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- Lucas: Hey there, and welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Ready for another tiny Spanish lesson? Lucas: Today we're heading somewhere delicious — a Spanish bakery. Think fresh bread, sweet pastries, maybe a coffee. Luna: Oh, I love bakeries. I can almost smell the croissants. Lucas: Me too. You know, Fexingo keeps these episodes ad-free by design. If this show helps you make progress, you can support that choice at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, just a way to keep the lessons coming. Luna: Yeah, it's a simple way to say thanks if you want to. Now let's get baking — in Spanish! Lucas: So, the first thing you'll say when you walk in is what you want. Let's start with: Quiero un croissant. Luna: Quiero un croissant. Lucas: Perfect. Quiero means 'I want', un croissant is well, a croissant. Easy. Luna: What if I want a chocolate croissant instead? Lucas: Great question. You can say: Quiero un croissant de chocolate. Let's try it. Luna: Quiero un croissant de chocolate. Lucas: Excellent. Now after you order, they'll tell you the price. So you need to ask: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? That means 'how much does it cost?'. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice. Imagine the croissant costs two euros. You say: ¿Cuánto cuesta? And they say: Dos euros. Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta?... Dos euros. Lucas: Now you might want a coffee too. In Spain, a popular choice is café con leche — coffee with milk. So you'd say: Un café con leche, por favor. Luna: Un café con leche, por favor. Lucas: Nice. Now the baker might ask if you want anything else. They'll say: ¿Algo más? Luna: ¿Algo más? That's 'something else'. Lucas: Right. If you're done, you say: Nada más, gracias. Luna: Nada más, gracias. Lucas: And when you pay, they hand you your items and say: Aquí tiene. It's like 'here you go'. Luna: Aquí tiene. That's polite and practical. Lucas: Let's put it all together in a quick scene. Luna, you're at the bakery. Luna: Okay. Hola, quiero un croissant de chocolate. Lucas: And I'll be the baker. ¿Algo más? Luna: Un café con leche, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: Tres euros. Aquí tiene. Luna: Nada más, gracias. That felt natural! Lucas: You did great. Let's review the phrases one more time. Quiero un croissant. Luna: Quiero un croissant. Lucas: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: Un café con leche, por favor. Luna: Un café con leche, por favor. Lucas: ¿Algo más? Luna: ¿Algo más? Lucas: Nada más, gracias. Luna: Nada más, gracias. Lucas: Aquí tiene. Luna: Aquí tiene. Lucas: Now you're ready to order at any Spanish bakery. Practice these, and next time you're out, impress your friends. Luna: I know I'll be using these. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome. That's all for today. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Spanish with Fexingo.