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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another tiny lesson, Lucas? Lucas: Absolutely. Today we're learning how to say 'I want' in Amharic. It's super useful. Luna: Oh, I love that! I've been wanting to say 'I want tea' since episode 20. Lucas: Exactly! So the phrase for 'I want' is እፈልጋለሁ. Let's break it down: ee-fel-ga-le-hoo. Luna: እፈልጋለሁ. That's a mouthful but I like it. Lucas: You've got it. Now, if you want to ask someone 'What do you want?' you say: ምን ትፈልጋለህ? For a male, it's 'tin-fel-ga-leh'. Luna: ምን ትፈልጋለህ? What do you want? That's good. Lucas: And if you're talking to a female, it's ምን ትፈልጊያለሽ? But let's stick with the male form for now. Luna: Okay, so እፈልጋለሁ for 'I want', and ምን ትፈልጋለህ? for 'What do you want?'. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put them together. If I want water, I say: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. Wuh-ha ee-fel-ga-le-hoo. Luna: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. I want water. Lucas: Yeah! And if you want tea: ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: Like in episode 20! ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ. I want tea. Lucas: See? You're already using it. Now let's imagine a tiny scene. You're at a market. Luna: I love markets. Lucas: The vendor asks you: ምን ትፈልጋለህ? What do you want? Luna: I say: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. I want water. Lucas: There you go! Simple. And the vendor might say: ውሃ እዚህ አለ. Water is here. Luna: Ohh, I like that. So እዚህ አለ means 'is here'? Lucas: Exactly. But let's not get ahead. Focus on today's phrases: እፈልጋለሁ, ምን ትፈልጋለህ?, and ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: Right. Let me practice. እፈልጋለሁ. ምን ትፈልጋለህ? ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: You sound great. Now, what if you want bananas? Remember episode 19? Luna: ሙዝ! So ሙዝ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Exactly. And oranges? ብርቱካን እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ብርቱካን እፈልጋለሁ. I want oranges. Lucas: You're nailing it. Now let's do a quick back-and-forth. I'll be the vendor. Luna: Okay! Lucas: ምን ትፈልጋለህ? Luna: ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: ውሃ እዚህ አለ. አመሰግናለሁ. Luna: አመሰግናለሁ! That was fun. Lucas: And you used 'thank you' from episode 6. Great. Luna: So today we learned እፈልጋለሁ for 'I want', ምን ትፈልጋለህ? for 'what do you want', and ውሃ እፈልጋለሁ for 'I want water'. Lucas: That's it. Simple and useful. Practice these at home: say what you want. Luna: I want... ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ! Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome, Luna. And thank you, listeners, for joining us on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Keep practicing these phrases until next time! Luna: See you next episode! ደህና ሁን!