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- Lucas: Luna, you know what day it is? Episode 100! Can you believe it? Luna: Wait, really? 100 episodes of us chatting? That is wild. Lucas: I know, right? Feels like just yesterday we were practicing 'bom dia'. But hey, let's keep it simple today. Luna: Perfect. What are we learning? Lucas: Let's head to the park. The word for park is 'parque'. Luna: Parque. Like 'parque de diversões' – amusement park. Lucas: Exactly. And in a park you see trees, right? Tree is 'árvore'. Luna: Árvore. That one is a mouthful. Árvor... árvore. Lucas: You got it. Árvore. And flowers are 'flor'. Luna: Flor. That's short and sweet. Like 'flor de laranjeira' – orange blossom. Lucas: Nice connection. Also in a park, you sit on a bench – 'banco'. Luna: Banco. That also means bank, right? Like money bank. Lucas: That's right. Same word, different meaning. Context helps: 'senta no banco' – sit on the bench. Luna: Got it. And when you walk in the park, you 'caminhar'. Lucas: Yes! Caminhar means to walk. So 'vamos caminhar no parque' – let's walk in the park. Luna: That sounds peaceful. Okay, let me try: 'Eu caminho no parque.' Lucas: Perfect. 'Eu caminho no parque.' You are walking in the park. Luna: Can I also say 'Eu vejo uma árvore'? I see a tree. Lucas: Absolutely. 'Eu vejo uma árvore.' And if there are flowers, 'eu vejo flores'. Luna: Flores. Plural. So 'flor' becomes 'flores'. Lucas: Exactly. And you might sit on a bench – 'eu sento no banco'. Luna: Sento no banco. That's easy. 'Sento' from 'sentar'. Lucas: You're picking it up fast. Let's do a little scene: you are at the park, you see a tree, flowers, a bench, and you walk. Luna: Okay. 'Eu estou no parque. Vejo uma árvore, muitas flores, e um banco. Eu caminho devagar.' Lucas: Devagar – that's 'slowly'. Nice touch. So you walk slowly. Luna: Yeah, enjoying the park. Now, if I want to say 'the park is beautiful', is it 'o parque é bonito'? Lucas: Exactly. 'O parque é bonito.' And 'a árvore é grande' – the tree is big. Luna: A árvore é grande. And 'a flor é pequena' – the flower is small. Lucas: Yes. You are already making sentences. That's awesome. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. You know, I've been listening to Fexingo since episode 1, and it really helps. Lucas: That's great to hear. And speaking of that, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Portuguese, you might want to support what we do. We deliberately don't run ads on these episodes. Luna: Yeah, no ads means no interruptions. If you want to keep it that way, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. Any little bit helps us keep going. But no pressure – we're just happy you're here. Luna: For sure. Now back to the park. Can you give me a sentence with all the words? Lucas: Sure: 'No parque, eu caminho, vejo árvores e flores, e sento no banco.' Luna: No parque, eu caminho, vejo árvores e flores, e sento no banco. That's a full day at the park. Lucas: Exactly. And you can say 'eu gosto de caminhar no parque' – I like to walk in the park. Luna: Gosto de caminhar no parque. Yes, I do. So today's words: parque, árvore, flor, banco, caminhar. Lucas: That's it. Use them next time you're out. Practice makes progress. Luna: And thanks for being here for 100 episodes. See you next time! Lucas: See you next time – practice these words till then. Tchau!