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- Lucas: Bienvenue back to Learn French with Fexingo, episode 104. Luna: Hey Lucas, I'm excited for today. I've been wanting to go to a French bookstore. Lucas: Perfect timing. Today we're going to learn how to buy a book in French. Simple and useful. Luna: Ooh, I love bookshops. Let's start. Lucas: First phrase: 'Je cherche un livre.' That means 'I am looking for a book.' Luna: Je cherche un livre. Lucas: Exactly. 'Je cherche' — I am looking for. 'Un livre' — a book. Say it again. Luna: Je cherche un livre. Lucas: Great. Now imagine you want a specific type. 'Je voudrais un roman.' — I would like a novel. Luna: Je voudrais un roman. Lucas: Right. 'Je voudrais' is polite. 'Un roman' is a novel. Try it. Luna: Je voudrais un roman. Lucas: Now, if it's a gift, you say 'C'est pour un cadeau.' — It's for a gift. Luna: C'est pour un cadeau. Lucas: Yes. 'C'est pour' — it's for. 'Un cadeau' — a gift. Repeat. Luna: C'est pour un cadeau. Lucas: Good. Another useful one: 'Avez-vous ce livre?' — Do you have this book? Luna: Avez-vous ce livre? Lucas: Perfect. 'Avez-vous' — do you have. 'Ce livre' — this book. And the answer: 'Oui, nous l'avons.' — Yes, we have it. Luna: Oui, nous l'avons. Lucas: So put it together: you walk in, say 'Bonjour', then 'Je cherche un livre.' The seller says 'Quel type?' You say 'Je voudrais un roman.' Luna: Oh, that feels real. Let me try a mini scene. Bonjour, je cherche un livre. Lucas: Bonjour. Quel type de livre? Luna: Je voudrais un roman. Lucas: Très bien. Et c'est pour vous? Luna: C'est pour un cadeau. Lucas: Excellent. Then you might ask about a specific book: 'Avez-vous ce livre?' Luna: Avez-vous ce livre? Lucas: And the seller says 'Oui, nous l'avons.' Luna: Oui, nous l'avons. That's smooth. Lucas: Yeah. You can ask for a specific title by name too, like 'Avez-vous Le Petit Prince?' Luna: Oh, I love that book. Avez-vous Le Petit Prince? Lucas: Oui, nous l'avons. Let's practice all five phrases once more. Repeat after me: Je cherche un livre. Luna: Je cherche un livre. Lucas: Je voudrais un roman. Luna: Je voudrais un roman. Lucas: C'est pour un cadeau. Luna: C'est pour un cadeau. Lucas: Avez-vous ce livre? Luna: Avez-vous ce livre? Lucas: Oui, nous l'avons. Luna: Oui, nous l'avons. Lucas: You've got them. And you know, if this lesson has helped you, consider supporting Fexingo. If today was worth a coffee to you, you can buy me a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the show ad-free and coming. We really appreciate it. Lucas: Absolutely. Now let's keep going. Imagine you're at the counter. You can say 'Je prends ce livre.' — I'll take this book. Luna: Je prends ce livre. Lucas: And then the cashier might say 'Ce sera dix euros.' — That will be ten euros. Luna: Ce sera dix euros. Got it. Lucas: Great. So today's key phrases: Je cherche un livre, Je voudrais un roman, C'est pour un cadeau, Avez-vous ce livre?, Oui, nous l'avons. Luna: Je vais les pratiquer ce soir. Thanks Lucas. Lucas: De rien, Luna. Practice makes progress. See you next time on Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: À bientôt!