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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 42! That feels like a milestone. Lucas: It is! And today we're tackling something you'll use all the time: the months of the year. Luna: Oh, I need this. I still mix up the days of the week. Lucas: We'll start slow. The months in Swahili are very similar to English, so you'll catch on fast. Luna: Really? That's a relief. Lucas: Let's begin with the first three. Repeat after me: Januari. Luna: Januari. Lucas: Perfect. That's January. Next: Februari. Luna: Februari. Lucas: Yes. February. And Machi. Luna: Machi. Lucas: March. See? Almost the same. Luna: That's so easy. Januari, Februari, Machi. Lucas: Now let me ask you: your birthday is in which month? Luna: Mine is in Juni. Lucas: Okay, so Juni is June. Let's add a few more. Aprili. Luna: Aprili. Lucas: April. Mei. Luna: Mei. Lucas: May. And Juni. Luna: Juni. That's my month. Lucas: Now let's do July to December. Julai. Luna: Julai. Lucas: Agosti. Luna: Agosti. Lucas: Septemba. Luna: Septemba. Lucas: Oktoba. Luna: Oktoba. Lucas: Novemba. Luna: Novemba. Lucas: Desemba. Luna: Desemba. Lucas: Great! Now let's practice with a little dialogue. Imagine I ask you: Mwezi wako wa kuzaliwa ni upi? That means 'Which is your birth month?' Luna: Mwezi wangu wa kuzaliwa ni Juni. Lucas: Excellent! Now you ask me. Luna: Mwezi wako wa kuzaliwa ni upi? Lucas: Mwezi wangu wa kuzaliwa ni Desemba. Luna: Oh, December! So you have holidays. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Swahili. January. Luna: Januari. Lucas: February. Luna: Februari. Lucas: March. Luna: Machi. Lucas: April. Luna: Aprili. Lucas: May. Luna: Mei. Lucas: June. Luna: Juni. Lucas: July. Luna: Julai. Lucas: August. Luna: Agosti. Lucas: September. Luna: Septemba. Lucas: October. Luna: Oktoba. Lucas: November. Luna: Novemba. Lucas: December. Luna: Desemba. Lucas: Nailed it. You've got the months down. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was way easier than I thought. Lucas: That's the beauty of Swahili months. Now you can talk about birthdays, holidays, seasons. Luna: I'm going to practice them all day. Januari, Februari, Machi... Lucas: Keep that up. And remember, you can always revisit this episode on Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Lucas: Kwa heri. Practice those months till we chat again.