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- Lucas: Bienvenue à Learn French with Fexingo! I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Today we are going to the post office! Lucas: Exactly. The French post office is called 'La Poste'. You might need to send a package or buy stamps. Luna: I remember last time we sent a package, I was so lost. But not anymore! Lucas: That's the spirit. Let's start with a key phrase: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. It means 'I would like to send this package.' Repeat after me: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Luna: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. That's a mouthful! Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Lucas: You got it. Now, try it a bit slower: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Luna: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Yes! So useful. Lucas: Now, imagine you're at the counter and you want to know the price. Say: Combien ça coûte? That means 'How much does it cost?' Luna: Combien ça coûte? Short and sweet. Combien ça coûte? Lucas: Perfect. And if you need to know the delivery time, ask: Combien de temps ça prend? Which is 'How long does it take?' Luna: Combien de temps ça prend? Combien de temps ça prend? I like that one. Lucas: Let's put them together. You say: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Combien ça coûte? Et combien de temps ça prend? Luna: So: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Combien ça coûte? Et combien de temps ça prend? That's a full sentence! Lucas: Exactly. And you might also need stamps. Say: J'ai besoin d'un timbre. Meaning 'I need a stamp.' Luna: J'ai besoin d'un timbre. J'ai besoin d'un timbre. Timbre sounds like 'tambour' but for stamps. Lucas: Close! Timbre is stamp. Let's practice all four phrases. I'll say them, you repeat. Lucas: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Luna: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Lucas: Combien ça coûte? Luna: Combien ça coûte? Lucas: Combien de temps ça prend? Luna: Combien de temps ça prend? Lucas: J'ai besoin d'un timbre. Luna: J'ai besoin d'un timbre. Great, I think I've got them. Lucas: Now let's do a quick scene. You're at La Poste, you have a package. Luna: Okay. Bonjour, je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Combien ça coûte? Lucas: The agent says: C'est dix euros. And you ask: Combien de temps ça prend? Luna: Combien de temps ça prend? They say: Deux à trois jours. Great! Lucas: You did it. And if you need stamps, you say: J'ai besoin d'un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Luna: J'ai besoin d'un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Adding 's'il vous plaît' makes it polite. Lucas: Exactly. Now, you know what? If this episode has been helpful to you, if you feel like you made progress today, that is exactly why we do this. Luna: Yeah, and if today was worth a coffee to you, there's a way to support us. It's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That's right. It helps us keep the show ad-free and focused on teaching. No pressure, but if it feels right. Luna: Totally. Okay, back to practice! Let's do one more round. Lucas: Alright. I'll be the post office agent. You're the customer. Luna: Bonjour, je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Lucas: Très bien. Combien ça coûte? Luna: Euh, non, c'est moi qui pose la question! Combien ça coûte? Lucas: Oh sorry! It costs eight euros. Et combien de temps ça prend? Luna: Deux jours. Et j'ai besoin d'un timbre aussi. Lucas: Parfait. Here's your stamp. You nailed it. Now listeners, repeat the phrases one more time with me. Lucas: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Luna: Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. Lucas: Combien ça coûte? Luna: Combien ça coûte? Lucas: Combien de temps ça prend? Luna: Combien de temps ça prend? Lucas: J'ai besoin d'un timbre. Luna: J'ai besoin d'un timbre. Lucas: Great work today. Keep practicing these phrases. See you next time on Learn French with Fexingo! Luna: Au revoir!