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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another tiny French adventure? Luna: Always. Last time we got the time down. Now I'm hungry. Can we talk about food? Lucas: Perfect. Let's go to a French market. A real one. You're at a stall with cheese everywhere. What do you say? Luna: Uh... I want cheese? But in French. Je voudrais du fromage? Lucas: Excellent. Je voudrais du fromage. Let's break it down. Je voudrais means 'I would like.' Du fromage is 'some cheese.' Together: Je voudrais du fromage. Luna: Je voudrais du fromage. I love how that sounds. Lucas: And it's polite. You'll get a smile. Try it again, slowly. Luna: Je voudrais du fromage... Je voudrais du fromage. Yeah, that's nice. Lucas: Now, the seller asks how much you want. You might want a kilo. So: Je voudrais un kilo de fromage. Luna: Un kilo de fromage. A whole kilo. That's a lot of cheese. Je voudrais un kilo de fromage. Lucas: Perfect. Un kilo, de, fromage. You can change it: un demi-kilo, deux cents grammes. But let's keep it simple. You're at the market, you want some cheese. Luna: Okay. Je voudrais un kilo de fromage, please. Oh wait, how do I ask the price? Lucas: Good question. You ask: Combien ça coûte? Luna: Combien ça coûte? Combien... ça... coûte. That's 'how much does it cost?' Lucas: Exactly. Listen to the seller's answer. Maybe they say 'dix euros.' If you think it's too much, you say: C'est trop cher. Luna: C'est trop cher. That's 'it's too expensive.' I can totally use that. Lucas: And if it's right, you decide to buy it: Je vais le prendre. Luna: Je vais le prendre. I'll take it. That's great. Je vais le prendre. Lucas: Now let's put it together. Imagine you're at the stall. You say: Je voudrais un kilo de fromage. Then you ask: Combien ça coûte? Luna: Je voudrais un kilo de fromage. Combien ça coûte? And if it's too much: C'est trop cher. But I'll still say: Je vais le prendre. Lucas: Perfect. You've got the whole scene. Let's do a quick role-play. I'm the seller. Bonjour, madame. Luna: Bonjour. Je voudrais du fromage, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: Bien sûr. Combien en voulez-vous? Luna: Je voudrais un kilo de fromage. Combien ça coûte? Lucas: Ça coûte quinze euros. Luna: C'est trop cher. Je vais le prendre quand même. I'll take it anyway. Lucas: Nice. You're a natural. You know, this episode is all about making real progress with French. If it's been useful, and you feel like it, you could support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That keeps things ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to say thanks if you like what we do. No pressure. Lucas: Exactly. So back to our cheese. You said you'd take it. What do you say next? Luna: Je vais le prendre. And then I pay. Merci, au revoir. Lucas: There you go. Let's review our five phrases one more time. Je voudrais du fromage. Luna: Je voudrais du fromage. Lucas: Je voudrais un kilo de fromage. Luna: Je voudrais un kilo de fromage. Lucas: Combien ça coûte? Luna: Combien ça coûte? Lucas: C'est trop cher. Luna: C'est trop cher. Lucas: Je vais le prendre. Luna: Je vais le prendre. Lucas: You've got it. Practice these before you go to a market. You'll be ready. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. This was fun. See you next time, everyone.