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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? Today, we are going to the cinema in French. Luna: Oh, I love going to the movies. So, first phrase: how do I say 'I would like a ticket'? Lucas: That is 'Je voudrais un billet.' Let's break it down slowly: Je voudrais... un billet. Again, 'Je voudrais un billet.' Luna: Je voudrais un billet. Je voudrais un billet. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to ask what time the movie starts, say 'À quelle heure commence le film?' Luna: À quelle heure commence le film? That is a mouthful. Can you say it once more? Lucas: Sure: À quelle heure commence le film? Take it slow: À quelle heure... commence... le film? Luna: À quelle heure commence le film? Got it. Lucas: And if you are a student, you can ask for a student ticket: 'Je voudrais un ticket étudiant.' Luna: Je voudrais un ticket étudiant. So 'un ticket' instead of 'un billet'? Lucas: Exactly. Both work, but 'ticket' is common for a student ticket. Now, where do you want to sit? 'Je voudrais m'asseoir au milieu' means 'I would like to sit in the middle.' Luna: M'asseoir au milieu. That sounds cozy. So I can say 'Je voudrais m'asseoir au milieu.' Lucas: Yes. Let's hear all four phrases one more time: Je voudrais un billet. À quelle heure commence le film? Je voudrais un ticket étudiant. Je voudrais m'asseoir au milieu. Luna: Je voudrais un billet. À quelle heure commence le film? Je voudrais un ticket étudiant. Je voudrais m'asseoir au milieu. That feels good. Lucas: Now imagine you are at the cinema. You walk up to the counter and say 'Je voudrais un billet.' The cashier asks what movie. You say 'Le film de 7 heures.' Then you ask 'À quelle heure commence le film?' They answer 'À 7 heures.' Then you say 'Je voudrais un ticket étudiant.' And finally 'Je voudrais m'asseoir au milieu.' Luna: That is a full conversation. I feel ready to try it. But wait, what if I want to sit in the front or back? Lucas: Good question. 'Devant' means front, 'derrière' means back. For now, focus on these. You are doing great. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This is really useful. I can actually imagine myself ordering a ticket in French. Lucas: That is the goal. And if these phrases are helping you, you might be interested to know that Fexingo stays ad-free thanks to listener support. Luna: Yeah, it is nice to learn without interruptions. How can we support? Lucas: If you find value in what we do, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps us keep making episodes like this. Luna: Absolutely. And now, let's practice one more time. Lucas, I will be the customer. You are the cashier. Ready? Lucas: Ready. Bonsoir, madame. Luna: Je voudrais un billet, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: Pour quel film? Luna: À quelle heure commence le film de 8 heures? Lucas: Il commence à 8 heures. Luna: Je voudrais un ticket étudiant. Lucas: Bien sûr. Où voulez-vous vous asseoir? Luna: Je voudrais m'asseoir au milieu. Lucas: Voilà. Vous êtes placée au milieu. Luna: Merci beaucoup. Lucas: Perfect. You nailed it. Now you are ready for a French cinema. Luna: This was fun. I will use these phrases next time I watch a French film. Lucas: And that is a wrap for today. Practice these phrases, and see you next time on Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: À bientôt!