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- Lucas: Hey there, and welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and as always, Luna is here with me. Luna: Hi, hi! I'm so ready to learn some Portuguese today. What are we diving into? Lucas: Since you've been learning so much with Fexingo, we thought we'd do a little review of animals at the zoo. You know, we've covered a few animal words before, like gato and cachorro, but today we're going to the zoo. Luna: Oh, I love zoos. But I haven't been in ages. I remember seeing elephants and monkeys and lions. So we'll need to know those in Portuguese, right? Lucas: Exactly. And before we get started, a quick note. You might have noticed we don't run ads on these episodes. That's a choice we've made because we want you to have a clean, distraction-free learning experience. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, and you'd like to support that, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure at all, just a friendly mention. Luna: Yeah, that's really nice. I love that we can just focus on the language without any interruptions. Okay, so back to the zoo. How do I ask where the lion is? Lucas: Great question. To ask 'where is the lion?', you say 'Onde fica o leão?' Luna: Onde fica o leão? That sounds nice. Onde fica o leão? Lucas: Perfect. 'Onde' means 'where', 'fica' is like 'is located', and 'o leão' is 'the lion'. So 'Onde fica o leão?' Luna: Onde fica o leão? Now I'm imagining I'm at the zoo, looking around. So what if I want to see the monkeys? How would I say that? Lucas: You'd say 'Eu quero ver os macacos.' Let's break it down: 'Eu quero' is 'I want', 'ver' is 'to see', and 'os macacos' is 'the monkeys'. Luna: Eu quero ver os macacos. Eu quero ver os macacos. That's fun. So I'm telling the zookeeper, I want to see the monkeys. Lucas: Exactly. And let's practice that with a little scene. Imagine you're at the zoo with a friend. You say 'Onde fica o leão?' Your friend says 'Eu quero ver os macacos.' You both look around. Then you see the elephants. Luna: Oh, and I want to say something about the elephants. They're so big. How do I say 'the elephants are big'? Lucas: That would be 'Os elefantes são grandes.' 'Os elefantes' is 'the elephants', 'são' is 'they are', and 'grandes' is 'big'. Luna: Os elefantes são grandes. They really are. I remember seeing them at the zoo and just being amazed. Lucas: And what if you want to take a picture? You'd ask 'Posso tirar uma foto?' That means 'Can I take a photo?' Luna: Posso tirar uma foto? That's so useful. I'm definitely going to use that at the zoo. Can I take a photo of the monkeys? Lucas: You can say 'Posso tirar uma foto dos macacos?' But for now, let's keep it simple. Let's also learn how to ask 'what animal is that?' That's 'Que animal é esse?' Luna: Que animal é esse? That's great for when you're not sure what you're looking at. Like, is that a zebra or a horse? Lucas: Right. So let's put these all together in a mini conversation. You're at the zoo, and you see an animal. You ask 'Que animal é esse?' Your friend says 'Onde fica o leão?' You say 'Eu quero ver os macacos.' Then you see the elephants and say 'Os elefantes são grandes.' And before you leave, you ask 'Posso tirar uma foto?' Luna: That was fun. I can imagine doing all of that. Let me try the whole thing. Que animal é esse? Onde fica o leão? Eu quero ver os macacos. Os elefantes são grandes. Posso tirar uma foto? Lucas: Wow, you nailed that. You said everything perfectly. I'm impressed. Luna: Oh, thanks. It's because you make it so easy to practice. I really do love these episodes. Lucas: And that's all for today. Remember, these phrases are all about being at the zoo. Practice them, and next time you're at a zoo, you'll be ready. Thanks for learning with Fexingo. See you next time. Luna: Até logo!