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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hello everyone. It is good to be here. Lucas: It really is. We have covered so much about the house already. Luna: Right. Rooms, furniture, even the garden from last time. Lucas: Yes. Episode 252 was lovely. The plants and the sun. Luna: It was very peaceful. But today we are staying inside. Lucas: Inside where the machines live. Today we talk about appliances. Luna: Appliances. Like the things that do the work for us. Lucas: Exactly. Let us start with the one that saves my weekends. Luna: Oh, I know this one. It cleans the clothes. Lucas: You are right. In French, it is le lave-linge. Luna: Le lave-linge. Okay. Le lave-linge. Lucas: Very good. Just listen to the rhythm. Le lave-linge. Luna: Le lave-linge. It sounds a bit heavy. Like laundry. Lucas: It does. Because washing clothes is hard work. But not anymore. Luna: True. So le lave-linge is the washing machine. Lucas: Correct. Now, imagine you are hungry. It is lunchtime. Luna: I am always hungry. What do I use? Lucas: Maybe the oven? Or maybe something faster. Luna: Something fast. To heat up soup quickly. Lucas: Then you need le four à micro-ondes. Luna: Le four à micro-ondes. That is a long name. Lucas: It is descriptive. Four means oven. Micro-ondes means microwave. Luna: So le four à micro-ondes. The microwave oven. Lucas: Perfect. Say it again. Le four à micro-ondes. Luna: Le four à micro-ondes. It rolls off the tongue. Lucas: It does. And what do we usually put inside? Luna: Coffee! Always coffee in the morning. Lucas: Ah, yes. For coffee lovers, there is a special machine. Luna: I love this one. La machine à café. Lucas: Yes. Listen carefully. La machine à café. Luna: La machine à café. Machine to coffee. Lucas: Almost. It makes the coffee. It is essential. Luna: Essential. Without it, I cannot function. Lucas: I feel that. Now, last one for today. A noisy friend. Luna: The vacuum cleaner. I hate using it. Lucas: But it keeps the house clean. In French: l'aspirateur. Luna: L'aspirateur. With an L at the start. Lucas: Because aspirateur starts with a vowel sound. So we use l'. Luna: L'aspirateur. Right. Le aspirateur would be wrong. Lucas: Exactly. L'aspirateur. Try saying the whole phrase. Luna: L'aspirateur. It sounds like a vacuum sucking air. Lucas: It does. That is on purpose. Very funny word. Luna: Okay. Let us review what we learned today. Lucas: First, the washing machine. Le lave-linge. Luna: Le lave-linge. Cleans the clothes. Lucas: Second, the microwave. Le four à micro-ondes. Luna: Le four à micro-ondes. Heats the food. Lucas: Third, the coffee maker. La machine à café. Luna: La machine à café. Makes the energy. Lucas: And fourth, the vacuum. L'aspirateur. Luna: L'aspirateur. Cleans the floor. Lucas: Excellent work. You remembered them all. Luna: I tried. They were easy to remember. Lucas: They are useful. Do you have any of these at home? Luna: I have le lave-linge. And la machine à café. Lucas: Good choices. Most people have those two. Luna: Do you have l'aspirateur? Lucas: I do. I use it every Sunday morning. Luna: Every Sunday? That is dedication. Lucas: It is. But then the house is clean. Luna: Clean houses are nice. Especially with la machine à café. Lucas: Absolutely. Coffee tastes better in a clean kitchen. Luna: That is true. I never thought about that. Lucas: Small details make a big difference. Luna: Like learning new words every day. Lucas: Exactly. Little steps lead to big progress. Luna: I agree. I feel more confident now. Lucas: Good. Keep practicing these phrases. Luna: I will. Le lave-linge. Le four à micro-ondes. Lucas: Yes. Say them while you use them. Luna: Like talking to my appliances. Lucas: Why not? They help you. Be polite. Luna: Merci, le lave-linge. Merci, la machine à café. Lucas: That is the spirit. Thank them in French. Luna: It feels silly but also kind of fun. Lucas: Language learning should be fun. Luna: Yes. And practical. I can use these today. Lucas: You can. Go ahead and try them out. Luna: Okay. I will go make some coffee now. Lucas: With la machine à café. Don't forget. Luna: Never. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Anytime, Luna. See you next time. Luna: Bye everyone. Keep speaking French. Lucas: We are here to help you grow. Luna: And Fexingo is behind all of this. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, please consider supporting us directly. Luna: A small group of listeners chips in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That support literally funds making these episodes ad-free for everyone. Luna: It helps keep the show going. We appreciate it. Lucas: Back to our lesson. Practice le lave-linge today. Luna: And say hello to your appliances in French. Lucas: See you next time. Au revoir. Luna: Au revoir. Take care.