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- Lucas: Welcome back to another episode of Learn Italian with Fexingo. I am Lucas, and this is Luna. Luna: Hi everyone! We are back. It has been a while since we talked about feelings, hasn't it? Lucas: It has. In episodes 252 and 258, we touched on hunger and thirst. But today, we want to go deeper into actual emotions. Luna: Yes. Words like happy, sad, afraid. How do you say those properly? Lucas: Let's start with the most positive one. Sono felice. Luna: Sono felice. That means I am happy. Lucas: Exactly. Notice the structure. Sono, which is 'I am', followed by the adjective felice. Let's try it slowly. Sono felice. Luna: Sono felice. Lucas: Good. Now at normal speed. Sono felice. Luna: Sono felice. I love that word. Felice sounds so light. Lucas: It does. Imagine you just got good news. You smile and say, Sono felice. Luna: Sono felice! Oh, that feels nice. Can we try the opposite? Or something scary? Lucas: We can. The next phrase is Ho paura. Luna: Ho paura. Is that 'I have fear'? Lucas: Yes. In Italian, we use the verb avere, to have, for fear. So, Ho paura. Let's break it down. Ho... paura. Luna: Ho... paura. Lucas: Perfect. Now together. Ho paura. Luna: Ho paura. Like when I see a spider. Lucas: Exactly. Or when you hear a loud noise in the night. Ho paura. Luna: Ho paura. That makes sense. It is different from saying I am afraid in English. Lucas: It is. We possess the fear. Ho paura. Let's repeat it a few more times to lock it in. Ho paura. Luna: Ho paura. Lucas: Ho paura. Luna: Ho paura. Okay, what about sadness? I feel sad sometimes. Lucas: For sadness, we go back to essere, to be. The phrase is Sono triste. Luna: Sono triste. I am sad. Lucas: Right. Sono triste. Let's say it slowly. Sono... triste. Luna: Sono... triste. Lucas: And now normally. Sono triste. Luna: Sono triste. It feels heavy, but important to say it out loud. Lucas: It is. Communication requires honesty. If you are not okay, you can say Sono triste. Luna: Sono triste. Yeah. What about anger? I get angry too. Lucas: For anger, we also use essere. The phrase is Sono arrabbiato. Luna: Sono arrabbiato. Wait, is that masculine or feminine? Lucas: That is a great question. Arrabbiato ends in -o, so it is masculine. If you were speaking as a female, it would be arrabbiata. Luna: Oh, I see. So I stick with Sono arrabbiato. Let's practice. Sono arrabbiato. Lucas: Sono arrabbiato. Slowly. Sono... arrabbiato. Luna: Sono... arrabbiato. Lucas: Normally. Sono arrabbiato. Luna: Sono arrabbiato. That was fun. A bit intense, but fun. Lucas: It is useful. Sometimes you need to set boundaries. Sono arrabbiato. Luna: Sono arrabbiato. Okay, last one. How do you say you feel good? Lucas: We use the reflexive verb sentirsi, to feel. The phrase is Mi sento bene. Luna: Mi sento bene. I feel well. Lucas: Correct. Mi sento bene. Let's take it slow. Mi... sento... bene. Luna: Mi... sento... bene. Lucas: Now at pace. Mi sento bene. Luna: Mi sento bene. I feel good. This is my favorite phrase. Lucas: It is a great closing statement. After all our practice, how do you feel? Luna: Mi sento bene. And maybe a little happy too. Sono felice. Lucas: I am glad to hear that. Let's review them quickly. Sono felice. Luna: Sono felice. Lucas: Ho paura. Luna: Ho paura. Lucas: Sono triste. Luna: Sono triste. Lucas: Sono arrabbiato. Luna: Sono arrabbiato. Lucas: Mi sento bene. Luna: Mi sento bene. Lucas: Great job. Before we go, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with these Italian phrases... Luna: You might consider supporting us. It keeps the show ad-free and allows us to keep making episodes like this. Lucas: You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for listening. See you next time.