say ሳሎን ውስጥ ነው. Luna: What about 'it's in the kitchen'? Lucas: That's ኩሽና ውስጥ አለ. Luna: ኩሽና ውስጥ አለ. Lucas: You got it. So ውስጥ means 'in'. And ነው or አለ both mean 'is' or 'there is'. Luna: Right, we've seen አለ before with 'I have'. Lucas: Yep. Now let's ask a question. 'What is in the living room?' is ሳሎን ውስጥ ምን አለ? Luna: ሳሎን ውስጥ ምን አለ? That's a long one! Lucas: Break it down: ሳሎን, ውስጥ, ምን, አለ. ምን means 'what'. Luna: Okay. ሳሎን ውስጥ ምን አለ? Lucas: Great! Now, Fexingo is listener-supported. A handful of folks chip in monthly at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's what keeps these episodes coming. Luna: Yeah, it's really cool that people help keep it ad-free. We appreciate that. Lucas: Totally. So anyway, let's practice with a little conversation. Luna: Okay! Lucas: I'll ask: ሳሎን ውስጥ ምን አለ? You answer: ሳሎን ውስጥ ሶፋ አለ. Luna: Wait, what's ሶፋ? Lucas: Sofa. It's the same word. So answer with that. Luna: Okay. ሳሎን ውስጥ ሶፋ አለ. Lucas: Perfect. Now you ask me about the kitchen. Luna: ኩሽና ውስጥ ምን አለ? Lucas: ኩሽና ውስጥ ጠረጴዛ አለ. Table. Luna: Ah, we learned that in episode 85! Lucas: Exactly. So you're building on what you know. Luna: Let me try the whole thing again. ሳሎን ውስጥ ሶፋ አለ. ኩሽና ውስጥ ጠረጴዛ አለ. Lucas: You're a natural. So now you can talk about where things are. Luna: And ask questions too. Lucas: Right. Let's review all the phrases. First: ሳሎን. Luna: ሳሎን. Lucas: ኩሽና. Luna: ኩሽና. Lucas: ሳሎን ውስጥ ነው. Luna: ሳሎን ውስጥ ነው. Lucas: ኩሽና ውስጥ አለ. Luna: ኩሽና ውስጥ አለ. Lucas: And the question: ሳሎን ውስጥ ምን አለ? Luna: ሳሎን ውስጥ ምን አለ? Lucas: Awesome. Practice these around your home, and you'll remember them fast. Luna: I will! See you next time. Lucas: Yep, keep practicing till we chat again. Bye!