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- Lucas: Welcome back to another small step with Fexingo. I’m Lucas. Luna: And I’m Luna. Hey everyone. It is Episode 265. Lucas: That’s right. We have been talking about the home lately. Luna: Yes. Rooms, furniture, even the garden last week. Lucas: Exactly. And before that, we looked at cleaning and security. Luna: Right. But today... we are going into the kitchen. Lucas: Specifically, where do we put the food after shopping? Luna: Oh, I love this topic. Because my fridge is always messy. Lucas: I bet. So let’s start with the big cold box. Luna: The refrigerator. How do we say that simply? Lucas: It is le réfrigérateur. Say it with me. Luna: Le réfrigérateur. Lucas: Good. Le réfrigérateur. It keeps milk and veggies cold. Luna: Le réfrigérateur. Okay, I got that one. Lucas: Now, what if you want to freeze meat for later? Luna: Is there a special word for that part? Lucas: Yes. It is le congélateur. Listen closely. Luna: Le congélateur. Lucas: Le congélateur. Notice the ending sound. Soft. Luna: Le congélateur. Got it. Cold storage. Lucas: But not everything goes in the cold. Luna: Like pasta? Or rice? Or dry snacks? Lucas: Those go in a cupboard or pantry. Luna: Ah, the dry place. What is the word? Lucas: It is le placard. Repeat after me. Luna: Le placard. Lucas: Le placard. Very common word in French homes. Luna: Le placard. Okay. So we have three spots. Lucas: Le réfrigérateur, le congélateur, and le placard. Luna: Three big nouns. Let’s practice them together. Lucas: Ready? Le réfrigérateur. Luna: Le réfrigérateur. Lucas: Le congélateur. Luna: Le congélateur. Lucas: Le placard. Luna: Le placard. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let’s talk about the action. Luna: Putting the food away. That is hard for me. Lucas: We use a specific phrase for unpacking groceries. Luna: Is it long? Lucas: It is Je range les courses. Luna: Je range les courses. Lucas: Break it down. Je range means I organize. Luna: Les courses means the shopping or groceries. Lucas: Exactly. So, I am putting away the groceries. Luna: Je range les courses. Nice and smooth. Lucas: Try it again. Slowly. Luna: Je range les courses. Lucas: Very good. You can say this when someone asks what you are doing. Luna: What if someone asks why the cheese is on the table? Lucas: Then you need to explain why it must stay cold. Luna: Ah, right. Cheese melts if it gets warm. Lucas: So here is a useful rule phrase. Luna: What is it? Lucas: Il faut garder ça au frais. Luna: Il faut garder ça au frais. Lucas: Il faut means it is necessary. Garder means to keep. Luna: Ça means that thing. Au frais means in the cool. Lucas: Spot on. It is a polite way to tell someone to put something in the fridge. Luna: Il faut garder ça au frais. I like that. Lucas: Let’s put all five phrases into a tiny scene. Luna: Okay, set the scene. I just came home from the market. Lucas: You walk in with bags. You look at me. Luna: I say: 'Je range les courses.' Lucas: And you point to the open door. Luna: 'Le réfrigérateur est ouvert!' Lucas: And you grab a bag of frozen peas. Luna: 'Pour les petits pois, c’est le congélateur.' Lucas: And you see a box of crackers on the counter. Luna: 'Les craquelins vont dans le placard.' Lucas: And finally, you hold up a block of brie. Luna: 'Il faut garder ça au frais!' Lucas: Wow. That was actually very organized. Luna: Really? Usually I just leave it on the chair. Lucas: Not anymore. You know the words now. Luna: Le réfrigérateur. Le congélateur. Le placard. Lucas: And the actions: Je range les courses. Il faut garder ça au frais. Luna: It feels much less chaotic. Lucas: That is the goal. Small steps make big changes. Luna: I am going to try this tonight. I bought too much yogurt. Lucas: Make sure it goes in le réfrigérateur, not le placard. Luna: Ha! Good advice. No sour yogurt for me. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us directly. It keeps these episodes ad-free and steady. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps to keep the quality high. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Practice those phrases one more time. Luna: Le réfrigérateur. Le congélateur. Le placard. Lucas: Je range les courses. Il faut garder ça au frais. Luna: See you next time. Bye!