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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back! You know what I did this morning? I went to the post office. In French, it's called 'la poste'. Luna: Oh, la poste. I've been to one in Paris once. It was so charming. So are we learning post office vocabulary today? Lucas: Exactly. Because if you're in France, you might need to send a postcard home. Or buy a stamp. Luna: A stamp. That's 'un timbre', right? I remember that from a movie. Lucas: That's right. 'Un timbre'. Let's say it together. Un timbre. Luna: Un timbre. Un timbre. Lucas: Perfect. Now if you want to buy one, you say 'Je voudrais un timbre, s'il vous plaît'. Let's break it down: Je voudrais un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Luna: Je voudrais un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Je voudrais un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: Great. And what if you need to send a letter? The phrase is 'envoyer une lettre'. To send a letter. Luna: Envoyer une lettre. Envoyer une lettre. That sounds like 'envoy' in English. Lucas: Exactly. So you could say 'Je voudrais envoyer une lettre'. Let's practice that. Luna: Je voudrais envoyer une lettre. Lucas: Nice. Now, after you buy your stamp and send your letter, you might need to find a mailbox. A mailbox in French is 'la boîte aux lettres'. Luna: La boîte aux lettres. That's a long one. La boîte aux lettres. Lucas: You've got it. And to ask where it is, you say 'Où est la boîte aux lettres?' Luna: Où est la boîte aux lettres? Où est la boîte aux lettres? Lucas: Let's put it all together in a little scene. Imagine you're at the post office counter. Luna: Okay, I'll be me, and you're the clerk. Lucas: Bonjour, madame. Luna: Bonjour. Je voudrais un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: Voilà un timbre. Et avec ceci? Luna: Je voudrais envoyer une lettre aussi. Lucas: Très bien. La boîte aux lettres est à droite. Luna: Merci! Lucas: That was excellent, Luna. You used all three phrases naturally. Luna: Thanks! I felt like I was really there. So now I can go to any French post office and not panic. Lucas: Absolutely. And you know, if this podcast has been helping you make progress with French, we're really glad. Luna: Yeah, it's fun to learn together. And if it's been worth even a coffee to you, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That would help us keep making episodes like this one, totally ad-free. So thanks for considering. Luna: Now, back to the post office. I bet there's more to learn, like how much a stamp costs. Lucas: For sure. You could ask 'Combien coûte un timbre?' But we'll save that for another time. For now, let's do one more round of our phrases. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: Repeat after me: un timbre. Luna: Un timbre. Lucas: Envoyer une lettre. Luna: Envoyer une lettre. Lucas: La boîte aux lettres. Luna: La boîte aux lettres. Lucas: Je voudrais un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Luna: Je voudrais un timbre, s'il vous plaît. Lucas: Où est la boîte aux lettres? Luna: Où est la boîte aux lettres? Lucas: Fantastic. Practice these on your own, and next time you're in France, you'll be ready. Luna: I'm already thinking about sending a postcard from Nice. Merci Lucas! Lucas: De rien, Luna. And to our listeners, keep practicing. We'll be back soon with more French. À bientôt!