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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy to be here with you again. Lucas: Today we are staying in the kitchen. But not for cooking. Luna: No cooking? Okay. What are we doing? Lucas: We are talking about the things on the table. The tools we use. Luna: Oh! Like spoons and forks. That sounds useful. Lucas: Exactly. Let us start with something simple. Paper. Luna: Paper? In Swahili? Lucas: Yes. Listen carefully. Karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Like car rah tah see? Lucas: Close. Karatasi. It means paper. Luna: Karatasi. I like it. It sounds soft. Lucas: It is a good word. Let us try it again. Karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Yes. Paper. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let us talk about eating. Specifically, spoons. Luna: Spoons! My favorite tool. Lucas: In Swahili, spoon is sifa. Luna: Sifa. That is short and sweet. Lucas: It is. Sifa. Listen to me. Sifa. Luna: Sifa. Okay. Spoon. Lucas: Good. Sifa. One more time for practice. Sifa. Luna: Sifa. I have a spoon. Sifa yangu. Lucas: Excellent. You are getting the hang of this quickly. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Next is forks, right? Lucas: Yes. Fork is fuku. Luna: Fuku. Is that pronounced foo-koo? Lucas: Very close. Fuku. Two syllables. Fu-ku. Luna: Fuku. Okay. Fork. Lucas: Let us repeat it together. Fuku. Luna: Fuku. Yeah. Fork. Lucas: Great. Now, knives can be tricky. Knife is kisu. Luna: Kisu. Sounds sharp. Lucas: It does. Kisu. Listen closely. Ki-su. Luna: Kisu. Got it. Knife. Lucas: Try it one more time. Kisu. Luna: Kisu. Yes. Sharp and clear. Lucas: Finally, the plate. sa ha ni. Luna: Sahani. That flows nicely. Lucas: It does. Sahani. Listen. Sahani. Luna: Sahani. Plate. Lucas: Repeat after me. Sahani. Luna: Sahani. Yes. Plate. Lucas: You did all five words perfectly today. Luna: I feel so clever. Karatasi, sifa, fuku, kisu, sahani. Lucas: That is a great list. Before we go, a quick note from us. Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo keeps the show ad-free and running smoothly. Lucas: Yeah. Your support helps us keep making these lessons for you. Luna: Thanks for listening. Now back to our kitchen tour. Lucas: Let us practice using them. Imagine you are setting the table. Luna: Okay. I put down the sahani. The plate. Lucas: Good. And where do you put the kisu? The knife? Luna: On the side. Here is my kisu. Lucas: And the sifa? The spoon? Luna: Next to the fork. Here is my sifa. Lucas: What about the fuku? The fork? Luna: Here is my fuku. Between the knife and the spoon. Lucas: And what is under everything? The karatasi? Luna: Under the sahani. The napkin or paper. Karatasi. Lucas: Beautiful scene. You used every word naturally. Luna: It feels easy when we break it down like that. Lucas: It is. Repetition makes it stick. Let us say the words one last time. Luna: Ready. Karatasi. Lucas: Sifa. Luna: Fuku. Lucas: Kisu. Luna: Sahani. Lucas: Well done, Luna. You learned five new words today. Luna: I did. And I can already imagine using them at dinner. Lucas: That is the goal. Practice these until we meet again. Luna: See you next time. Karatasi, sifa, fuku, kisu, sahani. Lucas: Bye for now. Keep practicing your Swahili.