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- Lucas: Olá, listeners! Welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 191. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And today we'll talk about something really fun — Carnival in Brazil! Luna: Oh, Carnival! I've always wanted to go. But I need some Portuguese. Lucas: Don't worry. We'll start with the word 'Carnaval'. Listen: Carnaval. Luna: Carnaval. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's say 'I go to Carnival' — Eu vou ao Carnaval. Luna: Eu vou ao Carnaval. Lucas: Yes. Eu vou ao Carnaval. Repeat one more time. Luna: Eu vou ao Carnaval. Lucas: Great. Next, a key part of Carnival — the costume. In Portuguese, 'fantasia'. Fantasia. Luna: Fantasia. That sounds like fantasy. Lucas: Exactly. And a costume can be colorful. Listen: A fantasia é colorida. The costume is colorful. Luna: A fantasia é colorida. Lucas: Good. Colorida means colorful. Say it again. Luna: A fantasia é colorida. Lucas: Now, the parade — desfile. Desfile. Luna: Desfile. Lucas: And we can say 'The parade is lively' — O desfile é animado. Luna: O desfile é animado. Lucas: Animado means lively. Try it. Luna: O desfile é animado. Lucas: So let's put it together. Imagine you're telling a friend: I go to Carnival, and the costume is colorful. Luna: Eu vou ao Carnaval e a fantasia é colorida. Lucas: Yes! And then add: The parade is lively. Luna: O desfile é animado. Lucas: Perfect. You're ready for Carnival. Luna: I want to find a colorful costume. How do I ask for one? Lucas: You could say: 'Eu quero uma fantasia colorida.' Using our new word. Luna: Eu quero uma fantasia colorida. That's easy. Lucas: And if you're at a samba school, you might need to ask about the parade. Luna: O desfile é animado? I can ask that. Lucas: Exactly. You're getting it. Luna: This is so fun. I love saying 'O desfile é animado'. Lucas: It is a great phrase. And if you're enjoying learning Portuguese with us, you can support the show. It keeps us ad-free and helps us make more episodes. Luna: Yeah, we really appreciate it. If you'd like to help, just visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. And now, let's practice one more time. I'll say a phrase, and you repeat. Luna: Okay! Lucas: Eu vou ao Carnaval. Luna: Eu vou ao Carnaval. Lucas: A fantasia é colorida. Luna: A fantasia é colorida. Lucas: O desfile é animado. Luna: O desfile é animado. Lucas: Wonderful. You've just learned three essential Carnival phrases. Practice them, and you'll be ready to enjoy Carnival in Brazil. Luna: I'm going to wear a colorful costume to an animado parade! Lucas: That's the spirit. Keep practicing with Fexingo. See you next time. Luna: Tchau!