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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 169! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. Feels like just yesterday we were learning how to say 'coffee'. Luna: Which I still use every day, by the way. But today we're doing something a little different. Lucas: Right. We're going to review two body parts we learned recently: knee and elbow. Luna: Good. Because I definitely need more practice. Let's start with knee. Lucas: Knee in Amharic is ጉልበት. Say it with me: ጉልበት. Luna: ጉልበት. Lucas: Great. And elbow is ክርን. Repeat: ክርን. Luna: ክርን. Lucas: Now let's use them in phrases. 'My knee hurts' is ጉልበቴ ይታመማል. Luna: ጉልበቴ ይታመማል. Lucas: Good. And 'I hit my elbow' is ክርኔን መታሁ. Luna: ክርኔን መታሁ. That one's a mouthful. Lucas: You got it. Now let's imagine a little scene. You're playing basketball and you fall. Luna: Oh no. Typical me. So I say ጉልበቴ ይታመማል. Lucas: Exactly. And then maybe you also say ክርኔን መታሁ. Luna: ክርኔን መታሁ. Oof. That hurts just saying it. Lucas: Let's do a quick drill. I'll say the English, you say the Amharic. Knee. Luna: ጉልበት. Lucas: Elbow. Luna: ክርን. Lucas: My knee hurts. Luna: ጉልበቴ ይታመማል. Lucas: I hit my elbow. Luna: ክርኔን መታሁ. Lucas: Perfect. You sound like a pro. Luna: Thanks. It's all the repetition. Also, quick thing — you know how we keep making these episodes? Lucas: Yeah? Luna: Some listeners actually chip in at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that helps us keep going ad-free. Lucas: That's true. A small group makes this possible for everyone. So if Fexingo has helped you learn Amharic, consider joining them. Luna: Yeah. Anyway, back to our aching joints. Let's try a full sentence: 'I fell and hurt my knee and elbow.' In Amharic, ወድቄ ጉልበቴ እና ክርኔን ጎዳሁ. Lucas: Whoa, that's a long one. Let's break it down: ወድቄ means 'I fell'. Luna: ወድቄ. Lucas: Then ጉልበቴ እና ክርኔን ጎዳሁ — 'hurt my knee and elbow'. Luna: ጉልበቴ እና ክርኔን ጎዳሁ. Okay. Let me try the whole thing: ወድቄ ጉልበቴ እና ክርኔን ጎዳሁ. Lucas: Excellent. You really nailed that. Now, if you're at the doctor, you could say that. Luna: Good to know. So today we reviewed ጉልበት and ክርን, plus the phrases ጉልበቴ ይታመማል and ክርኔን መታሁ. Lucas: And we added a new one: ወድቄ ጉልበቴ እና ክርኔን ጎዳሁ. Practice that this week. Luna: Thanks for joining us on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. See you next time! Lucas: Keep practicing, and take care of those knees and elbows.