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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for more Amharic? Last time we ordered coffee at a café. Today, let's get some snacks! Lucas: Perfect. So after you order your coffee, you might want something to eat. How about cake? ኬክ. Luna: ኬክ. Lucas: Good. Now to say 'I want cake' — ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Yes! You can say that to the server. What about chips? Like potato chips. ቺፕስ. Luna: ቺፕስ. Lucas: And 'I want chips' — ቺፕስ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቺፕስ እፈልጋለሁ. Easy! Lucas: Now, if the café has different kinds of cake, you can ask: ምን አይነት ኬክ አለ? — 'What kind of cake is there?' Luna: ምን አይነት ኬክ አለ? That's a good one. Lucas: And if they don't have what you want, they might say: እንደዚያ ሁሉ ነገር የለም — 'There is no such thing.' Luna: እንደዚያ ሁሉ ነገር የለም. A bit of a mouthful, but I'll practice. Lucas: You'll get it. Let's put it together. Imagine you walk up and say: ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. ምን አይነት ኬክ አለ? Luna: ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. ምን አይነት ኬክ አለ? Lucas: And the server says: ቸኮሌት ኬክ አለ. ቫኒላ ኬክ የለም. So you can answer: ቸኮሌት ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: Oh, I love chocolate cake! ቸኮሌት ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: See, you're already ordering. Now, if you want chips instead, say: ቺፕስ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቺፕስ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Great. You know, it's amazing how these small phrases help you connect. And speaking of support, a quick thing — if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Amharic, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's what funds making these episodes. Luna: Yeah, it really helps keep the show ad-free and going. We appreciate everyone who does. Lucas: For sure. Now, back to snacks — let's practice a mini conversation. I'll be the server. You come in and order. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: ሰላም! ምን ትፈልጋለህ? Luna: ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. ምን አይነት ኬክ አለ? Lucas: ቸኮሌት ኬክ እና ቫኒላ ኬክ አለ. Luna: ቸኮሌት ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Excellent! You ordered chocolate cake perfectly. One more time: ቸኮሌት ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቸኮሌት ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ. I think I've got it! Lucas: You do. Now, what if you want chips instead? Try: ቺፕስ እፈልጋለሁ. Luna: ቺፕስ እፈልጋለሁ. Lucas: Perfect. And if the café doesn't have chips, they might say: እንደዚያ ሁሉ ነገር የለም. Luna: እንደዚያ ሁሉ ነገር የለም. That's a useful phrase. Lucas: Very. So today we learned: ኬክ እፈልጋለሁ, ቺፕስ እፈልጋለሁ, ምን አይነት ኬክ አለ?, and እንደዚያ ሁሉ ነገር የለም. Luna: That's four useful snack phrases. Practice these till we meet again! Lucas: Thanks for joining us on Learn Amharic with Fexingo. See you next time!