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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I’m Lucas. Luna: And I’m Luna. It is so good to be here again. Lucas: It really is. We are picking up right where we left off in the kitchen. Luna: Yes. Last episode was about salt and pepper. Today is bigger stuff. Lucas: Exactly. The main vessels. The big pots and the frying pans. Luna: I am ready. Let’s start with the pot. Lucas: Okay. Listen closely. The word for a cooking pot is ma nki ya. Lucas: In script, it looks like this: ማንኪያ. Luna: Oh. ma nki ya. Like a deep bowl for stew? Lucas: Precisely. A heavy pot for slow cooking. Try saying it. Luna: Okay. Ma... nki... ya. ma nki ya. Lucas: Perfect. Very clear. Now, let's look at the pan. Luna: The frying pan? For sautéing? Lucas: Yes. This one is simpler. It is just 'pan'. In Amharic: ፓን. Luna: Wait. Just 'pan'? Like the English word? Lucas: Yes. It is a loanword. So it sounds very familiar. Pan. Luna: That is convenient. Okay. Pan. ፓን. Lucas: Good. Now, how do you ask for these items politely? Luna: Do we use the same phrase as before? Lucas: We do. But let's build it slowly. Start with 'please'. Luna: Please is 'ibakih'. እባክህ. Lucas: Correct. Then the object. Give me the pot. Lucas: Give is 'sit'en'. Pot is 'ma nki ya'. Luna: So: Ibakih ma nki ya sit'en. Lucas: Let's check the script. እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. Luna: Ibakih ma nki ya sit'en. Please give me the pot. Lucas: Beautiful. Now, swap 'pot' for 'pan'. Same structure. Luna: Ibakih pan sit'en? Lucas: Yes. እባክህ ፓን ስጠኝ. Please give me the pan. Luna: I think I have them. Let's try a quick scene. Lucas: Okay. You are in a kitchen store. You need to cook. Luna: Okay. I see the shopkeeper. He has many pots. Luna: I say: Ibakih ma nki ya sit'en! Lucas: He hands it to you. Then you want the pan too. Luna: Right. So I say: Ibakih pan sit'en! Lucas: Excellent. Let's review the words one more time. Luna: Pot is ma nki ya. ማንኪያ. Lucas: Pan is pan. ፓን. Luna: Please give me the pot is ibakih ma nki ya sit'en. Lucas: And please give me the pan is ibakih pan sit'en. Luna: I feel much more confident in the kitchen now. Lucas: You should. These are essential tools. And essential words. Luna: Before we go, I wanted to mention something about support. Lucas: Oh? What is that? Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: Yeah, if you find value in these small lessons. Luna: Listener support is what keeps the show ad-free. Lucas: It allows us to keep making content like this every day. Luna: If you'd like to help, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Any amount helps us continue. Thank you for considering it. Luna: Now, let's practice those phrases again. Lucas: Ready? ma nki ya. Luna: ma nki ya. ማንኪያ. Lucas: Pan. Luna: Pan. ፓን. Lucas: Ibakih ma nki ya sit'en. Luna: Ibakih ma nki ya sit'en. Please give me the pot. Lucas: Ibakih pan sit'en. Luna: Ibakih pan sit'en. Please give me the pan. Lucas: Great job today. Keep practicing until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Bye!