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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. Ready for another park adventure? Luna: Always! I love the park episodes. Today, I want to talk about something I saw last time — a little pond with ducks. Lucas: Oh, the duck pond! That's a great topic. In Spanish, we say 'el estanque de los patos'. Repeat after me: el estanque de los patos. Luna: El estanque de los patos. El estanque de los patos. That's fun. And 'patos' are ducks, right? Lucas: Exactly. 'Pato' is duck, 'patos' is ducks. So 'el estanque de los patos' is the duck pond. Now, what do ducks do in the pond? Luna: They swim. So 'los patos nadan'? Lucas: Perfect! 'Los patos nadan' — the ducks swim. Listen: los patos nadan. Say it. Luna: Los patos nadan. Los patos nadan. I can picture them now. Lucas: Me too. And people often feed them. In Spanish, 'dar de comer a los patos' means to feed the ducks. 'Dar de comer' is to feed. Luna: Dar de comer a los patos. That's a mouthful. Can I ask: '¿Puedo darles de comer?' — can I feed them? Lucas: Very good! '¿Puedo darles de comer?' Yes, but careful — 'no les des pan' means don't give them bread. It's bad for them. Luna: Oh right, I've heard that. 'No les des pan.' So I should ask what to feed them. But the ducks look hungry — 'tienen hambre'? Lucas: Exactly. 'Tienen hambre' — they are hungry. Let's put it together: 'Los patos tienen hambre. ¿Puedo darles de comer?' The ducks are hungry. Can I feed them? Luna: Los patos tienen hambre. ¿Puedo darles de comer? I like that. And the answer: 'Sí, pero no les des pan.' Yes, but don't give them bread. Lucas: You got it. So our key phrases today: 'el estanque de los patos', 'los patos nadan', 'dar de comer a los patos', '¿Puedo darles de comer?', 'no les des pan', and 'tienen hambre'. Luna: That's six! But they all fit together. Let me practice: 'El estanque de los patos. Los patos nadan. Tienen hambre. ¿Puedo darles de comer? No les des pan.' Lucas: Wow, that was excellent. You sound like a local. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress like Luna just did, that's exactly why we keep this show ad-free. No ads, just real learning. If you'd like to support that, you can at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every bit helps keep the show going. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to say thanks for all the free lessons. Now, back to the ducks! I want to say 'look at the ducks swimming' — 'mira los patos nadando'? Lucas: Close! 'Mira a los patos nadando' with an 'a' before the direct object for people or pets. But for ducks, it's common to say 'Mira los patos nadando' without 'a' in casual speech. So yes, 'mira los patos nadando'. Luna: Mira los patos nadando. They look so peaceful. Lucas: They do. So let's review once more. I'll say the English, you say the Spanish. Duck pond. Luna: El estanque de los patos. Lucas: The ducks swim. Luna: Los patos nadan. Lucas: To feed the ducks. Luna: Dar de comer a los patos. Lucas: Can I feed them? Luna: ¿Puedo darles de comer? Lucas: Don't give them bread. Luna: No les des pan. Lucas: They are hungry. Luna: Tienen hambre. Lucas: Perfect! You nailed it. Now imagine you're at the park. You see the duck pond, some ducks swimming, and they look hungry. You want to feed them but remember, no bread. What do you say? Luna: Hmm... 'El estanque de los patos es bonito. Los patos nadan y tienen hambre. ¿Puedo darles de comer? No, no les des pan.' How was that? Lucas: That was great! A complete little story. Keep practicing those phrases, and next time you're at a park, you can use them. That's it for today's episode of Learn Spanish with Fexingo. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: Adiós, patos! See you next time!