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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Amharic with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again. Lucas: We have been doing so much cooking lately. Pots and pans, salt and pepper. Luna: Right. My kitchen skills are getting quite good. Lucas: But today we need to leave the kitchen behind. Luna: Oh? Where are we going? Lucas: We are going shopping. But not for food. Luna: For clothes? That sounds useful. Lucas: Yes. Specifically, we want to find some new trousers. Luna: I like this idea. What do we call trousers in Amharic? Lucas: The word is ጋርሶን. Luna: Garsion. Okay. Let me try that. Lucas: Good. Say it again slowly. ጋርሶን. Luna: ጋርሶን. That feels right. Lucas: Exactly. ጋርሶን means trousers or pants. Luna: I can remember that one easily. Lucas: Now, imagine we walk into a shop. We see a pair we like. Luna: What do I say to the shopkeeper? Lucas: You use this polite request phrase. Luna: It is long. Is it hard? Lucas: It is very common. Listen closely. እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Luna: Ebakh garsion assayilnchi? Lucas: Perfect. It literally means 'Please show me the trousers'. Luna: That is very polite. I like it. Lucas: Let us practice the whole phrase together. እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Luna: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Lucas: Again. For muscle memory. እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Luna: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. I got it. Lucas: Great work. Now, what if you also want a shirt? Luna: Do we have a word for that? Lucas: Yes. The word is ሸርብል. Luna: Sherbel. Okay. Let me say that. Lucas: Say it with me. ሸርብል. Luna: ሸርብል. It sounds soft. Lucas: It does. ሸርብል means shirt. Luna: So now I can ask for both items. Lucas: Exactly. And we use the same polite structure. Luna: Let me try the shirt version. Lucas: Go ahead. The phrase is እባክህ ሸርብል አሳይልኝ. Luna: Ebakh sherbel assayilnchi? Lucas: Spot on. Please show me the shirt. Luna: That was easier than I expected. Lucas: It is because the pattern stays the same. Luna: Just swap the noun at the end. Lucas: Precisely. እባክህ... አሳይልኝ. Luna: Like a template. I love templates. Lucas: Before we go deeper into the shop, I want to share something quick. Luna: Sure. What is on your mind? Lucas: Fexingo runs on listener support. No ads, just real help. Luna: That is true. Many people help keep this going. Lucas: If you want to chip in, you can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It really makes a difference for the team. Lucas: And then we get back to your clothes. Luna: Right. Back to the shop. Lucas: Imagine the shopkeeper brings out the ጋርሶን. Luna: He hands them to me. They look nice. Lucas: Now you might want to check the size. Luna: Or maybe just hold onto them for a moment. Lucas: Let us review the main phrases we learned today. Luna: Yes. First, the word for trousers. Lucas: That is ጋርሶን. Luna: ጋርሶን. I can say that now. Lucas: And the polite request? እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Luna: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Please show me the trousers. Lucas: Perfect. Now for the shirt. Luna: The word is ሸርብል. Lucas: Correct. ሸርብል. Luna: And the request is እባክህ ሸርብል አሳይልኝ. Lucas: እባክህ ሸርብል አሳይልኝ. Exactly. Luna: Those four phrases cover a lot. Lucas: They do. You can enter any shop and ask politely. Luna: I feel confident about that. Lucas: Try saying the full request one more time. Luna: እባክህ ጋርሶን አሳይልኝ. Lucas: And the shirt version? Luna: እባክህ ሸርብል አሳይልኝ. Lucas: Excellent pronunciation. You are improving fast. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was fun. Lucas: It was. Next time we might talk about shoes. Luna: Oh, I cannot wait for that. Lucas: Practice these until we chat again. Luna: See you next time.