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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy to be here with you again. Lucas: Yes. Last episode we talked about feet and legs. Your legs are very important for movement. Luna: Right. My legs were tired from walking around the city. Lucas: Exactly. But today, we are going somewhere else. Somewhere colder. Luna: Oh! Are we talking about winter? Like, actual snow? Lucas: We are. We are talking about winter sports. Things you do when it is cold outside. Luna: I love winter sports. I love the feeling of sliding on snow or ice. Lucas: Me too. So, let us start with the most famous one. Skiing. Luna: Skiing. Okay. How do we say that in French? Lucas: It is a specific phrase. Listen closely. Faire du ski. Luna: Faire du ski. Let me try. Faire du ski. Lucas: Perfect. That means to go skiing. To do skiing. Luna: Okay. Faire du ski. I can picture it now. Long white slopes. Lucas: Yes. And if you want to say you like it, you just add it to a sentence. Je fais du ski. Luna: Je fais du ski. Yes. That sounds natural. What is another sport? Lucas: Well, if you are not on the mountain, maybe you are on the ice. Ice skating. Luna: Oh, ice skating. That is beautiful. In the park? Or in an arena? Lucas: Both. The phrase is similar. It uses faire again. Faire du patin à glace. Luna: Faire du patin à glace. Patin... à glace. Okay. I will repeat it. Lucas: Go ahead. Say it slowly. Luna: Faire du patin à glace. Faire du patin à glace. Lucas: Excellent pronunciation. It rolls off the tongue nicely. Luna: Thank you. I feel like a pro already. Just standing here in my living room. Lucas: You look like a pro. Now, what if you do not have skis or skates? Luna: Then you just play in the snow. Like a child again. Lucas: Exactly. A snowball fight. This is fun. The phrase is: Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: That is a long one. Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Lucas: It is a bit longer. Break it down. Une bataille. De boules. De neige. Luna: Une bataille. De boules. De neige. Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Lucas: Very good. Boules de neige means snowballs. Bataille means battle. Luna: I love that imagery. We throw them at each other. It is chaotic and fun. Lucas: It is. And after the fight, you might get tired. Or maybe you want to slide down a hill. Luna: Sledding! I used to love sledding as a kid. Going fast down the hill. Lucas: The French word for sled is la luge. So the activity is: Faire une luge. Luna: Faire une luge. Okay. Let me try that. Faire une luge. Lucas: Good. Notice we use une here, because luge is feminine. La luge. Luna: Right. Faire une luge. Okay. I have four phrases now. Lucas: You do. Skiing, ice skating, snowball fight, and sledding. Very complete set. Luna: But wait. If I am doing all these things outside, it must be very cold. Lucas: It is. Especially if you forget your gloves. You might feel something specific. Luna: My fingers? They always go numb when I am outside too long. Lucas: Yes. You have cold hands. The phrase is: Avoir froid aux mains. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. Oof. That is a real feeling. Cold hands. Lucas: It is uncomfortable. Avoir froid means to be cold. Aux mains means in the hands. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. Avoir froid aux mains. Got it. Lucas: Let us review them all quickly. Start with skiing. Luna: Faire du ski. I am going skiing. Lucas: Next. Ice skating. Luna: Faire du patin à glace. Skating on the ice. Lucas: Third. Snowball fight. Luna: Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Throwing snow everywhere. Lucas: Fourth. Sledding. Luna: Faire une luge. Sliding down the hill. Lucas: And finally. Cold hands. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. Rubbing them together for warmth. Lucas: Perfect. Five phrases. Simple and useful. Before we go, we have a small request. Luna: Oh? What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with French, consider supporting us. It keeps the show ad-free. Luna: Yeah. It really helps us keep making these episodes for you. You can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Any amount is wonderful. Thank you for listening. Now, back to the topic. Luna: So, if you want to tell someone your plans, you can use these. Lucas: Right. For example, this weekend, I will go skiing. Luna: Ce weekend, je vais faire du ski. Yes. That works perfectly. Lucas: Or maybe you prefer the quiet of a snowball fight with friends. Luna: Je vais faire une bataille de boules de neige avec mes amis. Sounds like fun. Lucas: Just remember to wear gloves. So you do not avoir froid aux mains. Luna: I mean, yes. Definitely wear gloves. Good advice. Lucas: Practice these phrases until we meet again. Say them out loud. Luna: Faire du ski. Faire du patin à glace. Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Faire une luge. Avoir froid aux mains. Lucas: See you next time. Bye for now. Luna: Bye!