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- Lucas: Hey, Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Ready! I've been practicing my vegetables from last time. Batata, tomate, cebola... I think I've got them. Lucas: That's great. Today we're going to add something sweet to your vocabulary — fruits. Luna: Ooh, I love fruit. What's first? Lucas: Let's start with 'maçã'. Maçã means apple. Luna: Maçã. That sounds like 'massa' but with a different ending. Lucas: Close. Maçã. The 'ç' is like an 's' sound, and the 'ã' is nasal. Maçã. Luna: Maçã. Maçã. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you like something, you say 'Eu gosto de'. So, 'Eu gosto de maçã' means I like apple. Luna: Eu gosto de maçã. That's easy. I do like apples. Lucas: Good. What if you don't like something? You say 'Não gosto de'. So, 'Não gosto de maçã'. Luna: Não gosto de maçã. So 'não' makes it negative. Lucas: Exactly. Let's try another fruit: 'laranja'. Laranja means orange. Luna: Laranja. That sounds like 'laranja' in Spanish, but with a softer 'j'? Lucas: Right. In Portuguese, 'j' is like the 's' in 'pleasure'. Laranja. Luna: Laranja. Laranja. I like oranges. Eu gosto de laranja. Lucas: Very good! Now, let's practice questions. To ask 'Do you like orange?' you say 'Você gosta de laranja?' Luna: Você gosta de laranja? So I can ask someone if they like orange. Lucas: Yes. And you can answer: 'Sim, eu gosto de laranja' or 'Não, não gosto de laranja'. Luna: Let me try a whole conversation. Você gosta de maçã? Lucas: Sim, eu gosto de maçã. E você? Luna: Eu gosto de maçã também. And laranja? Você gosta de laranja? Lucas: Sim, gosto muito de laranja. Luna: Nice. So now I can talk about apples and oranges. Lucas: And you can combine with vegetables. For example, 'Eu gosto de batata e maçã'. Luna: Eu gosto de batata e maçã. That's a weird combo, but okay. Lucas: Maybe. But it's good practice. Luna: True. Hey, by the way, these lessons have been really useful. I'm glad we keep them free. Lucas: Me too. And if anyone listening finds them useful, a small way to support is through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps us keep doing this. Luna: Yeah, even a little helps. Okay, back to fruit. What about other fruits? Lucas: We'll save those for another day. Let's review what we have. Maçã, laranja. Luna: Maçã, laranja. Eu gosto de maçã. Você gosta de laranja? Não gosto de maçã. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's build a tiny dialogue. Imagine you're at a market and you want to buy apples. You say: 'Eu quero maçãs.' Luna: Eu quero maçãs. So 'maçãs' is the plural? Lucas: Yes. Add an 's'. And for oranges: 'Eu quero laranjas.' Luna: Eu quero laranjas. So if I want both: 'Eu quero maçãs e laranjas.' Lucas: Exactly. And the seller might ask: 'Você quer mais alguma coisa?' which means 'Do you want anything else?' Luna: That's a lot. But I'll remember 'maçã' and 'laranja' for sure. Lucas: Let's do a quick round. I'll say a phrase in English, you say it in Portuguese. I like apples. Luna: Eu gosto de maçã. Lucas: Do you like oranges? Luna: Você gosta de laranja? Lucas: I don't like apples. Luna: Não gosto de maçã. Lucas: Great. You've got it. Now, here's a little challenge: combine what you know. 'I like apples and oranges but I don't like potatoes.' Luna: Uhh... Eu gosto de maçã e laranja, mas não gosto de batata. Lucas: Yes! 'Mas' means 'but'. Excellent. Luna: Yes! That felt good. Lucas: See, you're already making sentences. Practice using 'gosto de' and 'não gosto de' with things around you. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. This was a tasty episode. Lucas: Glad you enjoyed it. Until next time, keep practicing. Tchau! Luna: Tchau!