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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and this is Luna. Luna: Ciao! Ready for more Italian? Last time we talked about hot weather. Today, we're talking about rain. Lucas: Exactly. We'll learn some simple phrases for rainy days. Let's start with the most important one: Piove. It means 'it's raining'. Luna: Piove. That sounds like 'pee oh veh'? No wait, I mean piove. Lucas: Good try. Piove. Just two syllables: pi o ve. Listen again: Piove. Luna: Piove. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to say 'today it's raining', you say Oggi piove. Oggi means today. Luna: Oggi piove. So today it's raining. Lucas: Right. And if it's not raining, you say Oggi non piove. Non means not. Luna: Oggi non piove. Today it's not raining. Lucas: Let's practice. Repeat after me: Piove. Luna: Piove. Lucas: Oggi piove. Luna: Oggi piove. Lucas: Oggi non piove. Luna: Oggi non piove. Lucas: Great. Now, what do you need when it rains? An umbrella. In Italian, umbrella is ombrello. So, Prendi l'ombrello means 'take the umbrella'. Luna: Prendi l'ombrello. Prendi is like 'take'? Lucas: Exactly. It's the informal command. Prendi l'ombrello. Let's say it together: Prendi l'ombrello. Luna: Prendi l'ombrello. Lucas: Now, let's imagine a rainy day. You look outside and say: Che brutto tempo! That means 'What bad weather!' Che brutto tempo. Luna: Che brutto tempo! That's a good one. So if it's raining and cold, you can say Che brutto tempo! Lucas: Yes. And then you might say Piove. Then Prendi l'ombrello. Let's do a little scene. I'll be you, and you be me. You say: Oggi piove. And I'll say: Che brutto tempo! Prendi l'ombrello! Luna: Okay. Oggi piove. Lucas: Che brutto tempo! Prendi l'ombrello! Luna: That was fun. Now, what if tomorrow it's not raining? How do I say that? Lucas: Domani non piove. Domani means tomorrow. So Domani non piove. Luna: Domani non piove. That's good news! Lucas: Let's practice all the phrases. Repeat after me: Piove. Luna: Piove. Lucas: Oggi piove. Luna: Oggi piove. Lucas: Oggi non piove. Luna: Oggi non piove. Lucas: Prendi l'ombrello. Luna: Prendi l'ombrello. Lucas: Che brutto tempo! Luna: Che brutto tempo! Lucas: Domani non piove. Luna: Domani non piove. Lucas: You know, if you're finding these phrases useful, we have listeners who support the show so it stays ad-free. Luna: Yeah, if Fexingo has been helping you learn Italian, you can support us at buymeacoffee.com/fexingo. It helps us keep making episodes like this. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, but every bit helps. Now, back to the rain. Let's do another scene. I'll say: Oggi piove. Che brutto tempo! Then you say: Prendi l'ombrello. Luna: Okay. Oggi piove. Che brutto tempo! Lucas: Prendi l'ombrello. Luna: Ah, that's a good exchange. So if I see someone without an umbrella, I can say: Prendi l'ombrello! Lucas: Exactly. And if they say: Domani non piove, you can breathe easy. Luna: Domani non piove. I like that one. Lucas: Let's do a quick recap. First phrase: Piove. Luna: Piove. Lucas: Oggi piove. Luna: Oggi piove. Lucas: Oggi non piove. Luna: Oggi non piove. Lucas: Prendi l'ombrello. Luna: Prendi l'ombrello. Lucas: Che brutto tempo! Luna: Che brutto tempo! Lucas: And Domani non piove. Luna: Domani non piove. Lucas: Excellent. That's all for today. Practice these phrases, and next time it rains, you'll be ready. Luna: Grazie, Lucas. And thanks to all our listeners. See you next time! Lucas: Arrivederci!