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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 194 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And since the weather's still warm, let's head back to the beach. Luna: Oh, I love the beach. Last time we talked about swimming. What's today? Lucas: Today we're building sandcastles. The word for beach is 沙灘. Luna: 沙灘. Lucas: Good. Now, to build with sand, we say 砌沙. 砌 means to build or stack. Luna: 砌沙. So if I'm making a sandcastle, I say 砌沙? Lucas: Exactly. And a sandcastle itself is 沙堡. Sand — 沙, castle — 堡. Luna: 沙堡. That sounds cute. Lucas: Now let's put it together: 我哋砌沙堡. We build a sandcastle. Luna: 我哋砌沙堡. That's a mouthful but I like it. Lucas: And when you finish, you can say 好靚 — very pretty. Luna: 好靚. Perfect for admiring your creation. Lucas: Let's practice. Say the phrases after me: 沙灘. Luna: 沙灘. Lucas: 砌沙. Luna: 砌沙. Lucas: 沙堡. Luna: 沙堡. Lucas: 我哋砌沙堡. Luna: 我哋砌沙堡. Lucas: 好靚. Luna: 好靚. Lucas: You did great. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with these phrases, there's a small way to support the show. Luna: Yeah, a few listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It keeps us ad-free and helps us keep making episodes. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, but it's how we stay independent. Anyway, back to the beach. Luna: So let's imagine we're at the beach, and I want to say 'We build a sandcastle, it's very pretty.' How do I say that? Lucas: You can say: 我哋砌沙堡，好靚. Try it. Luna: 我哋砌沙堡，好靚. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's drill each word one more time. 沙灘. Luna: 沙灘. Lucas: 砌沙. Luna: 砌沙. Lucas: 沙堡. Luna: 沙堡. Lucas: 我哋砌沙堡. Luna: 我哋砌沙堡. Lucas: 好靚. Luna: 好靚. Lucas: Great. Now, a little challenge: if someone asks you 你做緊咩?, you can answer 我砌緊沙堡. Let's try that. Luna: 我砌緊沙堡. Oh, that uses 緊 to show ongoing action. I remember that from earlier. Lucas: Exactly. So if we're building together, we say 我哋砌緊沙堡. Luna: 我哋砌緊沙堡. Lucas: And if it's beautiful, we add 好靚: 我哋砌緊沙堡，好靚. Luna: That's a whole sentence. Let me try: 我哋砌緊沙堡，好靚. Lucas: Nailed it. So today we learned 沙灘, 砌沙, 沙堡, 我哋砌沙堡, and 好靚. Plus a bonus: 我砌緊沙堡. Luna: I feel ready for my next beach trip. Thanks Lucas. Lucas: And thank you for listening. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. Luna: Bye bye!