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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and as always, I'm here with my favorite co-host, Luna. Luna: Hello, hello! And I am so ready to talk about winter again. Are you, Lucas? Lucas: I am, but let's make sure we don't repeat last episode. We covered winter clothing and winter activities, but today, let's zoom in on something extra fun: winter sports and games. Luna: Ooh, that sounds awesome. I can already imagine us throwing snowballs and failing gracefully on a ski slope. Lucas: Exactly. So, let's start with one of the most classic ones. To say 'to ski', you say: faire du ski. Luna: Faire du ski. That sounds simple enough. Lucas: It is. Repeat after me: faire du ski. Luna: Faire du ski. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's put it in a sentence: Je vais faire du ski. Luna: Je vais faire du ski. Lucas: Which means 'I'm going to ski'. Nice, right? Luna: I love that. So, if I wanted to invite a friend, could I say: Tu veux faire du ski? Lucas: Absolutely. 'Do you want to go skiing?' And that's a great phrase to know. Now, another fun winter activity is ice skating. That is: faire du patin à glace. Luna: Faire du patin à glace. That's a mouthful. Lucas: Let's break it down. Faire du patin means 'to skate', and à glace means 'on ice'. So, faire du patin à glace. Try saying it slowly. Luna: Faire du patin à glace. Lucas: You've got it. Now, a common phrase: J'aime faire du patin à glace. Luna: J'aime faire du patin à glace. I like ice skating. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let's talk about a favorite among kids and kids at heart: a snowball fight. In French, that's: faire une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: Faire une bataille de boules de neige. That's a long one. Lucas: It is, but it's just a lot of words put together. Bataille means battle, boules means balls, de neige means of snow. So: boules de neige are snowballs. Luna: Ah, so bataille de boules de neige is literally 'battle of snowballs'. Lucas: Exactly. So, we can say: On fait une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: On fait une bataille de boules de neige. We're having a snowball fight. Lucas: You're a natural. Now, another winter favorite, especially on a hill: sledding. That is: faire une luge. Luna: Faire une luge. Luge is sled, right? Lucas: Exactly. So, you could say: Je fais de la luge. I go sledding. Luna: Je fais de la luge. Lucas: Perfect. And one more useful expression, because after all that snow, you might feel it: avoir froid aux mains. That means 'to have cold hands'. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. I feel that right now, actually. Lucas: It's a good one to know. So, we've got faire du ski, faire du patin à glace, faire une bataille de boules de neige, faire une luge, and avoir froid aux mains. Let's do a quick recap. Say them after me. Luna: Okay. Lucas: faire du ski. Luna: faire du ski. Lucas: faire du patin à glace. Luna: faire du patin à glace. Lucas: faire une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: faire une bataille de boules de neige. Lucas: faire une luge. Luna: faire une luge. Lucas: avoir froid aux mains. Luna: avoir froid aux mains. Lucas: Excellent. Now, let's put it all together in a tiny conversation. Imagine you meet a friend and say: Qu'est-ce que tu fais aujourd'hui? Luna: Qu'est-ce que tu fais aujourd'hui? What are you doing today? Lucas: And your friend says: Je vais faire du ski. Et toi? Luna: Je vais faire du ski. Et toi? Lucas: You could reply: Je fais du patin à glace. Luna: Je fais du patin à glace. Lucas: That sounds like a perfect winter day. And you know what, if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with your French, and you'd like to support us, we have a simple way to say thanks. It's like buying us a coffee, if you feel it was worth it. Luna: Yeah, it's a small gesture that keeps everything running smoothly, and we really appreciate it. Lucas: You can find it at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Now, back to our phrases. Another fun way to practice is to describe what you're doing in your mind in French. For example, if you're walking on a snowy day, you might think: J'ai froid aux mains. Luna: J'ai froid aux mains. I'll remember that. Lucas: Or if you see kids playing outside, you can say: Ils font une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: Ils font une bataille de boules de neige. That's a great way to practice. Lucas: And for a little challenge, can you say 'I go sledding' in French? Luna: Je fais de la luge. Lucas: Perfect. And 'I like ice skating'? Luna: J'aime faire du patin à glace. Lucas: You did it. That's all for today's snowy adventure. Keep practicing these phrases, and they'll soon feel natural. Luna: Yes, and don't forget to warm up your hands. See you next time, everyone. Lucas: Au revoir.