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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Episode 31 already! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Getting the hang of numbers eleven to sixteen from last time. Lucas: Nice. Counting on your fingers? I do that still. Luna: Totally. Kumi na moja, kumi na mbili... getting there. Lucas: Today let's learn some vegetable names. Super useful at the market. Luna: Ooh. I love vegetables. What's first? Lucas: Tomato. Tomato is 'nyanya'. Repeat: nyanya. Luna: Nyanya. Lucas: Good. Nyanya. Means tomato. Also means grandmother sometimes, but in food it's tomato. Luna: So nyanya can be tricky. Nyanya the tomato or nyanya the grandma. Lucas: Exactly. Context helps. At the market, nyanya is tomato. At home, nyanya is grandma. Luna: Got it. Nyanya. I like tomatoes in my salad. Lucas: Now onion. Onion is 'vitunguu'. Vitunguu. Luna: Vitunguu. That's a mouthful. Vitunguu. Lucas: You got it. Vitunguu. Onions make me cry, but I still love them. Luna: Vitunguu. Okay. What about carrot? Lucas: Carrot is 'karoti'. Karoti. Luna: Karoti. Sounds like carrot with a K. Easy. Lucas: Yep. Karoti. Now let's put them in sentences. 'Natika nyanya' means 'I want tomato'. Natika nyanya. Luna: Natika nyanya. So natika means I want? Lucas: Actually 'natika' is from 'taka' meaning want. But in this phrase we use 'natika' as 'I want' for food. We'll break it down another time. For now, natika nyanya. Luna: Okay. Natika nyanya. I want tomato. Lucas: Perfect. Now try: 'Natika karoti'. Luna: Natika karoti. I want carrot. Lucas: Yes. And 'natika vitunguu'. Luna: Natika vitunguu. I want onion. Lucas: Good. Now for 'he or she wants', we say 'anapenda'. Like 'anapenda karoti' means he/she likes carrot. Anapenda karoti. Luna: Anapenda karoti. She likes carrot. Lucas: Right. Or 'anapenda nyanya'. Luna: Anapenda nyanya. He likes tomato. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at the market. You want carrots. What do you say? Luna: Natika karoti. Lucas: Beautiful. And if your friend wants tomatoes, you'd say... Luna: Anapenda nyanya. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's practice all three. I'll say the English, you say the Swahili. Tomato. Luna: Nyanya. Lucas: Onion. Luna: Vitunguu. Lucas: Carrot. Luna: Karoti. Lucas: I want tomato. Luna: Natika nyanya. Lucas: She likes carrot. Luna: Anapenda karoti. Lucas: You're doing great. Now let's use them in a mini conversation. I'll be the seller, you're the customer. Jambo! Luna: Jambo! Natika nyanya na karoti. Lucas: Sawa. Nyanya na karoti. Pia nataka vitunguu? Luna: Ndiyo, natika vitunguu pia. Lucas: Asante! You just bought tomatoes, carrots, and onions. Well done. Luna: Asante. That felt real. Lucas: Let's review the words once more. Nyanya. Luna: Tomato. Lucas: Vitunguu. Luna: Onion. Lucas: Karoti. Luna: Carrot. Lucas: And sentences. Natika nyanya. Luna: I want tomato. Lucas: Anapenda karoti. Luna: He/she likes carrot. Lucas: Perfect. Now you can go to a Swahili market and ask for these. Great job today. Luna: Asante, Lucas. I'll practice with my dinner tonight. Lucas: For sure. Practice with real food. That's the best way. Luna: See you next time on Learn Swahili with Fexingo! Lucas: Kwaheri! Practice these until we meet again.