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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo. Luna: Hey Lucas, good to be here. I was just thinking about our bakery episode from a while back. Lucas: Oh, the one with all the greetings and coffee chat? That was fun. Luna: Yeah, exactly. But you know what I realized? I don't know how to count the pastries. Lucas: Oh, that's a great point. Let's fix that today. We're going to learn numbers one through five. Luna: Just five? That's totally manageable. Lucas: Exactly. Small and digestible, like always. Let's start with number one. In Italian, that's uno. Lucas: Uno. It means one. Lucas: Uno. Luna: Uno. Lucas: Perfect. Number two is due. Lucas: Due. That's two. Lucas: Due. Luna: Due. Lucas: Yeah, you got it. Number three is tre. Lucas: Tre. Means three. Lucas: Tre. Luna: Tre. Lucas: Right. Number four is quattro. Lucas: Quattro. That's four. Lucas: Quattro. Luna: Quattro. Lucas: Good. And number five is cinque. Lucas: Cinque. Means five. Lucas: Cinque. Luna: Cinque. Lucas: Exactly. Let's put them all together slowly. Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque. Luna: Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque. Lucas: There you go. Now, let's try a tiny scene. Imagine we're at that bakery again. Luna: Oh, I love this. Lucas: You walk in and say buongiorno. The baker points to some cannoli. You want three of them. How do you say that? Luna: Hmm. Tre cannoli? Lucas: Yes, tre cannoli. Or if you want two, due cannoli. Luna: Due cannoli. That sounds delicious. Lucas: Totally. Let's practice counting them. Uno cannolo, due cannoli, tre cannoli, quattro cannoli, cinque cannoli. Luna: Uno cannolo, due cannoli, tre cannoli, quattro cannoli, cinque cannoli. Lucas: Nice. Now, another scene. You're meeting friends at a café. You count how many people are there. Luna: Okay, so if there's one friend, uno amico? Lucas: Close. Uno amico, but we often say un amico. But for counting, uno works fine. So uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque amici. Luna: Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque amici. Lucas: Yeah. Let's do a quick recap. I'll say the number in English, you say it in Italian. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: One. Luna: Uno. Lucas: Two. Luna: Due. Lucas: Three. Luna: Tre. Lucas: Four. Luna: Quattro. Lucas: Five. Luna: Cinque. Lucas: Perfect. Now you try counting from one to five in Italian. Luna: Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque. Lucas: Nailed it. Let's use them in a full little phrase. How about 'I have three cookies'? Luna: Hmm. Ho tre biscotti? Lucas: Exactly. Ho tre biscotti. Or 'I see four cats' — vedo quattro gatti. Luna: Vedo quattro gatti. That's cute. Lucas: It is. So today we learned uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque. Numbers one through five. Luna: Uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque. I feel like I can actually use these. Lucas: Absolutely. Next time you're counting anything up to five, you've got it. Luna: Thanks Lucas. This was really helpful. Lucas: My pleasure. And thank you for learning with us here at Fexingo. Practice these numbers, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Ciao! Lucas: Ciao!