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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. We're so glad you're here for another tiny episode. Lucas: We've already learned some body parts like macho, masikio, mdomo. Today we're adding three more: nywele, ngozi, mfupa. Luna: Nywele, ngozi, mfupa. Okay, I'm ready. Let's start with nywele. Lucas: Nywele means hair. Say it with me: nywele. Luna: Nywele. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to say my hair is long, you say: Nywele zangu ni ndefu. Luna: Nywele zangu ni ndefu. So 'zangu' is 'my' for nywele? Lucas: Exactly. Nywele takes the plural prefix 'z-', so 'zangu'. Let's break it down: Nywele zangu ni ndefu. Luna: Nywele zangu ni ndefu. Lucas: Great. What about your hair, Luna? Is it long or short? Luna: My hair is short. So: Nywele zangu ni fupi. Lucas: Perfect. Fupi means short. Now let's move to ngozi. Luna: Ngozi means skin, right? Lucas: Right. Ngozi. Say it. Luna: Ngozi. Lucas: Good. Now, my skin is white: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. Luna: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. So for ngozi, 'my' is 'yangu'. Lucas: Exactly. Ngozi is singular, so it takes 'yangu'. Now you try: my skin is brown. Luna: Ngozi yangu ni kahawia. Lucas: Yes! Kahawia means brown. Good job. And the last one: mfupa. Luna: Mfupa. That sounds like bone. Lucas: It is bone. Mfupa. Say it. Luna: Mfupa. Lucas: Now, my bone is hard: Mfupa wangu ni mgumu. Luna: Mfupa wangu ni mgumu. 'Wangu' for mfupa. Lucas: Right. Because mfupa is singular, class 3, so 'wangu'. Let's practice all three together. Luna: Okay, I'll say: Nywele zangu ni fupi. Ngozi yangu ni kahawia. Mfupa wangu ni mgumu. Lucas: That's fantastic. You've got it. Now, let's imagine you're describing a friend. How would you say: his hair is long? Luna: Nywele zake ni ndefu. Lucas: Perfect. 'Zake' means his/her for nywele. And his skin is dark? Luna: Ngozi yake ni nyeusi. Lucas: Yes! Nyeusi means black or dark. Great. And his bones are strong? Luna: Mifupa yake ni imara. Lucas: Whoa, nice! You used the plural 'mifupa'. That's advanced. But for today, we'll stick with singular mfupa. So: Mfupa wake ni mgumu. Luna: Mfupa wake ni mgumu. Got it. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: nywele. Luna: Nywele. Lucas: Ngozi. Luna: Ngozi. Lucas: Mfupa. Luna: Mfupa. Lucas: Now sentences: Nywele zangu ni ndefu. Luna: Nywele zangu ni ndefu. Lucas: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. Luna: Ngozi yangu ni nyeupe. Lucas: Mfupa wangu ni mgumu. Luna: Mfupa wangu ni mgumu. Lucas: Excellent. You're doing so well. Now, you know, it's because of listeners like you that we can keep making these episodes without ads. Luna: Yeah, a small group of people already support us through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that really helps us keep the show going. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Swahili, consider joining them. It's a little way to keep this ad-free. Luna: Totally. And now back to practice. Lucas, can you give me a sentence to translate? Lucas: Sure. Her skin is smooth. Luna: Ngozi yake ni laini. Lucas: Yes! Laini means smooth. Wonderful. And my hair is curly? Luna: Nywele zangu ni za mvinjo. Lucas: Close! Za mvinjo is curly, yes. But we can also say zimesokota. But for now, za mvinjo works. Well done. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel like I can describe people now. Lucas: You can. Keep practicing these three body parts and the possessive forms. We'll build on them next time. Luna: Until then, enjoy using nywele, ngozi, and mfupa in your Swahili conversations. Lucas: Kwa heri, and see you next episode.