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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Cantonese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 74, can you believe it? Lucas: I know, right? And today we're going to talk about something I've been meaning to do more of — exercise. Luna: Oh no, is this going to be a guilt trip? I've been skipping the gym for weeks. Lucas: No guilt trips here. But if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Cantonese, you know what else helps — listener support. It keeps the show ad-free and going strong. A coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo goes a long way. Luna: Totally. And it really does help us keep making these episodes. Now, let's work out our Cantonese instead. Lucas: Good idea. So the first phrase we're learning today is 'do exercise' or 'work out' — 做運動. Luna: 做運動. Lucas: Good. 做 means 'do', 運動 is 'exercise' or 'sport'. So 做運動, very useful. Try it again. Luna: 做運動. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to say 'go to the gym', it's 去健身室. 去 is 'go', 健身室 is 'gym'. Luna: 去健身室. Lucas: Exactly. So you could say 我去健身室做運動 — I go to the gym to work out. Luna: That's a whole sentence! 我去健身室做運動. Lucas: Yes. Now, what about lifting weights? That's 舉重. Luna: 舉重. Lucas: Great. 舉 means 'lift', 重 means 'heavy'. So 舉重, lift weights. Luna: 舉重. I can do that... maybe. Lucas: How about running? That's 跑步. Luna: 跑步. I actually like running. Lucas: Nice. And if you're into yoga, it's 做瑜伽. Luna: 做瑜伽. That sounds relaxing. Lucas: It is. And after all that exercise, you'll probably be tired. So let's learn 'tired' — 好攰. Luna: 好攰. Lucas: Yeah. So you could say 做完運動好攰 — after working out, I'm tired. Luna: 做完運動好攰. That's a good one. Lucas: Alright, let's do a quick practice. Imagine you're at the gym. What do you say if you want to go to the gym? Luna: 去健身室. Lucas: And if you're lifting weights? Luna: 舉重. Lucas: And running? Luna: 跑步. Lucas: And doing yoga? Luna: 做瑜伽. Lucas: And after all that, you're tired? Luna: 好攰. Lucas: Amazing. Now, let's put it together in a little dialogue. Say I ask you, 你今日做咩運動? — What exercise did you do today? Luna: 我今日去健身室做運動，先跑步，然後舉重。做完之後好攰。 Lucas: Wow, that was perfect! You said: I went to the gym to work out, first ran, then lifted weights. After that, I was tired. Luna: Yeah, that felt good. I can really use these phrases. Lucas: And that's what it's all about. Keep practicing, and next time you're at the gym, try using these Cantonese phrases. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to our listeners for joining us. Lucas: If today's episode helped you, consider supporting the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It really helps us keep going. Luna: Absolutely. We'll see you next time for more Cantonese. Bye! Lucas: Bye!