Latest / Learn Swahili with Fexingo / Swahili Numbers 30-40 - Counting On
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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and this is Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! I'm so ready to count some more numbers. Last time we did 21 to 30, and I actually remember a few. Lucas: That's great, Luna. Today we're going from 30 to 40. It builds on what you know, so it'll be smooth. Luna: Oh, perfect. I love when things build logically. So what's 30 in Swahili? Lucas: 30 is thelathini. Say it with me: thelathini. Luna: thelathini. Thelathini. That's got a nice rhythm to it. Lucas: It does. And then 31 is thelathini na moja. So just thelathini plus na moja. Luna: thelathini na moja. So 32 would be thelathini na mbili? Lucas: Exactly! You're catching on fast. Thelathini na mbili. Luna: thelathini na mbili. And 33 is thelathini na tatu? Lucas: Yep. Thelathini na tatu. You've got the pattern. Luna: This is so much easier than I thought. So 34 would be thelathini na nne. Lucas: That's right. Thelathini na nne. And 35? Luna: thelathini na tano. I know tano from before. Lucas: Perfect. Thelathini na tano. Okay, 36 is thelathini na sita. Luna: thelathini na sita. And 37 is thelathini na saba. Lucas: You're on a roll. Thelathini na saba. 38? Luna: thelathini na nane. Lucas: Yes! Thelathini na nane. And 39? Luna: thelathini na tisa. Because 9 is tisa. Lucas: Exactly. Thelathini na tisa. And then 40 is arobaini. Luna: Arobaini. That one sounds different. Arobaini. Lucas: It is a new root. Let's practice all of them slowly. Repeat after me: thelathini. Luna: thelathini. Lucas: thelathini na moja. Luna: thelathini na moja. Lucas: thelathini na mbili. Luna: thelathini na mbili. Lucas: thelathini na tatu. Luna: thelathini na tatu. Lucas: thelathini na nne. Luna: thelathini na nne. Lucas: thelathini na tano. Luna: thelathini na tano. Lucas: thelathini na sita. Luna: thelathini na sita. Lucas: thelathini na saba. Luna: thelathini na saba. Lucas: thelathini na nane. Luna: thelathini na nane. Lucas: thelathini na tisa. Luna: thelathini na tisa. Lucas: arobaini. Luna: arobaini. Lucas: Now let's use them. Imagine you're at a market and you want to buy 35 oranges. How do you say 35? Luna: Thelathini na tano. Lucas: Right. So you'd say 'Nataka machungwa thelathini na tano.' I want 35 oranges. Luna: Nataka machungwa thelathini na tano. Okay, I'll try. Nataka machungwa thelathini na tano. Lucas: Perfect. And if you're telling time, say it's 3:40. That would be saa nne na dakika arobaini. Actually, we use a different system for time, but you can use arobaini for minutes. Luna: Oh, so arobaini shows up in time too. Good to know. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's test your memory. What's 33? Luna: Thelathini na tatu. Lucas: 38? Luna: Thelathini na nane. Lucas: 40? Luna: Arobaini. Lucas: You did great, Luna. I think our listeners are getting this too. Luna: Yeah, I feel like these numbers are sticking. And I love that we can use them right away. Lucas: If this episode helped you make progress, consider supporting Fexingo. Listener support is what keeps this show ad-free. You can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Absolutely. Every little bit helps us keep making episodes like this one. Lucas: Alright, let's do a quick recap. Repeat after me one more time: thelathini. Luna: thelathini. Lucas: thelathini na moja. Luna: thelathini na moja. Lucas: thelathini na mbili. Luna: thelathini na mbili. Lucas: thelathini na tatu. Luna: thelathini na tatu. Lucas: thelathini na nne. Luna: thelathini na nne. Lucas: thelathini na tano. Luna: thelathini na tano. Lucas: thelathini na sita. Luna: thelathini na sita. Lucas: thelathini na saba. Luna: thelathini na saba. Lucas: thelathini na nane. Luna: thelathini na nane. Lucas: thelathini na tisa. Luna: thelathini na tisa. Lucas: arobaini. Luna: arobaini. Lucas: Practice these until they feel natural. Next time, maybe we'll jump to 50. But for now, great work. Luna: Yes, keep counting, everyone. See you next episode!