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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swahili with Fexingo! I'm Lucas, and I'm here with Luna. Luna: Hey everyone! I'm so excited for today. We're finally tackling numbers, right? Lucas: That's right. We're starting with the basics: counting from one to ten in Swahili. Let's dive in. Luna: Okay, I know a couple already. I know moja is one. Lucas: Exactly. Moja. Let's say it together: moja. Luna: Moja. Lucas: Good. Now two is mbili. Repeat after me: mbili. Luna: Mbili. Lucas: Three is tatu. Luna: Tatu. Lucas: Four is nne. Luna: Nne. That one is short. Lucas: Yes, it's just two letters. And five is tano. Luna: Tano. Lucas: Let's do a quick review from one to five. Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano. Luna: Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's continue. Six is sita. Luna: Sita. Lucas: Seven is saba. Luna: Saba. Lucas: Eight is nane. Luna: Nane. Lucas: Nine is tisa. Luna: Tisa. Lucas: And ten is kumi. Luna: Kumi. Lucas: Great. So from six to ten: sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. Luna: Sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. I think I've got it. Lucas: Let's try a little scene. Imagine you're at a market and you want to buy five apples. You'd say, 'Nataka tufaha tano.' That means 'I want five apples.' Luna: Nataka tufaha tano. Lucas: Exactly. Now what if you want two oranges? Luna: Nataka machungwa mawili? Wait, is mawili correct? Lucas: Good question. When counting objects, the number sometimes agrees with the noun class. For fruits like oranges, which are in the ma-class, you use mawili for two. But for now, let's keep it simple: just the numbers on their own. So you could say 'Nataka machungwa mbili' and people would understand. Luna: Okay, so 'Nataka machungwa mbili' is fine. Lucas: Absolutely. Now let's count from one to ten again, slowly. Repeat after me: moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. Luna: Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. Lucas: You're doing great. Let's do it once more, this time a bit faster. Luna: Moja, mbili, tatu, nne, tano, sita, saba, nane, tisa, kumi. Lucas: Awesome! Now I want to try a little game. I'll say a number in English, and you say it in Swahili. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: Three. Luna: Tatu. Lucas: Seven. Luna: Saba. Lucas: Ten. Luna: Kumi. Lucas: One. Luna: Moja. Lucas: Perfect. You're a natural. Luna: Thanks! This is fun. I can already count to ten in Swahili. Lucas: You sure can. And you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Swahili, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Even a couple of dollars a month keeps these episodes coming. Luna: Yeah, it really does make a difference. We love making these for you. Lucas: Alright, back to numbers. Let's do a quick practice. I'll say a Swahili number, and you tell me the English. Luna: Okay. Lucas: Nne. Luna: Four. Lucas: Sita. Luna: Six. Lucas: Tisa. Luna: Nine. Lucas: Mbili. Luna: Two. Lucas: Nane. Luna: Eight. Lucas: Tano. Luna: Five. Lucas: Kumi. Luna: Ten. Lucas: Saba. Luna: Seven. Lucas: Moja. Luna: One. Lucas: And tatu. Luna: Three. Lucas: Excellent. You've mastered numbers one to ten. Luna: I feel so accomplished. Next time, can we learn numbers eleven to twenty? Lucas: That's a great idea. But for now, keep practicing these. Say them in the shower, while you're cooking, whenever. Luna: Will do. And thanks to everyone listening. Practice makes progress. Lucas: Exactly. See you next time on Learn Swahili with Fexingo. Luna: Bye!