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- Lucas: Hey Luna. Welcome back to the show. I am so glad you are here. Luna: Hi Lucas! I missed this. It has been a busy week for me. Lucas: I bet. But we are taking a small break today. We are going to talk about your kitchen. Luna: My kitchen? Oh. That sounds useful. My fridge is always full of stuff. Lucas: Exactly. And sometimes it is hard to know where things go. Let us start with the big one. Luna: The big one? You mean the refrigerator? Lucas: Yes. In French, we say le réfrigérateur. Can you try that? Luna: Le... réfrigérateur. Lucas: Perfect. Le réfrigérateur. It keeps everything cold. Luna: Okay. Le réfrigérateur. Got it. Lucas: Now, what if you have ice cream or frozen peas? Luna: Those go in the freezer. Is there a special word for that? Lucas: Yes. Le congélateur. It is like the brother of the fridge. Luna: Le congélateur. Okay. Le congélateur. Lucas: Very good. Le congélateur. So you have two main places for cold food. Luna: Right. The le réfrigérateur and the le congélateur. Lucas: Exactly. But not everything goes in the cold. What about pasta or rice? Luna: Those stay on the shelf. Or in a cupboard. Lucas: In French, we often call that le placard. It is a dry storage space. Luna: Le placard. Like a closet? Lucas: Yes. A kitchen closet. Le placard. Try it with me. Luna: Le placard. Okay. Le placard. Lucas: Nice. So we have three spots. Le réfrigérateur, le congélateur, and le placard. Luna: That seems manageable. I can handle three words. Lucas: Good. Now let us talk about the action. You buy food, then you put it away. Luna: Yes. I hate when I leave the bags on the counter. Lucas: Me too. So we use a phrase for putting things away. Je range les courses. Luna: Je range les courses. What does that mean exactly? Lucas: It means I am organizing the groceries. Je range les courses. Luna: Je range les courses. Okay. I need to do that more. Lucas: Ha. Yes. Let us practice the whole thought. Where does the milk go? Luna: The milk goes in the le réfrigérateur. Lucas: Correct. And the frozen pizza? Luna: The frozen pizza goes in the le congélateur. Lucas: And the bag of flour? Luna: The flour goes in the le placard. Lucas: Brilliant. You are getting the hang of this storage system. Luna: It feels logical. Cold things here, dry things there. Lucas: Exactly. Now, imagine you just bought fresh berries. They spoil fast. Luna: Oh yes. Berries get moldy so quickly if you leave them out. Lucas: So you might say a rule for yourself. Il faut garder ça au frais. Luna: Il faut garder ça au frais. That sounds important. Lucas: It is. It means you must keep it cool. Il faut garder ça au frais. Luna: Il faut garder ça au frais. Okay. I will remember that. Lucas: Let us repeat it slowly. Il faut garder ça au frais. Luna: Il faut garder ça au frais. Lucas: Again. Il faut garder ça au frais. Luna: Il faut garder ça au frais. There it is. Lucas: You nailed it. So now you have the places and the rules. Luna: I feel ready to clean my kitchen. Or at least organize it. Lucas: That is the goal. Before we go further, I want to mention something. Luna: Sure. What is on your mind? Lucas: If learning French with Fexingo has been helpful to you, maybe consider supporting us. Luna: Yeah, I agree. It is nice to support the people making these episodes. Lucas: It really helps keep the show going. If you can, check out buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for letting me share that. It means a lot. Lucas: Back to our words. Let us put them all together in one scene. Luna: Okay. I am hungry. I open the le réfrigérateur. Lucas: Good. What do you see? Luna: I see some cheese. And I see bread. But the bread is old. Lucas: So you check the le placard for new bread. Luna: Yes. I find a loaf. Then I hear a beep from the le congélateur. Lucas: Is it alarm? Luna: No, just a timer. I remember I need to cook dinner soon. Lucas: So you take everything out. You are tired. You say... Luna: Je range les courses later. Right now I eat. Lucas: Well, almost. But you get the idea. Priorities. Luna: Totally. Food first, chores second. Lucas: Smart. Let us review the key words one last time. Luna: Okay. Le réfrigérateur. Lucas: Le congélateur. Luna: Le placard. Lucas: Je range les courses. Luna: Il faut garder ça au frais. Lucas: Excellent work today, Luna. You are storing knowledge well. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I think I will store this episode in my head. Lucas: In the right place. Not in the freezer. Luna: Definitely not in the freezer. Goodbye for now. Lucas: Bye Luna. See you next time.