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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to another episode of Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas, I'm so ready to warm up today. It's freezing out there. Lucas: Exactly. And last episode we talked about winter sports, but today I thought we'd get cozy and talk about something perfect for a cold day. Luna: Oh, I hope it's food. I'm hungry. Lucas: You guessed it. Today we're talking about winter soups. Perfect to warm you up. Luna: Ooh, I love soup. Especially on a chilly day. Lucas: Let's start with the basics. The word for soup in French is une soupe. Luna: une soupe. That sounds nice. Lucas: Let's say it together: une soupe. Luna: une soupe. Lucas: Yes. And a bowl of soup is a classic. You might say, Je mange une soupe. Luna: Je mange une soupe. So that means I eat a soup, or I'm eating soup. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice: Je mange une soupe. Luna: Je mange une soupe. Lucas: Nice. Now, what goes into a soup? Vegetables, right? The French word for vegetable is un légume. Luna: un légume. That's a new one for me. Lucas: Let's try it: un légume. Luna: un légume. Hmm, that's a bit tricky but I think I got it. Lucas: Good. And if you want to say there are vegetables in the soup, you could say, La soupe a des légumes. Luna: La soupe a des légumes. So the soup has some vegetables. Lucas: Exactly. Now, a very famous French soup is une soupe à l'oignon. That's French onion soup. Luna: une soupe à l'oignon. Oh, I've heard of that. It sounds fancy. Lucas: It is. Let's break it down: une soupe, à l'oignon. So it's soup with onion. Luna: une soupe à l'oignon. I like saying that. It's fun. Lucas: Now, after you eat that soup, you might say, C'est délicieux. Luna: C'est délicieux. That means it's delicious. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice that: C'est délicieux. Luna: C'est délicieux. Lucas: Great. So imagine you're at a restaurant and you order the onion soup. You take a bite and say, C'est délicieux. Luna: I can totally picture that. Maybe I'll try that next time I'm at a French place. Lucas: Definitely. Now let's do a quick recap of what we've learned today. We have une soupe, un légume, Je mange une soupe, une soupe à l'oignon, and C'est délicieux. Luna: une soupe, un légume, Je mange une soupe, une soupe à l'oignon, C'est délicieux. I think I've got them all. Lucas: You're doing great. Let's put them into a little scene. So you're at a cozy café, and the waiter asks what you want. You say, Je voudrais une soupe à l'oignon. Luna: Je voudrais une soupe à l'oignon. I'd like an onion soup. Lucas: And when you taste it, you say, C'est délicieux. And then you might add, La soupe a des légumes. Luna: That makes sense. Oh, I wish I had some right now. Lucas: Me too. But before we end, I just want to say, if this podcast has been helping you learn French, and you want to keep it ad-free, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making these episodes. We really appreciate it. Lucas: So keep practicing these phrases. Try using une soupe and un légume when you're talking about food. And next time you're at a restaurant, order une soupe à l'oignon and say C'est délicieux. Luna: I'll do that. Thanks for joining us today on Learn French with Fexingo. See you next time. Lucas: À bientôt!