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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another episode? I've been thinking about summer, the ocean... makes me want to go to the beach. Luna: Oh, the beach! That sounds perfect. I love the sand, the waves... Let's learn some beach words today. Lucas: Exactly. Today we're going to talk about things you see at the beach. First word: praia. That means beach. Luna: Praia. Praia. So praia is beach. Lucas: Right. Let's try a simple phrase: Vou à praia. That's 'I go to the beach.' Listen again: Vou à praia. Luna: Vou à praia. Vou à praia. I go to the beach. Lucas: Yes. Vou is 'I go', à is 'to the', praia is 'beach'. Good. Now, the next word: mar. That means 'sea' or 'ocean'. Luna: Mar. Mar. So the sea is mar. Lucas: Exactly. And we can say: O mar está bonito. 'The sea is beautiful.' Repeat after me: O mar está bonito. Luna: O mar está bonito. O mar está bonito. The sea is beautiful. That's a nice sentence. Lucas: It is. Now, what's under your feet at the beach? Areia. Sand. Luna: Areia. Areia. Sand. So if the sand is hot, I say A areia está quente? Lucas: Perfect. A areia está quente. 'The sand is hot.' You're catching on. Let's practice all three: praia, mar, areia. Luna: Praia, mar, areia. Praia, mar, areia. Got it. Lucas: Now let's use them in a conversation. Imagine you're at the beach. You see the sea. You say: O mar está bonito. Luna: O mar está bonito. And then I step on the sand and say: A areia está quente. Lucas: Right. And then you say: Vou à praia. Because you're going to the beach. Luna: Vou à praia. So the whole scene: Vou à praia. O mar está bonito. A areia está quente. Lucas: Yes. That's a great mini-story. Let's say it together: Vou à praia. O mar está bonito. A areia está quente. Luna: Vou à praia. O mar está bonito. A areia está quente. I love how that sounds. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps us keep going and create more episodes like this one. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us bring you more beach days, more conversations. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Now, let's review one more time. Praia. Luna: Praia. Lucas: Mar. Luna: Mar. Lucas: Areia. Luna: Areia. Lucas: Vou à praia. Luna: Vou à praia. Lucas: O mar está bonito. Luna: O mar está bonito. Lucas: A areia está quente. Luna: A areia está quente. Lucas: Now you're ready for the beach. Practice these phrases and imagine yourself there. See you next time! Luna: Até logo! See you next time!