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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy to be here with you again. Lucas: Today we are looking at places. Where things are. Luna: Oh yes. Like last episode when I lost my keys? I needed these words. Lucas: Exactly. So let us start with the first phrase: sur la table. Luna: Sur la table. It means on the table? Lucas: Right. Sur la table. The phone is on the table. Luna: Le téléphone est sur la table. Okay. On top. Lucas: Perfect. Now, what if it is not on top? What if it is below? Luna: Below? Like under? Lucas: Yes. Sous le lit. Under the bed. Luna: Sous le lit. Oh, I see my sock there! Lucas: No laughing. Just repeat it. Sous le lit. Luna: Sous le lit. My sock is under the bed. Mon chaussette est sous le lit. Lucas: Good. Next one. Inside something. Dans le sac. Luna: Dans le sac. In the bag. Lucas: Yes. Put it inside. Dans le sac. Repeat after me. Luna: Dans le sac. Le livre est dans le sac. The book is in the bag. Lucas: Excellent. Now, think about a door. What is near the front? Luna: Front? Devant la porte? Lucas: Yes. Devant la porte. In front of the door. Luna: Devant la porte. Je suis devant la porte. I am in front of the door. Lucas: Very good. And the opposite? Behind? Luna: Derrière le canapé. Behind the sofa. Lucas: Correct. Derrière le canapé. Let us practice all five together slowly. Luna: Okay. Sur la table. Sous le lit. Dans le sac. Devant la porte. Derrière le canapé. Lucas: That was smooth. Before we go deeper, I want to mention something important. Luna: Yeah, what is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, a small contribution helps keep the episodes coming. Buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It really does make a difference for keeping the show free. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Back to our phrases. Imagine you are in a messy room. Luna: Oh no. A messy room. Okay. Where is the cup? Lucas: The cup is on the table. La tasse est sur la table. Luna: And the cat? Is the cat on the table? Lucas: No! The cat is under the bed. Le chat est sous le lit. Luna: Ahh. Good thing. Where is my homework? Lucas: Your homework is in the bag. Tes devoirs sont dans le sac. Luna: Thank goodness. And where is the guest? They are outside. Lucas: The guest is in front of the door. L'invité est devant la porte. Luna: Let them in! But wait, where is the remote control? Lucas: The remote is behind the sofa. La télécommande est derrière le canapé. Luna: I found it! Derrière le canapé. That was tricky. Lucas: It is easy to forget those positions. Let us try one more time. Luna: Okay. Sur la table. I put the plate on the table. Lucas: Sous le lit. I hide the ball under the bed. Luna: Dans le sac. I put my wallet in the bag. Lucas: Devant la porte. I stand in front of the door. Luna: Derrière le canapé. I look behind the sofa. Lucas: You are doing great. These little words change everything. Luna: They do. Without them, I would just point everywhere. Lucas: Exactly. Precision matters. Try saying them all quickly now. Luna: Sur la table. Sous le lit. Dans le sac. Devant la porte. Derrière le canapé. Lucas: Bravo. You have mastered the basics of place. Luna: I feel like I can clean my whole house in French now. Lucas: Maybe start with the table first. Then the bed. Luna: Deal. See you next time for more French practice. Lucas: See you soon. Keep practicing these phrases.