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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 49! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? And today we're staying indoors. Luna: Oh, nice. After all that weather talk last time, I'm ready to be inside. Lucas: Yeah, today we're learning three words for things you see in every room. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Hit me with the first one. Lucas: Alright. First word: porta. Luna: Porta. Lucas: It means 'door'. Luna: Porta. Door. Got it. Lucas: Good. Now let's use it. A porta está aberta. Luna: A porta está aberta. Lucas: That means 'the door is open'. Luna: Oh, so we're using 'estar' from episode 41. A porta está aberta. Lucas: Exactly. Now you try: how would you say 'the door is closed'? Luna: Umm... A porta está... fechada? Is that right? Lucas: Yes! A porta está fechada. Perfect. Luna: A porta está fechada. I love how that sounds. Lucas: Okay, next word. Janela. Luna: Janela. That's 'window', right? Lucas: Right. Janela. So how would you say 'the window is open'? Luna: A janela está aberta. Lucas: Yes! And 'the window is closed'? Luna: A janela está fechada. Lucas: You're a natural. Third word: parede. Luna: Parede. That's 'wall'. Lucas: Right. Parede. So 'the wall is big'? Luna: A parede é grande? Using 'ser' for permanent? Lucas: Exactly. Walls are usually permanent, so 'é grande'. Good catch. Luna: A parede é grande. And 'the wall is small' would be 'a parede é pequena'? Lucas: Yes! You're really putting it together. Luna: So let me see if I have all three: porta, janela, parede. Lucas: That's it. Now let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're in a room. The door is open. Luna: A porta está aberta. Lucas: The window is closed. Luna: A janela está fechada. Lucas: And the wall is white. Luna: A parede é branca. Lucas: Yes! And 'branca' – we learned that in the colors episode. Nice. Luna: I'm feeling pretty good about this. Lucas: Let's practice one more time. Repeat after me: porta. Luna: Porta. Lucas: Janela. Luna: Janela. Lucas: Parede. Luna: Parede. Lucas: A porta está aberta. Luna: A porta está aberta. Lucas: A janela está fechada. Luna: A janela está fechada. Lucas: Great job, Luna. And listeners, that's all for today. Luna: Yes! Practice these and you'll be describing any room in Portuguese. Lucas: Thanks for learning with Fexingo. See you next time! Luna: Até logo!