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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 86! Can you believe it? We've been having so much fun with verbs lately. Lucas: For sure. And today we have two of the most joyful verbs: 'cantar' and 'dançar'. To sing and to dance. Luna: Oh I love that. Let me try: 'cantar'. Lucas: Perfect. 'Cantar'. And 'dançar'. Luna: 'Dançar'. That sounds like dance, yeah. Lucas: Exactly. So let's start with 'cantar'. Listen: 'Eu canto'. I sing. Luna: 'Eu canto'. Lucas: Yes. Now you try: 'Eu canto'. Luna: 'Eu canto'. Lucas: Great. And a question: 'Você canta?' Do you sing? Luna: Hmm. 'Você canta?' That's easy. 'Você canta?' Lucas: Right. And 'Ele canta bem' – He sings well. Luna: 'Ele canta bem'. That sounds nice. Lucas: Now 'dançar'. 'Eu danço' – I dance. Luna: 'Eu danço'. Lucas: Yes. And 'Você dança?' – Do you dance? Luna: 'Você dança?' Good. So it's similar to cantar. Lucas: Exactly. The pattern is the same. 'Nós dançamos' – We dance. Luna: 'Nós dançamos'. That has the 'amos' ending. Lucas: Right. Now let's put it together. Imagine you're at a party and someone asks: 'Você canta?' Luna: Hmm. 'Você canta?' I'd say: 'Sim, eu canto.' Lucas: Perfect. And then they say: 'Vamos dançar?' – Let's dance? Luna: 'Vamos dançar?' That's new! But I can guess: 'vamos' is 'let's'? Lucas: Exactly. 'Vamos' means 'let's go' or 'let's'. So 'Vamos dançar?' Luna: Nice. 'Vamos dançar?' I'd say 'Sim, vamos!' Lucas: There you go. So today's phrases: 'cantar', 'dançar', 'Eu canto', 'Você dança?', 'Ele canta bem', and 'Nós dançamos juntos' – We dance together. Luna: Oh 'juntos' – together. 'Nós dançamos juntos'. That's beautiful. Lucas: Let's practice that one more time. Repeat after me: 'Nós dançamos juntos'. Luna: 'Nós dançamos juntos'. Lucas: Great. Now you try asking me: 'Você canta?' Luna: 'Você canta?' Lucas: Sim, eu canto. E você? Luna: Hmm... 'Eu canto também'. Lucas: Perfect! 'Também' – also. You're catching on. Luna: Thanks! This is fun. You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, we just want to mention that listener support keeps the show ad-free and going. You can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It's a simple way to say thanks if you're enjoying the journey. Lucas: Yeah, it really helps us keep creating these episodes. And now, let's do one more round. I'll say a phrase in Portuguese, and you say the English meaning. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: 'Ele canta bem'. Luna: He sings well. Lucas: 'Nós dançamos juntos'. Luna: We dance together. Lucas: Excellent. So today we learned 'cantar' and 'dançar'. Practice these, and next time we'll build on them. Thanks for joining us on Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Keep singing and dancing.