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- Lucas: Welcome back, Luna. Ready for another tiny adventure in Amharic? Luna: Always, Lucas. What are we digging into today? Lucas: Well, yesterday we were juggling hours and minutes. Today, let's talk about something you might actually order for breakfast. Luna: Oh, I could go for some breakfast right now. What's the word? Lucas: Egg. In Amharic, it's እንቁላል. Luna: እንቁላል. Lucas: Nice. So if you're in a café and you want a couple of eggs, you'd say: ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ. That's a mouthful. Lucas: You'll get it. It means 'I want two eggs'. ሁለት is two, እንቁላል is egg, and እፈልጋለሁ is 'I want'. Luna: So I'm saying I want two eggs. Lucas: Exactly. Let's break it down: ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Now, what if you're not sure they have eggs? You can ask: እንቁላል አለህ? Luna: እንቁላል አለህ? Lucas: That's 'Do you have eggs?' And the answer could be እንቁላል አለኝ. Luna: እንቁላል አለኝ. So that's 'I have eggs'? Lucas: Exactly. Let's imagine you're at a little café, you ask, and they say እንቁላል አለኝ. Luna: Oh, that's nice to hear. But what if I'm not in the mood for eggs? Lucas: Then you say እንቁላል አልፈልግም. That's 'I don't want eggs'. Luna: እንቁላል አልፈልግም. That's a handy one. Lucas: So we have five useful phrases today: እንቁላል, ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ, እንቁላል አለህ?, እንቁላል አለኝ, and እንቁላል አልፈልግም. Luna: Let's say them all once more. እንቁላል, ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ, እንቁላል አለህ?, እንቁላል አለኝ, እንቁላል አልፈልግም. Lucas: You've got a good rhythm going. Now, let's put it in a tiny scene. You walk into a café. You say እንቁላል አለህ? Luna: እንቁላል አለህ? Lucas: And I, the café owner, say እንቁላል አለኝ. Luna: Then I say ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect. That's a whole conversation about eggs. Luna: I love how practical these phrases are. I could actually use this on a trip. Lucas: And that's the whole point. Hey, you know what, if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Amharic, and you feel like showing a little love, a couple of dollars a month genuinely keeps these episodes going. It's like buying us a coffee, which feels right, given today's breakfast topic. Luna: Yeah, it's a small thing that adds up. You can do it at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure at all. We're just grateful you're here. So back to eggs. What if you want to say 'I don't have eggs'? That's እንቁላል የለኝም. Luna: እንቁላል የለኝም. So that's the negative of 'I have'? Lucas: Yes, but let's not add too much today. Stick with the five we've got. Luna: Okay, okay. Let's review: እንቁላል, ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ, እንቁላል አለህ?, እንቁላል አለኝ, እንቁላል አልፈልግም. Lucas: You've got it. Let's do one more quick drill. I'll say a phrase in English, you say it in Amharic. 'Egg'. Luna: እንቁላል. Lucas: 'I want two eggs.' Luna: ሁለት እንቁላል እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: 'Do you have eggs?' Luna: እንቁላል አለህ? Lucas: 'I have eggs.' Luna: እንቁላል አለኝ. Lucas: And 'I don't want eggs.' Luna: እንቁላል አልፈልግም. Nailed it. Lucas: You did. And that's all we need for today. Practice these before you go, and they'll be second nature. Luna: I know I'll be dreaming in eggs tonight. See you next time. Lucas: Take care, everyone. Practice those phrases, and we'll see you soon.