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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? I'm thinking we dive into numbers again. Luna: Ooh, I love numbers! We did 1 to 5, then 6 to 10, and 11 to 15. What's next? Lucas: Today we'll go from 16 to 20. These are really useful for prices, ages, and more. Luna: Awesome. I already know 15 is 'quinze'. So what comes after? Lucas: 16 is 'dezesseis'. Say it with me: de zes seis. Luna: Dezesseis. That sounds like 'ten plus six' somehow. Lucas: Exactly! It's a combination of 'dez' and 'seis'. 17 is 'dezessete'. Luna: Dezessete. Ten plus seven. Easy. Lucas: 18 is 'dezoito'. That one is a bit different — it's not 'dez e oito', just 'dezoito'. Luna: Dezoito. I like that. Lucas: 19 is 'dezenove'. de ze no ve. Luna: Dezenove. And 20? Lucas: 20 is 'vinte'. Simple. Luna: Vinte. Let me try them all: dezesseis, dezessete, dezoito, dezenove, vinte. Lucas: Perfect! Let's use them. How many students in a class? Dezoito students. Luna: Dezoito students. Or a pizza sliced into dezesseis pieces. Lucas: Right. Or you could say 'Eu tenho vinte anos' — I am 20 years old. Luna: Eu tenho vinte anos. That's a good one. Lucas: Let's practice a little dialogue. Imagine you're at a market. You ask: 'Quanto custa?' and the seller says 'Vinte reais.' Luna: Vinte reais. That's twenty reais. Lucas: Exactly. And if something costs 18, it's 'dezoito reais'. Luna: Dezoito reais. Lucas: Now, a quick honest thing — a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep going ad-free. So if you can, thank you. Lucas: Back to numbers. Let's say you're telling someone your age: 'Eu tenho dezessete anos'. Luna: Eu tenho dezessete anos. I'm 17. Lucas: Or maybe you're ordering 16 pastries: 'Dezesseis pães de queijo, por favor.' Luna: Dezesseis pães de queijo. That's a lot! But I'll take it. Lucas: Let's do a quick recall. How do you say 16? Luna: Dezesseis. Lucas: 17? Luna: Dezessete. Lucas: 18? Luna: Dezoito. Lucas: 19? Luna: Dezenove. Lucas: 20? Luna: Vinte. Nailed it! Lucas: You did it. Practice these and next time we'll go even higher. Luna: See you next time, everyone! Keep practicing.