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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, I've been practicing my verbs. Lucas: Oh yeah? Which ones? Luna: Well, we did 'abrir' and 'fechar' last time. I've been opening and closing things all week. Lucas: That's great! Today we'll add two more verbs that are super useful for talking about your day. Luna: Ooh, I'm ready. What are they? Lucas: First one: 'acordar'. It means 'to wake up'. Luna: Acordar... to wake up. Lucas: Yes. Listen: 'acordar'. Say it with me: acordar. Luna: Acordar. Lucas: Good. Now, 'Eu acordo cedo' — I wake up early. Luna: Eu acordo cedo. Lucas: Perfect. 'Cedo' means early. So 'eu acordo cedo'. Luna: Eu acordo cedo. That's me! I wake up early. Lucas: Nice. Now the second verb: 'levantar'. It means 'to get up'. Luna: Levantar... to get up. Lucas: Right. So after waking up, you get up. 'Eu levanto' — I get up. Luna: Eu levanto. Lucas: You can say 'Eu levanto às sete' — I get up at seven. Luna: Eu levanto às sete. Lucas: Yes. And if someone gets up late, you say 'Você levanta tarde'. Luna: Você levanta tarde. You get up late. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice a little scene. Imagine it's morning. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: I'll ask: 'Você acorda cedo?' Do you wake up early? Luna: Sim, eu acordo cedo. Lucas: And then: 'Você levanta às seis?' Do you get up at six? Luna: Não, eu levanto às sete. Lucas: Perfeito! You're doing great. Luna: Thanks. So 'acordar' is to wake up, 'levantar' is to get up. I think I've got it. Lucas: Let's do one more repetition. Repeat after me: 'acordar'. Luna: Acordar. Lucas: 'Levantar'. Luna: Levantar. Lucas: 'Eu acordo cedo'. Luna: Eu acordo cedo. Lucas: 'Eu levanto às sete'. Luna: Eu levanto às sete. Lucas: You're nailing it. Luna: Hey Lucas, can I ask something? Lucas: Sure, go ahead. Luna: I've been telling my friends about this podcast and how much it's helping me. I mean, I can actually say 'eu acordo cedo' now. Lucas: That's awesome. And honestly, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Portuguese, there's a way to support the show. Luna: Right, it's a small thing. If today was worth a coffee to you, you can go to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Yeah, it keeps us ad-free and helps us keep making episodes. But no pressure. Luna: Exactly. Now, back to verbs. Can we practice a question? Lucas: Sure. How about 'Você acorda cedo ou tarde?' Do you wake up early or late? Luna: Eu acordo cedo. E você? Lucas: I wake up early too. 'Eu acordo cedo e levanto às seis.' Luna: Oh, so you get up at six. That's early. Lucas: I like to start my day early. Now, let's do a quick review. What does 'acordar' mean? Luna: To wake up. Lucas: And 'levantar'? Luna: To get up. Lucas: Perfect. Remember: 'Eu acordo cedo' and 'Eu levanto às sete'. Say them one more time. Luna: Eu acordo cedo. Eu levanto às sete. Lucas: Wonderful. That's it for today. Practice these phrases, and next time we'll add more. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you all next time! Lucas: Até logo!