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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode ninety-one already. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. Time flies. Speaking of time, today we are learning the months of the year in Swahili. Luna: Oh, perfect. I've been wanting to talk about dates. Lucas: Okay, so let's start with the first month. Januari. Luna: Januari. That one is easy. Sounds like January. Lucas: Exactly. Next, Februari. Luna: Februari. Lucas: Good. Then Machi. Luna: Machi. Wait, that's March? Lucas: Yes. You've got it. Aprili. Luna: Aprili. Hmm, I like that. Lucas: Then Mei. Luna: Mei. That's May, right? Lucas: Right. Juni. Luna: Juni. Lucas: Julai. Luna: Julai. Lucas: Agosti. Luna: Agosti. Lucas: Septemba. Luna: Septemba. Lucas: Oktoba. Luna: Oktoba. Lucas: Novemba. Luna: Novemba. Lucas: And finally, Desemba. Luna: Desemba. That's December. So they're all very similar to English. Lucas: Yes, very similar. But the pronunciation is a bit different. Let's say them all together. Januari. Luna: Januari. Lucas: Februari. Luna: Februari. Lucas: Machi. Luna: Machi. Lucas: Aprili. Luna: Aprili. Lucas: Mei. Luna: Mei. Lucas: Juni. Luna: Juni. Lucas: Julai. Luna: Julai. Lucas: Agosti. Luna: Agosti. Lucas: Septemba. Luna: Septemba. Lucas: Oktoba. Luna: Oktoba. Lucas: Novemba. Luna: Novemba. Lucas: Desemba. Luna: Desemba. That was fun. Now, can we make sentences with them? Lucas: Sure. For example, 'Siku yangu ya kuzaliwa iko Aprili' — my birthday is in April. Luna: Oh, that's useful. So 'Siku yangu ya kuzaliwa iko Mei' — my birthday is in May. Lucas: Perfect. You can also say 'Mwezi wa Desemba ni baridi' — December is cold. Luna: Right. 'Mwezi wa Januari ni baridi' — January is cold. Lucas: And if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, a few listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: Yeah, it keeps the show ad-free and going. We really appreciate it. Lucas: So back to the months. Let's practice a few more sentences. 'Ninasafiri Agosti' — I am traveling in August. Luna: Ninasafiri Agosti. Got it. 'Ninasafiri Oktoba' — I am traveling in October. Lucas: Great. 'Lipu lipya la show linatoka Novemba' — the new season of the show comes out in November. Luna: Oh, I can't wait. 'Lipu lipya linatoka Novemba' — new season comes out in November. Lucas: Exactly. So to wrap up, let's go through all twelve months one more time. Repeat after me. Januari. Luna: Januari. Lucas: Februari. Luna: Februari. Lucas: Machi. Luna: Machi. Lucas: Aprili. Luna: Aprili. Lucas: Mei. Luna: Mei. Lucas: Juni. Luna: Juni. Lucas: Julai. Luna: Julai. Lucas: Agosti. Luna: Agosti. Lucas: Septemba. Luna: Septemba. Lucas: Oktoba. Luna: Oktoba. Lucas: Novemba. Luna: Novemba. Lucas: Desemba. Luna: Desemba. Lucas: Excellent. Practice these, and next time we will talk about something new. Luna: Thanks for learning with us. See you next time. Lucas: Kwaheri.