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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, I've been thinking about sending a postcard to my friend from Ethiopia. But I have no idea what to say at the post office. Lucas: Perfect timing. Today we're going to learn key phrases for the post office. Words like stamp, letter, package. You'll be able to handle it. Luna: Awesome. Let's start with stamp. Because I'll need that. Lucas: Right. Stamp in Amharic is ቴምብር. Say it with me: ቴምብር. Luna: ቴምብር. Lucas: Good. Now letter is ደብዳቤ. ደብዳቤ. Luna: ደብዳቤ. Lucas: And package is ጥቅል. ጥቅል. Luna: ጥቅል. Okay, I think I got those. Now how do I say 'I want a stamp'? Lucas: You already know 'I want' from a few episodes back – እፈልጋለሁ. So put it together: ቴምብር እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቴምብር እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Yeah, exactly. And to say 'I want to send a letter': ደብዳቤ መላክ እፈልጋለሁ. The word for 'send' is መላክ. Luna: ደብዳቤ መላክ እፈልጋለሁ. That's a mouthful. Let me try again. ደብዳቤ መላክ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: You got it. Now how about asking how much a package costs? We learned ስንት ነው? before. So 'ጥቅሉ ስንት ነው?' – 'How much is the package?' Luna: ጥቅሉ ስንት ነው? That's easy. Lucas: Let's practice a little scene. You're at the counter. You say… Luna: ቴምብር እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: The clerk says: ስንት ትፈልጋለህ? – How many do you want? You could say አንድ ቴምብር እፈልጋለሁ – I want one stamp. Luna: አንድ ቴምብር እፈልጋለሁ. And then I hand over the letter. Lucas: Exactly. And if you have a package, you ask ጥቅሉ ስንት ነው?. Luna: Right. Let me try a full mini-sentence: ቴምብር እፈልጋለሁ እና ደብዳቤ መላክ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: That's perfect. You just said 'I want a stamp and I want to send a letter.' Luna: It feels good to use real sentences. And I'm actually feeling more ready for the post office now. Lucas: You know, speaking of sending letters – if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Amharic, you could help us keep the show ad-free. Supporting us is like sending a little letter of thanks. Luna: Yeah, it's easy. Just buymeacoffee.com/fexingo. Even a small gesture helps us keep creating episodes. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure at all. But if this show has been useful, that's the way to support it. Luna: So now, back to our practice. Let's review the phrases one more time quickly. First, stamp. Lucas: ቴምብር. Luna: Letter – ደብዳቤ. Package – ጥቅል. And 'I want a stamp' – ቴምብር እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Excellent. And if you want to send a letter, say ደብዳቤ መላክ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: I'll remember that. Thanks Lucas! And thanks to all of you listening. Practice these phrases and see you next time. Lucas: Keep learning with Fexingo. Bye!