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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. So, last time we were at the market buying fruits and vegetables. Lucas: Right, we learned how to ask 'ስንት ነው?' for 'how much is it?'. Luna: That was useful. But today, I want to go to a bakery. I love bread! Lucas: Perfect. In Amharic, bread is 'ዳቦ'. Let's say it together: ዳቦ. Luna: ዳቦ. Lucas: Good. Now, if you want to say 'I want bread', you say 'ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ'. Remember 'እፈልጋለሁ' means 'I want'. Luna: ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ. That's a mouthful, but I'll practice. Lucas: You'll get it. Let's break it down: ዳቦ... እፈልጋለሁ. Try again. Luna: ዳቦ... እፈልጋለሁ. ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: There you go! Now, at the bakery, you might want to ask 'ስንት ነው?' which we learned before. That's 'how much is it?'. Luna: Right, ስንት ነው? So I can say 'ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ, ስንት ነው?'. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice that exchange. Imagine you're at the bakery. You say: 'ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ. ስንት ነው?' Luna: ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ. ስንት ነው? Lucas: Great. Now, if you want one loaf of bread, you say 'አንድ ዳቦ'. 'አንድ' is 'one'. Luna: አንድ ዳቦ. So that's 'one bread'. Lucas: Right. And if you want white bread, it's 'ነጭ ዳቦ'. ነጭ means 'white'. Luna: ነጭ ዳቦ. I like white bread. What about whole wheat? Lucas: That's 'ቡና ዳቦ'. Literally 'coffee bread', but it means brown bread. Luna: Oh, interesting. ቡና ዳቦ. So if I want brown bread, I say 'ቡና ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ'. Lucas: Perfect. Let's put it all together. You walk into a bakery and say: 'እባክህ, አንድ ነጭ ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ. ስንት ነው?' Luna: እባክህ, አንድ ነጭ ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ. ስንት ነው? That's a full sentence! Lucas: You said it. Now, what if you want two loaves of brown bread? Luna: Umm, two is 'ሁለት', right? So 'ሁለት ቡና ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ'. Lucas: Excellent! You remembered ሁለት from numbers episode. So you've got it. Luna: This is fun. I feel like I could actually buy bread in Addis now. Lucas: You could! And with Fexingo, you'll be ordering all sorts of things. Let's review today's phrases: ዳቦ, ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ, ስንት ነው?, አንድ ዳቦ, ነጭ ዳቦ, ቡና ዳቦ. Luna: ዳቦ, ዳቦ እፈልጋለሁ, ስንት ነው?, አንድ ዳቦ, ነጭ ዳቦ, ቡና ዳቦ. Lucas: Great job. Try using these next time you're at a bakery. Practice makes perfect. Luna: Absolutely. Thanks, Lucas. See you all next time on Learn Amharic with Fexingo! Lucas: Take care, and keep practicing.