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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I’m Lucas. Luna: And I’m Luna. We are ready to cook. Lucas: We are. And today we are staying right here in the kitchen. Last time we talked about knives and forks. Now we need the vessels themselves. Luna: The big pots. The ones that hold the stew. What do we call them? Lucas: Let’s start with the main pot. The deep one. It is Mañkiya. Listen closely. Lucas: ማንኪያ.... ማንኪያ. Luna: ማንኪያ. Like man key ya? No, wait. Mañkiya. Lucas: Exactly. Mañkiya. It is the heavy pot you use for wat. Try it again. Luna: ማንኪያ. Yes. That feels heavy in my mouth. Good. Lucas: It does. Now, sometimes we don’t need the deep pot. Sometimes we just need to fry something quickly. A flat pan. Luna: A frying pan. Do we have a special word for that too? Lucas: In modern Amharic, we often borrow the word. It is Pan. But we say it with our own rhythm. Pan. Lucas: ፓን.... ፓን. Luna: ፓን. Pan. Okay. So Mañkiya is the big pot, and Pan is the frying pan. Lucas: Correct. Let’s put them in a sentence. If you want someone to pass you the pot, what do you say? Luna: I remember this structure. Please give me... the object. Lucas: Right. Ibakiha. Then the word for pot. Then stetn. Put it together. Luna: እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. Ibakiha mañkiya stetn. Lucas: Perfect. Ibakiha mañkiya stetn. Very polite. Very clear. Luna: And if I want the frying pan? Lucas: Same pattern. Ibakiha pan stetn. Luna: እባክህ ፓን ስጠኝ. Ibakiha pan stetn. Lucas: Yes. Ibakiha pan stetn. You are getting the hang of this request format. Luna: It feels easy now. But where do these things go? Lucas: Good question. We often talk about what is inside them. In the pot. In the pan. Luna: How do we say 'in'? Lucas: We use the suffix vin. It attaches to the end of the noun. Mañkiya becomes Mañkiyavin. Lucas: በማንኪያ ውስጥ. Be-mañkiya vinn. Inside the pot. Luna: Be-mañkiya vinn. Got it. And for the pan? Lucas: Panvin. Be-pan vinn. Inside the pan. Luna: በፓን ውስጥ. Be-pan vinn. Simple. Lucas: Very simple. Let’s try a full thought. The food is in the pot. Luna: Mege be-mañkiya vinn net. Food is in the pot. Lucas: Excellent. And the oil is in the pan. Luna: Telo be-pan vinn net. Oil is in the pan. Lucas: You are speaking like a chef already. Or at least a very organized home cook. Luna: I feel ready to make shiro. Just the sauce part. Lucas: Just the sauce. Safe choice. Let’s review the words one more time before we pause. Luna: Okay. Mañkiya. Lucas: ማንኪያ. Luna: Pan. Lucas: ፓን. Luna: Ibakiha mañkiya stetn. Lucas: እባክህ ማንኪያ ስጠኝ. Luna: Ibakiha pan stetn. Lucas: እባክህ ፓን ስጠኝ. Luna: Be-mañkiya vinn. Lucas: በማንኪያ ውስጥ. Luna: Be-pan vinn. Lucas: በፓን ውስጥ. Luna: That was fast. And effective. Lucas: It was. Before we finish, I want to mention something important. Luna: What is it? Lucas: This show is free because of people like you. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Luna: Yeah. It really helps keep the episodes coming without ads interrupting your flow. Lucas: If you can, visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Even a small cup makes a big difference. Luna: It keeps the mic running. And the kitchen vocab fresh. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Now, let’s go back to the stove. Imagine you are making injera batter. Luna: Oh, the large flat griddle. Where does that fit? Lucas: It fits perfectly between the pot and the pan. But that is a topic for next time. Luna: I am curious now. What is the word for it? Lucas: We will learn it soon. For now, practice Mañkiya and Pan. Luna: ማንኪያ. ፓን. I won't forget them. Lucas: Good. Keep practicing until we chat again. Luna: See you next time.