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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: Last time we talked about stirring and mixing. Today we look at the tools themselves. Luna: Yes. The things we hold in our hands while we cook. Lucas: Let us start with something simple. Paper. Luna: Paper? That is easy. I know that one. Lucas: The word is karatasi. Listen closely. Lucas: Karatasi.... Karatasi. Luna: Karatasi. Okay. K-A-R-A-T-A-S-I. Lucas: Perfect. Karatasi means paper. You use it to wrap food or write a list. Luna: I have a lot of karatasi in my kitchen drawer. Lucas: That is true. Now, what do you hold to eat soup? Luna: A spoon. In Swahili, it is sifa. Lucas: Exactly. Sifa. Let me say it slowly. Lucas: Sifa.... Sifa. Luna: Sifa. It sounds like the name of a person. Lucas: It does. But here it means spoon. Very useful word. Luna: Sifa. I will remember that. What about for rice? Lucas: For rice, we often use a different tool. A spatula or a flat spoon. Luna: Ah. Is that fuku? Lucas: Yes. Fuku. Listen to me. Lucas: Fuku.... Fuku. Luna: Fuku. Okay. F-U-K-U. Lucas: Good job. Fuku is the flat utensil. Great for flipping chapati. Luna: I love chapati. So, karatasi, sifa, and fuku. Lucas: Three words down. Two more to go. What cuts the meat? Luna: A knife. The word is kisu. Lucas: Correct. Kisu. Watch the pronunciation. Lucas: Kisu.... Kisu. Luna: Kisu. Like kiss? No, not kiss. Kisu. Lucas: You got it. Kisu means knife. Be careful with it. Luna: I always be careful. Last one? Please tell me it is easy. Lucas: It is very common. What do we put the food on? Luna: A plate. Sahani. Lucas: Yes. Sahani. Let us practice. Lucas: Sahani.... Sahani. Luna: Sahani. s a h a n i. Lucas: Excellent. Sahani means plate. Now let us review them all together. Luna: Okay. Karatasi. Sifa. Fuku. Kisu. Sahani. Lucas: Paper. Spoon. Spatula. Knife. Plate. Luna: That was fast. My brain feels full. Lucas: Good full. Now, a small break. I want to talk about how this show works. Luna: Oh, sure. I like knowing the behind the scenes stuff. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, you might want to support us directly. Luna: We do not have ads. It is just us and the listeners. Lucas: Some people send a little help through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It keeps the servers running and the scripts being written. Lucas: No pressure at all. Just if you can and want to. Luna: Yeah. Totally. It helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: Alright. Back to the kitchen. Imagine you are setting the table. Luna: Okay. I need the sahani first. Lucas: Right. Put the sahani down. Now where is the sifa? Luna: Here is the sifa. And the kisu next to it. Lucas: Perfect. Do you need the fuku? Luna: No, we are just eating today. But I see the karatasi. Lucas: Maybe for wrapping leftovers. Good thinking. Luna: I am getting good at this kitchen vocabulary. Lucas: You are. Repeat the words one last time. Slowly. Luna: Karatasi. Sifa. Fuku. Kisu. Sahani. Lucas: Wonderful. You did great today. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next time.