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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Ready! I've been practicing from last time. The museum episode was so cool. Lucas: Oh, that's great. Today we're going somewhere outdoors. A park. That's 'parque' in Portuguese. Luna: Parque. I like that. Sounds like 'park' but with a twist. Lucas: Exactly. And speaking of twists, you know, it's amazing how many episodes we've done. A lot of people ask how we keep this going ad-free. Honestly, it's because a small group of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's what makes it possible. Luna: Yeah, it's true. If Fexingo has been helping you with Portuguese, that's a way to keep it running. No pressure at all. Lucas: Right. So anyway, back to our park. Imagine you're in a Brazilian park. What do you see? Trees, right? That's 'árvore'. Luna: Árvore. That's a long word. ahr vo reh. Lucas: Perfect. And there might be a bench. 'Banco'. Luna: Banco. Like a bank? But also a bench? Lucas: Exactly. Same word. Context helps. So if you're looking for a bench, you say 'Onde fica o banco?'. Luna: Onde fica o banco? Where is the bench? We learned 'onde fica' before! Luna: A árvore é grande. The tree is big. That's simple. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice all together. Repeat after me: parque. Luna: Parque. Lucas: Árvore. Luna: Árvore. Lucas: Banco. Luna: Banco. Lucas: Onde fica o banco? Luna: Onde fica o banco? Lucas: A árvore é grande. Luna: A árvore é grande. Lucas: Great! Now let me ask you: where is the bench? Luna: Onde fica o banco? But I don't know the answer. Lucas: Let's say it's under a big tree. 'O banco fica debaixo da árvore grande.' That's a bonus phrase. Luna: O banco fica debaixo da árvore grande. The bench is under the big tree. Nice. Lucas: So imagine you're in a park. You see a bench. You say 'Onde fica o banco?' and someone points to a big tree. Luna: And I can say 'A árvore é grande.' Perfect. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. I'll be the person in the park. You ask where the bench is. Luna: Onde fica o banco? Lucas: O banco fica debaixo da árvore grande. Luna: Ah, a árvore é grande. Obrigada! Lucas: Excellent! You got it. Let's review the main phrases: parque, árvore, banco, Onde fica o banco?, A árvore é grande. Luna: Parque, árvore, banco, Onde fica o banco?, A árvore é grande. Got it! Lucas: Now you can enjoy a Brazilian park. Practice these until we meet again. Luna: See you next time, listeners! Tchau!