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- Lucas: Bem-vindos de volta to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 155! Lucas, I'm already hungry thinking about last episode's pastel. Lucas: Oh, me too. But today we're going a different route. A breakfast classic. Luna: Ooh, I love breakfast. What is it? Lucas: Ovo frito. Fried egg. Luna: Ovo frito. Okay, I can do that. How do I order one? Lucas: You say: Eu quero um ovo frito. Eu quero um ovo frito. Luna: Eu quero um ovo frito. Eu quero um ovo frito. Lucas: That's it. Simple, right? Luna: Yeah. And if I want it well done? I like it with a crispy edge. Lucas: Then you add: bem passado. Bem passado. Luna: Bem passado. So Eu quero um ovo frito bem passado. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want it runny, you say molinho. Molinho. Luna: Molinho. That's cute. Molinho. Eu quero um ovo frito molinho. Lucas: Perfect. Now, you might also want salt. Com sal, por favor. Com sal, por favor. Luna: Com sal, por favor. Or sem sal if I'm watching my sodium. Lucas: Right. Sem sal, por favor. Sem sal, por favor. Luna: Lucas, I have to say, Fexingo has been helping me make actual progress with Portuguese. I can order food now without panicking. Lucas: That's the goal. And you know, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: Yeah, it's a small group but it keeps the show ad-free and going. Lucas: Exactly. So, back to eggs. Let's practice a full order. Luna: Okay. Eu quero um ovo frito bem passado, com sal, por favor. Lucas: Beautiful. Now let's try a little scene. You're at a café in Rio. The waiter asks: O que vai querer? Luna: Eu quero um ovo frito molinho, sem sal, por favor. Lucas: Perfeito. And the waiter might say: Mais alguma coisa? Luna: That's 'anything else?' right? Lucas: Yes. You could say: Não, obrigado. Or maybe a coffee. Luna: Right, we learned coffee in an earlier episode. I'll stick with just the egg today. Lucas: Good choice. Let's repeat the key phrases one more time. Eu quero um ovo frito. Luna: Eu quero um ovo frito. Lucas: Bem passado. Luna: Bem passado. Lucas: Molinho. Luna: Molinho. Lucas: Com sal, por favor. Luna: Com sal, por favor. Lucas: Sem sal, por favor. Luna: Sem sal, por favor. Lucas: Great. Now you can order an egg any way you like in Portuguese. Luna: I'm definitely trying this next time I'm at a lanchonete. Lucas: Practice these phrases until we chat again. Até logo! Luna: Até logo!