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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. Episode 98! Luna: Hey Lucas! I'm ready. And I'm craving something warm. Lucas: Well, you're in luck. Today we're ordering tea in Amharic. Perfect for a chilly day. Luna: Ooh, I love tea. Okay, so what's the word for tea? Lucas: It's ሻይ. Say it with me: ሻይ. Luna: ሻይ. That sounds like 'shy'. Lucas: Exactly. Now, if you want tea, you say ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ. That's 'I want tea'. Luna: ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ. Let me try: ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what if you want it with sugar? You add ከስኳር ጋር, meaning 'with sugar'. Luna: ከስኳር ጋር. So together: ሻይ ከስኳር ጋር እፈልጋለሁ. That's a mouthful. Lucas: You got it. And if you want it with milk, it's ከወተት ጋር. Luna: ከወተት ጋር. So milk tea would be ሻይ ከወተት ጋር. Lucas: Yes. Now, let's put it in a little scene. Imagine you're at a café. You say: ሻይ ከስኳር ጋር እባክህ. Luna: ሻይ ከስኳር ጋር እባክህ. That's polite too. Lucas: Right. And if you taste it and it's sweet, you can say ጣፋጭ ነው, meaning 'it's sweet'. Luna: ጣፋጭ ነው. I love that word. So if I order tea and it's perfect, I say ሻይ ጣፋጭ ነው. Lucas: Exactly. Now, before we go further — hey, if this episode is helping you, and you find it worth a cup of tea, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Just a small thing that keeps us going. Luna: Yeah, even a virtual coffee helps. Now back to our tea! So, how do I order a specific kind of tea, like spiced tea? Lucas: Good question. You can say ሻይ በቅመም, meaning 'tea with spice'. But let's stick with the basics today. Luna: Okay. So I've got ሻይ, ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ, ከስኳር ጋር, ከወተት ጋር, and ጣፋጭ ነው. Lucas: That's five phrases. Let's practice a quick dialogue. I'll be the server. You order. Luna: Okay. ሻይ ከስኳር ጋር እባክህ. Lucas: Here you go. How is it? Luna: ጣፋጭ ነው! Thank you. Lucas: See, you're already ordering like a pro. Repeat after me: ሻይ. Luna: ሻይ. Lucas: ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሻይ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: ከስኳር ጋር. Luna: ከስኳር ጋር. Lucas: ከወተት ጋር. Luna: ከወተት ጋር. Lucas: ጣፋጭ ነው. Luna: ጣፋጭ ነው. Lucas: Great work. Now you can order tea anywhere in Ethiopia. Luna: I feel ready. Thanks Lucas! And thanks to Fexingo for making this possible. Lucas: Remember, practice these phrases and you'll be sipping ሻይ in no time. See you next episode! Luna: Bye bye!