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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn French with Fexingo? Luna: Totally! Last time we did numbers six through ten. I still practice them. Lucas: Awesome. So today, let's keep counting. We'll go from eleven to fifteen. Luna: Oh, good! Numbers are so useful. What's eleven in French? Lucas: Eleven is onze. Let's say it together: onze. Luna: Onze. Hmm, like 'onz' without the z? Lucas: Exactly. Onze. You've got it. Now twelve is douze. Luna: Douze. That sounds like 'dooz'. Lucas: Yeah, douze. Good. Thirteen is treize. Luna: Treize. Like 'trez'. Lucas: Perfect. Fourteen is quatorze. Luna: Quatorze. That's a longer one. Qua-torze. Lucas: Yes, quatorze. And fifteen is quinze. Luna: Quinze. Like 'kanz' but with a 'k' sound? Lucas: Exactly, quinze. Let's do them all from eleven to fifteen. Repeat after me: onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze. Luna: Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze. Oh, I love how they sound together. Lucas: Yeah, there's a rhythm. Now let's use them in a tiny scene. Imagine you're at a market. You want to buy five apples. How do you say 'five apples'? Luna: Cinq pommes? We learned cinq before. Lucas: Right. But what if you want fifteen apples? You'd say quinze pommes. Luna: Quinze pommes. That makes sense. And for twelve oranges? Lucas: Douze oranges. The number comes before the item. Luna: Douze oranges. Easy. Lucas: Let's practice counting up. I'll say a number in English, you say it in French. Eleven. Luna: Onze. Lucas: Twelve. Luna: Douze. Lucas: Thirteen. Lucas: Fourteen. Luna: Quatorze. Lucas: Fifteen. Luna: Quinze. Lucas: You're a natural! Now let's reverse. I say French, you say English. Onze. Luna: Eleven. Lucas: Douze. Luna: Twelve. Lucas: Treize. Luna: Thirteen. Lucas: Quatorze. Luna: Fourteen. Lucas: Quinze. Luna: Fifteen. That was great. I feel like I'm getting faster. Lucas: That's the goal. Quick check: what's the French for fourteen? Luna: Quatorze. I remember because it sounds like 'quatre' plus something. Lucas: Exactly. Quatorze starts like quatre. And douze sounds like deux with a 'z'. Luna: Oh, that helps! So douze is like deux with a 'z'? Deux, douze. Lucas: Yeah, but careful: douze has the 'oo' sound, not the 'eu'. Luna: Right, douze, not deuz. Got it. Lucas: Let's do a quick story. I go to a café and order two coffees. How do I say 'two coffees'? Luna: Deux cafés. Lucas: Right. But if I order twelve coffees for a big group? Luna: Douze cafés. Wow, that's a lot of coffee. Lucas: Yeah. And if I want fifteen croissants? Luna: Quinze croissants. I'm hungry now. Lucas: me too. Okay, let's listen to the numbers one more time, slowly. Onze. Luna: Onze. Lucas: Douze. Luna: Douze. Lucas: Treize. Luna: Treize. Lucas: Quatorze. Luna: Quatorze. Lucas: Quinze. Luna: Quinze. I think I've got them. Lucas: You do. Now a challenge: count from eleven to fifteen without me. Luna: Onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze. Yes! Lucas: Perfect. And remember, you can always practice with Fexingo. We've got more episodes on numbers coming up. Luna: Can't wait. For now, I'll practice onze through quinze all day. Lucas: Awesome. That's all for today. Keep counting, and we'll see you next time on Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: À bientôt!