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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Telugu with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 35 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? We've come a long way. Today we're talking about family. Luna: Ooh, family words! I remember we did amma and nanna for mom and dad. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's go a little deeper — siblings. Brothers and sisters. Luna: Perfect. I have a younger brother, so I really need this. Lucas: Then today's your day. We'll learn four words: older brother, younger brother, older sister, younger sister. Luna: Let's start with older brother. Lucas: Okay. In Telugu, older brother is అన్నయ్య. Say it with me: అన్నయ్య. Luna: అన్నయ్య. That's smooth. Lucas: Nice. And younger brother is తమ్ముడు. తమ్ముడు. Luna: తమ్ముడు. Sounds a bit like 'tummy', but with a 'd'. Lucas: Good association! Now older sister is అక్క. అక్క. Luna: అక్క. Like 'aka' but double k. Lucas: Exactly. And younger sister is చెల్లెలు. చెల్లెలు. Luna: చెల్లెలు. That one's a little longer. Lucas: Let's practice. I'll say the English, you give me the Telugu. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: Older brother. Luna: అన్నయ్య. Lucas: Younger brother. Luna: తమ్ముడు. Lucas: Older sister. Luna: అక్క. Lucas: Younger sister. Luna: చెల్లెలు. That was fun. Lucas: Now let's use them in sentences. Say 'This is my older brother.' In Telugu: ఇది నా అన్నయ్య. Luna: ఇది నా అన్నయ్య. Lucas: Perfect. Now 'This is my younger brother': ఇది నా తమ్ముడు. Luna: ఇది నా తమ్ముడు. Lucas: And 'This is my older sister': ఇది నా అక్క. Luna: ఇది నా అక్క. Lucas: And finally 'This is my younger sister': ఇది నా చెల్లెలు. Luna: ఇది నా చెల్లెలు. I think I got that. Lucas: Let me test you. Imagine I show you a picture of my younger brother. You say... Luna: ఇది నా తమ్ముడు. Lucas: Yes! And if I show you my older sister? Luna: ఇది నా అక్క. Lucas: You nailed it. Luna: Okay, now I want to ask you, do you have an older brother? How do I say that? Lucas: Great question. 'Do you have an older brother?' is నీకు అన్నయ్య ఉన్నాడా? But that's a bit complex. For now, let's stick with simple sentences. Luna: Right. Keep it simple. So I can say 'I have a younger brother': నాకు తమ్ముడు ఉన్నాడు. Lucas: Exactly! You're already building sentences. Let's practice that one. నాకు తమ్ముడు ఉన్నాడు. Luna: నాకు తమ్ముడు ఉన్నాడు. Lucas: And what about 'I have an older sister'? Luna: నాకు అక్క ఉన్నారు? Wait, is it the same? Lucas: Almost. For older sister, we use ఉన్నారు because it's respectful. So: నాకు అక్క ఉన్నారు. But for now, you can use ఉన్నాడు for younger siblings. Don't worry too much about the verb form. Luna: Okay, I'll stick with what I know. Let's do a quick scene. You're at a family gathering, and you introduce me to your older brother. Lucas: Sure. So I point and say, 'ఇతను నా అన్నయ్య.' Which means 'This is my older brother.' Luna: ఇతను నా అన్నయ్య. Then I say, 'Hello, అన్నయ్య!' Lucas: Perfect! Now let's switch. Imagine I introduce you to my younger sister. Luna: I'd say, 'ఈమె నా చెల్లెలు.' Lucas: Actually, for younger sister, we usually say 'ఈమె నా చెల్లెలు' or just 'ఇది నా చెల్లెలు'. Both work. Luna: Good to know. So 'ఇది నా చెల్లెలు' is safer. Lucas: Exactly. Let's wrap up by repeating all four words one more time. Luna: Sounds good. I'll say them after you. Lucas: అన్నయ్య. Luna: అన్నయ్య. Lucas: తమ్ముడు. Luna: తమ్ముడు. Lucas: అక్క. Luna: అక్క. Lucas: చెల్లెలు. Luna: చెల్లెలు. Lucas: Excellent. You've got them down. Now you can talk about your siblings in Telugu. Luna: And listeners, don't forget to practice with your own family. Thanks for joining us on Learn Telugu with Fexingo. Lucas: Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time for more Telugu. Until then, bye! Luna: Bye!