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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic lesson with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing asking for medicine, but I'm not sure if I'm saying it right. Lucas: Perfect timing then. Today we're going to the pharmacy — a very useful skill. Let's start with the most important phrase: መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ — that's 'I need medicine', right? Lucas: Exactly. Let me say it slowly: መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Now you try. Luna: መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: That's right. Now, if you have a headache, you can say ራሴ ያቃጥላል. That means 'my head hurts'. Luna: ራሴ ያቃጥላል. My head hurts. Lucas: Good. So if you go to the pharmacy with a headache, you say: ራሴ ያቃጥላል, መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ራሴ ያቃጥላል, መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. I've got that. Lucas: Now, to ask for medicine specifically for headache, you say: ለራስ ምታት መድሀኒት አለ? That's 'Is there medicine for headache?' Luna: ለራስ ምታት መድሀኒት አለ? That's a mouthful, but I'll practice. Lucas: You'll get it. And if you have a cold, you say ብርድ በሽታ አለብኝ — 'I have a cold'. Luna: ብርድ በሽታ አለብኝ. So that's 'cold illness'? Lucas: Exactly. ብርድ means cold, በሽታ means sickness. Together it's the common cold. Luna: Oh, that makes sense. So if I have a cold, I'd say ብርድ በሽታ አለብኝ, and then ask for medicine? Lucas: Yes. And if you want to know the price, you say ይህ መድሀኒት ስንት ነው? — 'How much is this medicine?' Luna: ይህ መድሀኒት ስንት ነው? Good to know. Lucas: Let's imagine you're at the pharmacy. You have a headache. What do you say first? Luna: ራሴ ያቃጥላል. Lucas: Then you ask for medicine. Luna: መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Then you ask specifically for headache medicine. Luna: ለራስ ምታት መድሀኒት አለ? Lucas: Perfect. You're a natural. Luna: Thanks! By the way, I've been meaning to say — this podcast is really helpful. I tell all my friends about it. Lucas: That means a lot. And you know, if today's episode was useful to you and you want to keep it ad-free, buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo helps. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to support something you enjoy. Totally worth it. Lucas: Alright, back to the pharmacy. Let's practice a full interaction. I'll be the pharmacist, you be the customer. You have a cold. Luna: Okay. ብርድ በሽታ አለብኝ. መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: The pharmacist might show you something. Then you ask the price. Luna: ይህ መድሀኒት ስንት ነው? Lucas: Excellent. Now let's review all the phrases one more time. First, መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: መድሀኒት እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: ራሴ ያቃጥላል. Luna: ራሴ ያቃጥላል. Lucas: ለራስ ምታት መድሀኒት አለ? Luna: ለራስ ምታት መድሀኒት አለ? Lucas: ብርድ በሽታ አለብኝ. Luna: ብርድ በሽታ አለብኝ. Lucas: ይህ መድሀኒት ስንት ነው? Luna: ይህ መድሀኒት ስንት ነው? Lucas: You did great today, Luna. Practice those, and next time we'll learn more phrases for the pharmacy. Luna: Sounds good. Thanks for another fun lesson, Lucas. Lucas: Thank you for listening. Practice these till we chat again.