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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be here with you again. Lucas: It really is. We have been talking about winter outside lately. Mountains, rivers, snow. Luna: Yes. But now I want to go inside. I want to be warm. I want to stay in a cabin. Lucas: That is a perfect idea. Let us talk about the warmth of an Italian winter cabin. Today we will learn five phrases. These are simple and very cozy. Luna: I love this topic. My teeth were chattering in the last episode. Now I need heat. Lucas: Okay. Let us start with the most important thing in a cabin. The fire. In Italian, we say: il camino è acceso. Luna: Il camino è acceso. That means the fireplace is lit? Lucas: Exactly. Il camino is the fireplace. È acceso means it is on or lit. Listen to me slowly. Lucas: Il camino è acceso.... Il camino è acceso. Luna: Let me try. Il camino è acceso. Lucas: Nailed it. You sound very comfortable already. Luna: I can feel the warmth just saying it. Okay, what do I do with the fire? How do I make it bigger? Lucas: You add wood. We say: metto la legna. M-E-T-T-O L-A l e g n a. Luna: Metto la legna. I put the wood? Lucas: Yes. Metto comes from mettere, to put. La legna is the wood for the fire. Repeat after me. Lucas: Metto la legna.... Metto la legna. Luna: Metto la legna. Oof. It sounds hard work. But worth it for the heat. Lucas: It is a nice rhythm. You put the wood in, the fire grows. Now you are done working. What do you do next? Luna: I sit down. I relax. I say: mi siedo sul divano. Lucas: Perfect. Mi siedo is I sit. Sul divano is on the sofa. Listen closely. Lucas: Mi siedo sul divano.... Mi siedo sul divano. Luna: Mi siedo sul divano. Ahh, yes. That feels right. I am sinking into the cushions. Lucas: Good. Now that you are sitting, what do you do? Do you look at your phone? Luna: No. In a real Italian cabin, you read. I say: leggo un libro. Lucas: Leggo un libro. To read a book. Simple. Clean. Listen. Lucas: Leggo un libro.... Leggo un libro. Luna: Leggo un libro. I love how short that is. Just two words to describe such a peaceful moment. Lucas: It is efficient. And finally, how does it feel? You are by the fire, sitting on the sofa, reading. You say: Lucas: Che caldo che fa. Luna: Che caldo che fa. It means how hot it is? Or how warm? Lucas: It means how warm it is. Che caldo che fa. It expresses pleasure in the heat. Not too hot, just right. Listen. Lucas: Che caldo che fa.... Che caldo che fa. Luna: Che caldo che fa. Wow. That sounds so satisfying. Like a deep breath. Lucas: It is. So let us review our five phrases. First: il camino è acceso. Luna: Il camino è acceso. The fireplace is lit. Lucas: Second: metto la legna. Luna: Metto la legna. I put the wood in. Lucas: Third: mi siedo sul divano. Luna: Mi siedo sul divano. I sit on the sofa. Lucas: Fourth: leggo un libro. Luna: Leggo un libro. I read a book. Lucas: And fifth: che caldo che fa. Luna: Che caldo che fa. How warm it is. Lucas: Excellent work. You have built a whole scene in just five phrases. Luna: I feel like I am actually there. With a blanket and a hot drink. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, know that listener support keeps these episodes ad-free. If today was useful to you, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It helps us keep making these cozy scenes for you. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Now, let us use these phrases in a quick story. Imagine it is night. The wind blows outside. Luna: Right. So I walk into the cabin. I look at the fire. I say: il camino è acceso. Lucas: Good. You see the wood is low. So you take more wood. You say: Luna: Metto la legna. I add the wood to keep it going. Lucas: The room gets warmer. You are tired from the cold. You go to the living area. You say: Luna: Mi siedo sul divano. I sink into the soft seat. Lucas: You pick up a novel from the table. You open it. You say: Luna: Leggo un libro. I get lost in the pages. Lucas: You look at the flames. You smile. You say the final phrase: Luna: Che caldo che fa. It is perfect. Lucas: That is the power of repetition. You used all five in one flow. Luna: It felt natural. Like I had lived there for years. Lucas: Practice them until they feel that easy. Say il camino è acceso when you see a fire. Say metto la legna when you cook. Luna: Or just imagine doing it. Imagination counts, right? Lucas: Imagination is part of learning. Keep building your world with these words. Luna: I will. I am going to practice mi siedo sul divano right now. Lucas: Do it. Sit back and enjoy the progress. Luna: Che caldo che fa. This podcast is warm. Lucas: Thank you for joining us. We will see you next time. Luna: Bye for now. Keep practicing.