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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 60, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? Today we're doing something tasty — verbs for eating and drinking. Luna: Ooh, I love eating and drinking. That's totally my topic. Lucas: Perfect. So, the verb 'to eat' in Swahili is kula. Kula. Luna: Kula. Lucas: Good. And 'to drink' is kunywa. Kunywa. Luna: Kunywa. I like the sound of that. Lucas: Now let's use them. 'I eat' is Ninakula. Ninakula. Luna: Ninakula. Lucas: And 'he or she eats' is Anakula. Anakula. Luna: Anakula. Lucas: Exactly. So if you see your friend eating, you can say 'Anakula'. Luna: Anakula. That's simple. Lucas: Now for drinking. 'We drink' is Tunakunywa. Tunakunywa. Luna: Tunakunywa. Lucas: Great. Let's put them together in a sentence. 'He eats bread and drinks tea.' Anakula mkate na kunywa chai. Luna: Anakula mkate na kunywa chai. I can picture that. Lucas: Now you try. How would you say 'I eat rice'? Luna: Ninakula wali. Lucas: Perfect! And 'we drink water'? Luna: Tunakunywa maji. Lucas: Yes! You nailed it. Luna: So if I'm at a café with a friend, I could say 'Tunakunywa chai'. Lucas: Exactly. And if you're eating alone, you say 'Ninakula'. Luna: I like that. Let me try a full sentence: 'Anakula mkate na kunywa maji'. Lucas: Beautiful. That's a complete sentence. Luna: What about 'you eat'? Like 'you' singular? Lucas: That would be 'Unakula'. And 'you drink' is 'Unakunywa'. Luna: Unakula, Unakunywa. Lucas: Exactly. So if you want to ask someone 'Are you eating?', you can say 'Unakula?'. Luna: Unakula? That's handy. Lucas: Let's do a quick recap. First, kula and kunywa. Luna: Kula, kunywa. Lucas: Ninakula, Anakula, Unakula. Luna: Ninakula, Anakula, Unakula. Lucas: And Tunakunywa. Luna: Tunakunywa. Lucas: Great. Now imagine this: You're at a market and you see someone eating an orange. You turn to me and say… Luna: Anakula chungwa. Lucas: Perfect. And if we're together having juice, we say… Luna: Tunakunywa juisi. Lucas: Yes! You got it. Luna: This is so cool. I feel like I can actually say something real. Lucas: That's the goal. Practice these with your meals today. When you eat, say 'Ninakula'. When you drink, say 'Ninakunywa'. Luna: I will! Thanks Lucas. Lucas: Thanks for listening to Fexingo. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Kwaheri!