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- Lucas: Olá, and welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Ready for another tiny lesson? Lucas: Absolutely. Last time we learned about cabeça and olhos. Remember those? Luna: Sim! Cabeça means head, olhos means eyes. I loved that episode. Lucas: Great. Today we're moving down the body — to hands and feet. Luna: Oh, useful! I can already think of things I do with my hands. Lucas: Exactly. So first word: mão. Mão means hand. Luna: Mão. Mão. That's short and sweet. Lucas: It is. Let's say it together: mão. Luna: Mão. Lucas: Good. Now, if you have two hands, you say mãos. That's plural. Luna: Mãos. So mão is one hand, mãos is two hands. Got it. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's learn a useful phrase: Eu lavo as mãos. That means 'I wash my hands.' Say it with me: Eu lavo as mãos. Luna: Eu lavo as mãos. Eu... lavo... as mãos. That's a good one for after a meal. Lucas: Exactly. So mão appears in mãos there. Now let's try the opposite end: foot. In Portuguese, foot is pé. Luna: Pé. Pé. Like the letter P with an accent? Lucas: Exactly. And feet is pés. So one pé, two pés. Luna: Pés. Okay. So I have two feet — Eu tenho dois pés. Lucas: You just used the phrase! That's perfect. Let's break it down: Eu tenho dois pés. Eu = I, tenho = have, dois = two, pés = feet. Luna: Eu tenho dois pés. Easy. I have two feet. Yep, that checks out. Lucas: Now, on your hands and feet, you have fingers and toes. In Portuguese, fingers and toes are the same word: dedos. Luna: Dedos. So dedos can be fingers or toes? Lucas: That's right. Context tells you which. If you say dedos da mão, that's fingers of the hand. Dedos do pé, toes of the foot. Luna: Dedos da mão, dedos do pé. I have ten dedos on my mãos and ten dedos on my pés. Lucas: That's twenty dedos total! Let's practice a quick sentence: Eu tenho dez dedos. I have ten fingers. Luna: But that's just on your hands. If you say ten dedos, people might think fingers or toes? Lucas: Usually it means fingers unless you specify. So let's keep it simple for now. Say with me: Eu tenho dez dedos. Luna: Eu tenho dez dedos. I have ten fingers. That's true for most people. Lucas: Let's review all the new words: mão, mãos, pé, pés, dedos. Luna: Mão, mãos, pé, pés, dedos. I think I've got them. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at a restaurant. You ate something messy. You want to wash your hands. Luna: I can say: Eu lavo as mãos. That's handy! Lucas: Nice pun. And if someone asks how many feet you have, you say? Luna: Eu tenho dois pés. Lucas: Exactly. And your toes are your dedos do pé. Luna: Dedos do pé. This is sticking. I love it. Lucas: That's the beauty of small lessons. Let's say them one more time slowly: mão, pé, dedos, Eu lavo as mãos, Eu tenho dois pés. Luna: Mão, pé, dedos, Eu lavo as mãos, Eu tenho dois pés. I feel ready to use these. Lucas: You should. Practice them whenever you wash your hands or count your steps. Luna: That's a good tip. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome. That's our episode for today. Keep practicing with Fexingo, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Até logo! Practice your mãos and pés till then!