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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I hope you're feeling healthy today because we're talking about something useful — making a doctor's appointment. Luna: Oh, that's perfect. I actually need to see a doctor, but I have no idea how to say it in French. Lucas: Well then, let's start with the most important phrase: Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. That means 'I would like to make an appointment.' Let's say it together. Luna: Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Lucas: Exactly. Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Can you try it a little slower? Luna: Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Lucas: Perfect. Now, the receptionist will probably ask you Quel jour? That means 'What day?' So let's practice with a day. Remember Mardi for Tuesday? Luna: Mardi, yes. So I say: Mardi, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: That's it. Mardi, s'il vous plaît. Now they'll ask À quelle heure? — 'At what time?' So you need to say the time. Let's use ten o'clock: À dix heures. Luna: À dix heures. Lucas: Good. And then you finish with Merci, au revoir. 'Thank you, goodbye.' Let me model the whole thing slowly: Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Luna: Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Lucas: Quel jour? Luna: Mardi, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: À quelle heure? Luna: À dix heures. Lucas: Merci, au revoir. Luna: Merci, au revoir. Lucas: Yeah, you've got it. Now let's imagine you're calling the doctor. I'll be the receptionist. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: Bonjour, je vous écoute. Luna: Bonjour, je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Lucas: Quel jour? Luna: Mardi, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: À quelle heure? Luna: À dix heures. Lucas: Parfait. À mardi. Luna: Merci, au revoir. Lucas: See? You just made an appointment in French. How do you feel? Luna: Oh, that was so good. I actually feel like I could do it for real now. Lucas: And you can. Now, before we practice with other days, I want to take a moment. If today's episode was useful to you and you want to keep it ad-free, buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo helps. Luna: Yeah, it really does. Every little bit helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: So let's try a different day. What about Lundi — Monday? Luna: Lundi, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: And if you want three o'clock? Luna: À trois heures. Lucas: Excellent. So, Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Lundi, s'il vous plaît. À trois heures. Merci, au revoir. Luna: Je voudrais prendre rendez-vous. Lundi, s'il vous plaît. À trois heures. Merci, au revoir. Lucas: That's it. Now you can handle the basics of making a doctor's appointment in French. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time you'll be ready. Luna: Thanks Lucas. This was really practical. Lucas: My pleasure. Practice these till we chat again. À bientôt! Luna: À bientôt!