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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so glad you are here again. Lucas: Today we are stepping away from the cabin and out into the cold air. Luna: Ohh. Into the snow. Are we going skiing? Lucas: Exactly. We need to talk about the gear we wear on the slopes. Luna: I love that idea. It feels very active. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, the way these stay ad-free is listener support — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It really helps keep the episodes coming. Lucas: It does. And it keeps the learning steady. Luna: Okay. So, what is the first thing we need to check before we go down? Lucas: We need to make sure our skis are ready. Luna: Right. The skis. How do we say that in Italian? Lucas: The word for skis is sci. Plural is gli sci. Luna: Gli sci. Got it. Lucas: Now we need an adjective. We want them to be sharp. Luna: Sharp? Like a knife? Lucas: Exactly. Sharp edges for gripping the ice. The word is affilati. Luna: Affilati. Okay. Lucas: So the full phrase is: gli sci sono affilati. Luna: Gli sci sono affilati. Lucas: Let's break it down slowly. Gli sci sono affilati. Luna: Gli sci sono affilati. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's try it together. Gli sci sono affilati. Luna: Gli sci sono affilati. Lucas: Great job. That means the skis are sharp. Luna: I feel safer already. But wait, my hands are freezing. Lucas: You need gloves. In Italian, gloves are guanti. Luna: Guanti. Yes. Lucas: We want them to be warm. The word for warm is caldi. Luna: Caldi. Okay. Lucas: So the phrase is: i guanti sono caldi. Luna: I guanti sono caldi. Lucas: Let's repeat that slowly. I guanti sono caldi. Luna: I guanti sono caldi. Lucas: Again. I guanti sono caldi. Luna: I guanti sono caldi. Lucas: That is perfect. Your hands will be toasty. Luna: I can imagine it now. But I also need something to push with. Lucas: Poles. In Italian, they are bastoncini. Luna: Bastoncini. That sounds cute. Lucas: They are small sticks. We often check if they are long. Luna: Long? Why long? Lucas: For balance and reach. The word for long is lunghi. Luna: Lunghi. Okay. Lucas: So the phrase is: le bastoncini sono lunghi. Luna: Le bastoncini sono lunghi. Lucas: Wait. Bastoncini is masculine plural. So we use i, not le. Luna: Oh. I see. I bastoncini sono lunghi. Lucas: Yes. Good catch. Let's practice that correction. Luna: I bastoncini sono lunghi. Lucas: Slowly. I bastoncini sono lunghi. Luna: I bastoncini sono lunghi. Lucas: Perfect. I bastoncini sono lunghi. Luna: I bastoncini sono lunghi. Lucas: You are getting the hang of the gender. Luna: It is tricky. But I like it. Lucas: Me too. Now, look at your face. Is it foggy? Luna: My mask? Oh no. It is foggy. Lucas: The visor is visiera. And foggy is appannata. Luna: Appannata. That is a hard word. Lucas: It is. Let's take it slow. La visiera è appannata. Luna: La visiera è appannata. Lucas: Again. La visiera è appannata. Luna: La visiera è appannata. Lucas: One more time. La visiera è appannata. Luna: La visiera è appannata. Lucas: Excellent pronunciation there. Luna: I felt proud saying that one. Lucas: Good. Finally, we need to carry our water and snacks. Luna: A backpack. Zaino. Lucas: Yes. And we need to put it on. Metto lo zaino. Luna: Metto lo zaino. Simple. Lucas: Very simple. Let's review the whole set. Luna: Okay. Gli sci sono affilati. Lucas: I guanti sono caldi. Luna: I bastoncini sono lunghi. Lucas: La visiera è appannata. Luna: Metto lo zaino. Lucas: You did great today. Luna: I feel ready for the mountain. Lucas: Practice these until we chat again. Luna: See you next time.