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- Lucas: Ciao Luna, ready for another Italian episode? Luna: Ciao Lucas! I'm always ready. What are we learning today? Lucas: Today, we're tackling a situation nobody loves but everyone might need — a visit to the dentist. Luna: Oh no, the dentist. I hope I don't need any fillings in Italian! Lucas: Well, let's start with the basics. If your tooth hurts, you say: Ho mal di denti. Luna: Ho mal di denti. That's 'I have a toothache', right? Lucas: Exactly. Ho mal di denti. Let's break it down: Ho means 'I have', mal di means 'pain in', denti means 'teeth'. So, Ho mal di denti. Luna: Ho mal di denti. I can remember that. What if it hurts in a specific spot? Lucas: Great question. You can point and say: Mi fa male qui. That means 'It hurts here'. Luna: Mi fa male qui. So 'mi fa male' is 'it hurts me', and 'qui' is 'here'. Lucas: Perfect. Mi fa male qui. Now, the dentist might need to take an X-ray. They'll say: Devo fare una radiografia. Luna: Devo fare una radiografia. That's 'I need to take an X-ray'. Devo means 'I must' or 'I need to', fare is 'to do', radiografia is 'X-ray'. Lucas: You're catching on fast. Then they might say: Ha una carie. That means 'You have a cavity'. Luna: Ha una carie. So 'carie' is cavity. Ouch. And if I need the tooth pulled? Lucas: You can ask: Devo togliere il dente? — 'Do I need to have the tooth removed?' Togliere means 'to remove'. Luna: Devo togliere il dente? Let's practice all of these. So, Ho mal di denti. Mi fa male qui. Devo fare una radiografia. Ha una carie. Devo togliere il dente? Lucas: Excellent! Now let's imagine a scene. You're at the dentist in Rome. You say: Buongiorno, ho mal di denti. Luna: Buongiorno, ho mal di denti. The dentist says: Siediti, per favore. Mi fa male qui? Lucas: Right. And you point and say: Mi fa male qui. Then the dentist says: Devo fare una radiografia. Luna: After the X-ray, they say: Ha una carie. And you ask: Devo togliere il dente? Lucas: Exactly. And hopefully they say: No, solo una piccola otturazione. But that's for another episode. Luna: Oh good, I was worried. Let me try the whole conversation again. Buongiorno, ho mal di denti. Mi fa male qui. Devo fare una radiografia? Ha una carie? Devo togliere il dente? Lucas: Perfect, Luna. You've got it. Now let's review all five phrases one more time. Repeat after me: Ho mal di denti. Luna: Ho mal di denti. Lucas: Mi fa male qui. Luna: Mi fa male qui. Lucas: Devo fare una radiografia. Luna: Devo fare una radiografia. Lucas: Ha una carie. Luna: Ha una carie. Lucas: Devo togliere il dente? Luna: Devo togliere il dente? Lucas: Great job. And speaking of helping you with real situations like this, I just want to mention — if Fexingo has been helping you feel more confident in Italian, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference. Every little bit helps us keep making these episodes ad-free. Lucas: Exactly. So, back to the dentist — imagine you have a toothache and you need to say it in Italian. You're all set now. Luna: Definitely. I feel ready for my next trip to Italy, even if I need a dentist. Lucas: That's the spirit. Practice these phrases, and next time we'll learn what to say after the filling. For now, arrivederci! Luna: Arrivederci, and happy learning!