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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again. Lucas: Last episode we talked about online shopping. You learned how to ask about shipping costs. Luna: Yes! But sometimes the package arrives late. And that feels bad. Lucas: Exactly. So today we are going to talk about feelings. Real feelings. Not just happy or sad. Luna: Oh, I love this. In English we have many words for sadness. But in Portuguese? Lucas: Portuguese has some very specific words. Let us start with one word. Arrasado. Luna: Arrasado? That sounds intense. Lucas: It is. It means you are crushed. Devastated. Like your heart is on the floor. Luna: Okay. Let me try. Estou arrasado. Lucas: Perfect. Now say it again. Slowly. Estou arrasado. Luna: Estou arrasado. Wow. That feels heavy. Lucas: It does. Imagine you missed your flight. Or your favorite team lost the final game. Luna: That is terrible. I do not want to be arrasado. Lucas: But life has good moments too. Do you remember the word for excited? Luna: Sim? Is it animado? Lucas: You can use animado. But Brazilians often use empolgado. It is very common. Luna: Empolgado. Okay. Let me practice. Estou empolgado. Lucas: Good. Again. Estou empolgado. Luna: Estou empolgado. It feels lighter than arrasado. Lucas: Right. It is energetic. Imagine you got tickets to a concert. Or you are starting a new job. Luna: I would be so empolgado. That is my favorite feeling. Lucas: Let us mix them. If something bad happens, you say: Estou arrasado. Luna: Estou arrasado. Yes. Lucas: If something good happens, you say: Estou empolgado. Luna: Estou empolgado. Got it. Lucas: Now, let us talk about stress. Sometimes life is hard. We need peace. Luna: Peace? Like calm? Lucas: Yes. There is a phrase Brazilians use all the time. Está tudo tranquilo. Luna: Tranquilo. I know this word. It means quiet or calm. Lucas: Exactly. So when someone asks if everything is okay, you can say: Está tudo tranquilo. Luna: Let me try. Está tudo tranquilo. Lucas: Very good. It implies no problems. No worries. Just smooth sailing. Luna: I like that. It is reassuring. Say it again. Está tudo tranquilo. Lucas: Está tudo tranquilo. You are doing well. Luna: One more time for me. Está tudo tranquilo. Lucas: Perfect. Now, the last phrase is special. It is about missing someone. Luna: Missing someone? Like saudades? Lucas: Yes. Saudade is a deep feeling. But we often say the whole sentence: Que saudade. Luna: Que saudade. Oh, that sounds beautiful. Lucas: It is. You say it when you see a friend after a long time. Or you smell your mother cooking. Luna: Let me try. Que saudade. Lucas: Beautiful. Again. Que saudade. Luna: Que saudade. It feels warm. Lucas: It is. Let us review our four phrases. First, the bad feeling. Estou arrasado. Luna: Estou arrasado. Crushed. Lucas: Second, the good energy. Estou empolgado. Luna: Estou empolgado. Excited. Lucas: Third, the calm state. Está tudo tranquilo. Luna: Está tudo tranquilo. Everything is chill. Lucas: Fourth, the longing. Que saudade. Luna: Que saudade. I miss you. Lucas: These are powerful tools. They add color to your speech. Luna: I feel ready to talk about my day now. Lucas: Before we go, I want to mention Fexingo. It helps us keep these episodes free. Luna: Yes. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: a small support makes a big difference. You can help us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It keeps the mic running. Thank you for listening. Lucas: Practice these phrases. Use them today. See you next time.