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- Lucas: Luna, you're back. Ready for another tiny French lesson? Luna: Always. What are we learning today? Lucas: We've covered a lot of body parts, but now let's talk about something you probably use every day — the computer. Luna: Oh, I definitely use mine. Laptop, keyboard, mouse — all day. Lucas: Perfect. So let's learn those words in French. First up: l'ordinateur. That's the computer. Luna: L'ordinateur. Lucas: Yes. L'ordinateur. Try it again. Luna: L'ordinateur. Lucas: Good. Now, the keyboard: le clavier. Luna: Le clavier. Lucas: And the mouse: la souris. Luna: La souris. That's cute — it's the same word for animal. Lucas: Exactly. A computer mouse is la souris. Now, the screen: l'écran. Luna: L'écran. Lucas: And finally, a password: le mot de passe. Luna: Le mot de passe. So mot is word, passe is pass — word of pass. Lucas: Pretty much. Let's hear all of them again. L'ordinateur. Luna: L'ordinateur. Lucas: Le clavier. Luna: Le clavier. Lucas: La souris. Luna: La souris. Lucas: L'écran. Luna: L'écran. Lucas: Le mot de passe. Luna: Le mot de passe. Lucas: Great. Now let's put them in a tiny scene. Imagine you're at a café with your laptop. Luna: Okay. Lucas: You open your ordinateur, and you need to type on le clavier. You click la souris. You look at l'écran. And you enter le mot de passe. Luna: Got it. So: j'ouvre mon ordinateur, je tape sur le clavier, je clique sur la souris, je regarde l'écran, et j'entre le mot de passe. Lucas: Beautiful. You just used all five words in a sentence. Luna: That felt good. Lucas: You're getting the hang of it. Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the French. Computer. Luna: L'ordinateur. Lucas: Keyboard. Luna: Le clavier. Lucas: Mouse. Luna: La souris. Lucas: Screen. Luna: L'écran. Lucas: Password. Luna: Le mot de passe. Lucas: You did it. And you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with French, there's a small way you can keep this going. Luna: Yeah? How? Lucas: A handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's literally what funds making this many episodes. Luna: Oh, that's awesome. So if you love learning with us, consider joining them. Lucas: Exactly. No pressure, just a way to keep it ad-free. Now back to practice. Let's try a dialogue. I'll say a phrase, you respond using the new words. Luna: Let's do it. Lucas: J'ai un nouveau clavier. I have a new keyboard. Luna: Super. Est-ce que la souris est sans fil? Is the mouse wireless? Lucas: Oui, la souris est sans fil. Et l'écran est grand. Luna: Et le mot de passe? What's the password? Lucas: C'est 'Fexingo123'. Easy. Luna: Parfait. I'll remember that. Lucas: So today we learned: l'ordinateur, le clavier, la souris, l'écran, le mot de passe. Practice these around your computer, and you'll remember them fast. Luna: I will. See you next time, Lucas. Lucas: See you, Luna. Keep practicing.