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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another tiny French lesson? Luna: Yeah, I'm ready. What are we learning today? Lucas: We're going to talk about fingers. The five fingers of the hand. Luna: Oh, we did hands and arms before. Time to zoom in on fingers. Lucas: Exactly. So the first finger is the thumb. In French, le pouce. Luna: Le pouce. Lucas: Le pouce. Good. Then the index finger is l'index. Luna: L'index. Like the English word but with a French accent. Lucas: Yes. Next is the middle finger, le majeur. Luna: Le majeur. That one's easy to remember. Lucas: Right. Then the ring finger, l'annulaire. Luna: L'annulaire. Hmm, that's a bit trickier. Lucas: And finally the little finger, l'auriculaire. Luna: L'auriculaire. That's a long word. Lucas: It is. Let's say them all together: le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Luna: Le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's have a tiny scene. Imagine you're counting on your fingers. You point to your thumb and say 'le pouce'. Luna: Le pouce. Lucas: Then index: l'index. Luna: L'index. Lucas: Middle: le majeur. Luna: Le majeur. Lucas: Ring: l'annulaire. Luna: L'annulaire. Lucas: Little: l'auriculaire. Luna: L'auriculaire. Lucas: Good. Now let's practice with a simple sentence. 'I hurt my thumb' is 'je me suis blessé au pouce.' Luna: Je me suis blessé au pouce. Lucas: Or 'I hurt my index' — 'je me suis blessé à l'index.' Luna: Je me suis blessé à l'index. Lucas: You're doing great. Let's do a quick review: what's the French for 'thumb'? Luna: Le pouce. Lucas: Index? Luna: L'index. Lucas: Middle finger? Luna: Le majeur. Lucas: Ring finger? Luna: L'annulaire. Lucas: Little finger? Luna: L'auriculaire. Lucas: Excellent. You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with your French, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's what funds keeping this show ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small group but it really helps keep these episodes coming. Lucas: Absolutely. So back to fingers. Let's imagine you're at a restaurant and you want to point to something on the menu. You might use your index finger, l'index. Luna: L'index. Lucas: Or if you're counting, you start with le pouce. Luna: Le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Lucas: Perfect. One more time all together. Luna: Le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Lucas: Great job today. Practice those and we'll see you next time. Luna: See you later!