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- Lucas: Hey Luna. Welcome back to another episode of Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Hi Lucas. I am ready. We did kitchen stuff last time. Now we go somewhere else? Lucas: Exactly. After cooking, you need to clean up. And then you might need a break. Today is about the bathroom. Luna: The bathroom. Okay. Is it hard? I feel shy talking about this. Lucas: It is not hard at all. It is just routine. Let us start with the first word. Le lavabo. Luna: Le lavabo. Like the sink? Lucas: Yes. The sink. Where you wash your hands. Le lavabo. Listen carefully. Le lavabo. Luna: Le lavabo. Okay. Le lavabo. Lucas: Good. Le lavabo. It is where you brush your teeth. Or wash your face after a long day. Luna: I use le lavabo every morning. I put toothpaste on my brush. Then I look in the mirror. Lucas: Perfect context. So, le lavabo. Repeat it one more time. Le lavabo. Luna: Le lavabo. Got it. That was easy. What is next? Lucas: Next, we move to the water. La douche. This means the shower. Luna: La douche. Oh, I love showers. Especially in winter. La douche. Lucas: Yes. La douche. When you are tired from walking around Paris or studying, you want la douche. Luna: I want la douche so much. It feels warm. La douche. It sounds nice. Lucas: It does. La douche. Say it slowly. La douche. Luna: La douche. Yeah. La douche. Simple. Lucas: Simple. Yes. Now, the most important room for many people. Les toilettes. Luna: Les toilettes. Oh right. The bathroom. Or the WC. Lucas: Yes. Les toilettes. In France, you always ask for les toilettes. Even if you just need to wash hands sometimes. Luna: I see that. Everyone asks for les toilettes. Les toilettes. It is very common. Lucas: Very common. Les toilettes. Try it again. Les toilettes. Luna: Les toilettes. Okay. I feel like I am using them right now just saying it. Lucas: No worries. Les toilettes. You have mastered the three main nouns. Le lavabo. La douche. Les toilettes. Luna: Le lavabo. La douche. Les toilettes. That feels good. But how do I find them in a hotel? Lucas: Great question. You need a full sentence. Où est la salle de bain? Luna: Où est la salle de bain? That is long. What does it mean? Lucas: It means Where is the bathroom? O-u est la salle de bain. It is polite. It is clear. Luna: Where is the bathroom. Okay. Où est la salle de bain? Let me try. Lucas: Go ahead. Break it down slightly if you need to. Où est... Luna: Où est... la salle de bain? Ohh. Là-bas? Lucas: Almost. Don't add là-bas yet. Just the question. Où est la salle de bain? Luna: Où est la salle de bain? Yes. There it is. It flows better now. Lucas: Exactly. Onde est la salle de bain? Wait. Oops. Où est la salle de bain? Luna: Oh no. You messed up. Ouf. Okay, let's try again. Lucas: Right. Où est la salle de bain? Focus on the O-u. Like Ou. Où est la salle de bain? Luna: Où est la salle de bain? Better. Much better. I can say that. Lucas: You can. It is very useful. Imagine you are in a restaurant. You raise your hand. You smile. You say: Où est la salle de bain? Luna: I would be so polite. Excuse me, Où est la salle de bain? They would point immediately. Lucas: They definitely would. Because it is clear. You know the words too. Le lavabo. La douche. Les toilettes. Luna: Let's review. Le lavabo. For washing. La douche. For bathing. Les toilettes. For... well, you know. Où est la salle de bain? To find it all. Lucas: Perfect summary. You are getting really good at these clusters. It helps to group them by room. Luna: Yeah. Last time was kitchen objects. Now bathroom. Next time? Maybe bedroom? Lucas: Maybe. We will see. But for today, practice these four. Le lavabo. La douche. Les toilettes. Où est la salle de bain? Luna: I will repeat them while I walk around my apartment. Finding imaginary sinks and showers. Lucas: That is the spirit. Visualizing helps. Say it out loud. Le lavabo. Luna: Le lavabo. La douche. Les toilettes. Où est la salle de bain? Lucas: Excellent. Before we go, I want to mention something quick about the show. Luna: Sure. What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, the way these stay ad-free is listener support. You can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. If you enjoy these small lessons, supporting the show keeps them coming. It is a great way to help. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Now, let us finish our practice. One last round. Luna: Okay. Le lavabo. Lucas: La douche. Luna: Les toilettes. Lucas: Où est la salle de bain? Luna: There it is. I nailed it. See you next time. Lucas: See you next time. Practice these till we chat again.