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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Hey, last episode we learned kitchen items. I've been practicing with my friends. Lucas: Nice! Today we're going to talk about how we get around. Means of transport. Luna: Oh, like car, bus, bicycle? That's useful! Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with an easy one: baiskeli. Bicycle. Luna: Baiskeli. That almost sounds like 'bicycle' in English. Lucas: It does, right? Baiskeli is borrowed from English. Repeat after me: baiskeli. Luna: Baiskeli. Lucas: Perfect. Now, I ride a baiskeli to work every day. So I might say: Baiskeli yangu ni nyekundu. My bicycle is red. Luna: Baiskeli yangu ni nyekundu. So baiskeli is bicycle, yangu is my, ni is is, nyekundu is red. Lucas: Exactly right. Now you try: My bicycle is blue. Luna: Hmm. We learned blue last time... Baiskeli yangu ni bluu? Lucas: Yes! Bluu for blue. Good job. Next word: pikipiki. Motorcycle. Luna: Pikipiki. That sounds like the sound a motorcycle makes! Lucas: It does! Pikipiki is onomatopoeic. So: pikipiki. Luna: Pikipiki. I like that one. Lucas: Now, a common vehicle: gari. Car. Luna: Gari. That's different from English. Lucas: Yes. Gari. Say it with me: gari. Luna: Gari. Lucas: I can say: Nina gari. I have a car. Luna: Nina gari. So nina is 'I have'. That's from earlier episodes. Lucas: Exactly. And finally: basi. Bus. Luna: Basi. That's also borrowed from English. Lucas: Yes. Basi. So let's practice all four. Repeat after me: baiskeli. Luna: Baiskeli. Lucas: Pikipiki. Luna: Pikipiki. Lucas: Gari. Luna: Gari. Lucas: Basi. Luna: Basi. Lucas: Great. Now, let's put them in a sentence. If I want to say 'I have a bicycle', it's: Nina baiskeli. Luna: Nina baiskeli. Lucas: Or 'I have a car': Nina gari. Luna: Nina gari. Lucas: Now you try: I have a motorcycle. Luna: Nina pikipiki. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to say where you are going, you can combine with 'kwenda' which means 'to go'. For example: Ninaenda kwa basi. I'm going by bus. Luna: Ninaenda kwa basi. So 'kwa' means 'by' or 'with'. Lucas: Yes. Ninaenda kwa gari. I'm going by car. Ninaenda kwa baiskeli. I'm going by bicycle. Luna: Ninaenda kwa baiskeli. That sounds great. Lucas: Let's do a quick dialogue. Imagine you're at a bus stop and someone asks: Unakwenda wapi? Where are you going? You could answer: Ninaenda sokoni kwa basi. I'm going to the market by bus. Luna: Ninaenda sokoni kwa basi. Sokoni means 'to the market', right? Lucas: Yes! Good memory. So now, let's practice a few more sentences. Say: I have a red bicycle. Luna: Nina baiskeli nyekundu. Or should I say 'baiskeli yangu ni nyekundu'? Lucas: Both work. 'Nina baiskeli nyekundu' is simple: I have a red bicycle. 'Baiskeli yangu ni nyekundu' means 'my bicycle is red'. Both are correct. Luna: Got it. Nina baiskeli nyekundu. Lucas: And if I want to say 'I don't have a car', I use 'sina'. Sina gari. I don't have a car. Luna: Sina gari. So 'sina' is negative of 'nina'. Lucas: Exactly. Sina baiskeli. Sina pikipiki. Sina basi. But you would say 'sina basi' only if you don't own a bus, which is unlikely. Luna: Yeah, most people don't own a bus. Lucas: Let's do one more full sentence: I'm going to work by bicycle. Luna: Ninaenda kazini kwa baiskeli. Lucas: Perfect. Kazini means 'to work'. Good job. Luna: This is really practical. I can already imagine using these. Lucas: That's the goal. And you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Swahili, we do have a way you can support the show. It's a small thing, but it genuinely keeps these episodes coming. Luna: Yeah, we keep it ad-free, and listener support is what makes that possible. If you've gotten value from it, a couple of dollars a month makes a real difference. Lucas: Exactly. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, but if you can, it helps us keep teaching. Luna: Totally. And now back to transport. Lucas, can you teach us one more phrase? Lucas: Sure. How about: Nataka kukodi gari. I want to rent a car. Luna: Nataka kukodi gari. Kukodi means 'to rent'? Lucas: Yes. Kukodi gari. Or kukodi baiskeli. Useful for travelers. Luna: Nataka kukodi baiskeli. I want to rent a bicycle. Lucas: Perfect. Let's wrap up with a quick review. Repeat after me: baiskeli. Luna: Baiskeli. Lucas: Pikipiki. Luna: Pikipiki. Lucas: Gari. Luna: Gari. Lucas: Basi. Luna: Basi. Lucas: Nina gari. Luna: Nina gari. Lucas: Sina gari. Luna: Sina gari. Lucas: Ninaenda kwa basi. Luna: Ninaenda kwa basi. Lucas: Great. That's all for today. Practice these transport words till next time. Luna: See you next episode! Kwa heri! Lucas: Kwa heri! Tutaonana!