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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey, Lucas, last time we talked about long and short, right? Ndefu na fupi. Lucas: Yeah, we did. And you did great with those. Today I thought we'd go back to the market — but this time for something sweet. Luna: Ooh, I'm listening. Sweet like mandazi? Or vitumbua? Lucas: Even simpler. Today we're buying sukari — sugar. Luna: Sukari. I like that word. So, how do I start? Just walk up and say 'Nataka sukari'? Lucas: Exactly. Nataka sukari. Let's break it down: Nataka means 'I want', and sukari is sugar. So, Nataka sukari. Luna: Nataka sukari. I want sugar. Got it. Lucas: Good. Now, the seller might ask you 'Sukari ngapi?' — how much sugar? Luna: Sukari ngapi? How much sugar? Lucas: Right. And you can say 'Kilo moja, tafadhali' — one kilo, please. Luna: Kilo moja, tafadhali. So kilo moja is one kilo. Moja is one. Lucas: Yes. Kilo moja, tafadhali. Let's practice that. Repeat after me: Kilo moja, tafadhali. Luna: Kilo moja, tafadhali. Lucas: Perfect. Now, you'll also want to ask the price. 'Bei gani ya sukari?' — what is the price of sugar? Luna: Bei gani ya sukari? I remember bei gani from when we bought chapati. Lucas: You're right. Bei gani means 'what price', and ya sukari means 'of sugar'. So, Bei gani ya sukari? Luna: Bei gani ya sukari? Lucas: And the seller might answer 'Sukari ni shilingi elfu moja' — sugar is one thousand shillings. Luna: Elfu moja. That's one thousand. Sukari ni shilingi elfu moja. So for a kilo? Lucas: Usually per kilo, yes. And then you can say 'Asante sana' — thank you very much. Luna: Asante sana. I love that one. Okay, let me try a whole exchange. Nataka sukari. Lucas: The seller says 'Sukari ngapi?' Luna: Kilo moja, tafadhali. Bei gani ya sukari? Lucas: Seller: Sukari ni shilingi elfu moja. Luna: Then I say 'Asante sana!' Lucas: You did it! That's a perfect market interaction. Let's run through all the phrases once more. Nataka sukari. Luna: Nataka sukari. Lucas: Sukari ngapi? Luna: Sukari ngapi? Lucas: Kilo moja, tafadhali. Luna: Kilo moja, tafadhali. Lucas: Bei gani ya sukari? Luna: Bei gani ya sukari? Lucas: Sukari ni shilingi elfu moja. Luna: Sukari ni shilingi elfu moja. Lucas: Asante sana. Luna: Asante sana. Lucas: You sound great. You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Swahili, we'd love it if you'd consider supporting the show. It keeps us ad-free and focused on teaching. Luna: Yeah, it's super easy. You can buy us a coffee — literally. Just go to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every little bit helps, and we really appreciate it. Lucas: Totally. And now, back to sukari. Imagine you're at the market and you want to buy two kilos. How would you say that? Luna: Uhh... Kilo mbili? Two kilos? Lucas: Exactly! Kilo mbili, tafadhali. Mbili is two. Luna: Kilo mbili, tafadhali. So I can adjust the quantity. Easy. Lucas: Right. And if you want half a kilo, you can say 'nusu kilo' — half kilo. Luna: Nusu kilo. That sounds like 'nusu' from nusu? Wait, is that the same as nusu from numbers? Lucas: Yes! Nusu means half. So nusu kilo, tafadhali. Luna: Nusu kilo, tafadhali. Good to know. Lucas: Let's do one more quick role-play. I'll be the seller. You want one and a half kilos of sugar. Luna: Okay. Nataka sukari. Sukari ngapi? — I mean, I want to say one and a half... how do I say that? Lucas: You can say 'kilo moja na nusu' — one and a half. Luna: Kilo moja na nusu, tafadhali. Bei gani ya sukari? Lucas: Sukari ni shilingi elfu moja kwa kilo. Luna: So one and a half kilos would be... elfu moja na mia tano? Lucas: That's right! Elfu moja na mia tano. You're quick. Luna: Awesome. Asante sana! Lucas: Karibu. You're welcome. So today we learned: Nataka sukari, Sukari ngapi?, Kilo moja, tafadhali, Bei gani ya sukari?, Sukari ni shilingi elfu moja, and Asante sana. Luna: And nusu kilo! Don't forget that. Lucas: And nusu kilo. Great catch. Practice these, and next time you're at the market, you'll be ready. Thanks for joining us on Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Kwa heri!