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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another tiny French lesson? Luna: Yeah! I've been practicing my body parts. Can we do something new? Lucas: Absolutely. We've covered the head, face, hands, arms, legs, and torso. Today, let's focus on the back and neck. Luna: Oh, that's a good one. I've been wondering how to say 'back' in French. Lucas: The word is 'le dos'. Repeat after me: le dos. Luna: Le dos. Lucas: Perfect. Now, 'the neck' is 'le cou'. Le cou. Luna: Le cou. Lucas: Good. And there's a more specific word for the back of the neck: 'la nuque'. La nuque. Luna: La nuque. That sounds delicate. Lucas: It is. Now, 'the vertebrae' is 'les vertèbres'. Les vertèbres. Luna: Les vertèbres. That's a mouthful. Lucas: You'll get it. And we already know 'les épaules' from the torso episode. Luna: Les épaules. Shoulders. Right. Lucas: Let's put them in a sentence. 'J'ai mal au dos.' That means 'My back hurts.' J'ai mal au dos. Luna: J'ai mal au dos. Useful after a long day. Lucas: Exactly. Or 'J'ai mal au cou.' My neck hurts. Luna: J'ai mal au cou. And if it's the back of the neck? Lucas: You can say 'J'ai mal à la nuque.' La nuque, remember. Luna: J'ai mal à la nuque. That's specific. Lucas: Yes. Now, let's practice the words again. Le dos. Luna: Le dos. Lucas: Le cou. Luna: Le cou. Lucas: La nuque. Luna: La nuque. Lucas: Les vertèbres. Luna: Les vertèbres. Lucas: Les épaules. Luna: Les épaules. Lucas: Great. Now, if you want to say 'He has strong shoulders', it's 'Il a des épaules fortes.' Des épaules fortes. Luna: Il a des épaules fortes. Like a swimmer. Lucas: Right. And 'She has a long neck' is 'Elle a un long cou.' Un long cou. Luna: Elle a un long cou. Like a giraffe. Lucas: Exactly. Now, a fun fact: in French, 'avoir du dos' means to have a lot of endurance. Literally 'to have back'. Luna: Avoir du dos. I like that. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with French, you can support us to keep it ad-free. It's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a great way to keep these lessons coming. Every little bit helps. Lucas: So, back to practice. Let's do a quick review. How do you say 'the back'? Luna: Le dos. Lucas: And 'the neck'? Luna: Le cou. Lucas: And 'the back of the neck'? Luna: La nuque. Lucas: Excellent. Now, 'the vertebrae'? Luna: Les vertèbres. Lucas: And 'the shoulders'? Luna: Les épaules. Lucas: Perfect. You're doing great, Luna. Now, let's imagine a scenario. You're at a doctor's office in France. The doctor asks: 'Où avez-vous mal?' Where does it hurt? You can say 'J'ai mal au dos.' Let's try it. Luna: J'ai mal au dos. Lucas: Good. Or 'J'ai mal à la nuque.' Luna: J'ai mal à la nuque. Lucas: Now, if the doctor asks 'Depuis quand?' Since when? You can say 'Depuis hier.' Since yesterday. Luna: Depuis hier. Lucas: Great. So today we learned le dos, le cou, la nuque, les vertèbres, and les épaules. Practice these and you'll be ready for any back or neck talk. Luna: Thanks Lucas. I feel like I can actually use these. Lucas: That's the goal. Keep practicing, and see you next time. Luna: See you next time!