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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Amharic lesson? Luna: You know it! What are we learning today? Lucas: We're going to talk about body parts — specifically, arm and leg. Luna: Oh, cool! I already know ራስ for head and እግር for foot, so this will fit right in. Lucas: Exactly. And if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Amharic, you can support our ad-free show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps us going. Luna: Yeah, we love making these episodes for you. Now, let's learn some new words! Lucas: So the word for arm is ክንድ. Say it with me: ክንድ. Luna: ክንድ. Lucas: Good. And leg is እግር. But careful — እግር can mean both leg and foot, depending on context. Let's practice: እግር. Luna: እግር. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's make simple sentences. My arm is long — ክንዴ ረጅም ነው. Luna: ክንዴ ረጅም ነው. That's 'my arm is long'? Lucas: Yes! ክንዴ means 'my arm', and ረጅም ነው means 'is long'. Your turn. Luna: ክንዴ ረጅም ነው. Lucas: Great. Now, my leg is thin — እግሬ ቀጭን ነው. Luna: እግሬ ቀጭን ነው. ቀጭን is 'thin'? Lucas: Exactly. Let's hear you say it again. Luna: እግሬ ቀጭን ነው. Lucas: Awesome. Now, what if your leg hurts? You can say እግሬ ይታመማል. Luna: እግሬ ይታመማል. That's 'my leg hurts'? Lucas: Yes. ይታመማል means 'hurts'. Try it once more. Luna: እግሬ ይታመማል. Lucas: Perfect. So let's do a quick recap. What's the word for arm? Luna: ክንድ. Lucas: And leg? Luna: እግር. Lucas: My arm is long? Luna: ክንዴ ረጅም ነው. Lucas: My leg hurts? Luna: እግሬ ይታመማል. Lucas: You're nailing this! Now, imagine you're at the doctor and they ask what's wrong. You can point to your leg and say እግሬ ይታመማል. Luna: That's so useful. Or if you're describing someone, you can say ክንዱ ረጅም ነው — his arm is long. Lucas: Exactly. You're already building sentences. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time we'll learn more body parts. Thanks for listening to Learn Amharic with Fexingo! Luna: See you next time!