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- Lucas: Ciao e benvenuti a Learn Italian with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode one hundred fifty — can you believe it? Lucas: I know, it's amazing. And what better way to celebrate than with... pasta? Luna: Oh, I love pasta. Are we learning about pasta today? Lucas: We are. Specifically, the names of different pasta shapes. You might know some already. Luna: I know spaghetti. That's a no-brainer. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start there. Repeat after me: spaghetti. Luna: Spaghetti. Lucas: Perfect. Spaghetti are long, thin noodles. Now, another common shape: penne. Luna: Penne. That's the short, tube-shaped ones, right? Lucas: Right. With angled ends. Penne. And a third one: lasagna. Luna: Lasagna. The flat sheets used in the baked dish. Lucas: Yes. So we have spaghetti, penne, and lasagna. Let's practice them together. Listen and repeat: spaghetti, penne, lasagna. Luna: Spaghetti, penne, lasagna. Lucas: Great. Now, imagine you're at an Italian restaurant and you want to order. You could say: 'Vorrei gli spaghetti.' That means 'I would like spaghetti.' Luna: Vorrei gli spaghetti. Lucas: Perfect. Or: 'Vorrei le penne.' Luna: Vorrei le penne. Lucas: And: 'Vorrei la lasagna.' Luna: Vorrei la lasagna. Oh, I like that one. Lucas: Notice the articles: gli spaghetti, le penne, la lasagna. Spaghetti is masculine plural, penne is feminine plural, lasagna is feminine singular. Luna: Okay, I'll try to remember that. Lucas: Don't worry too much about the grammar now. Just focus on the words. Let's do a quick review: what are the three pasta shapes? Luna: Spaghetti, penne, lasagna. Lucas: Excellent. Now, let's use them in a little scene. I'll be the waiter, you be the customer. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: Cosa desidera? What would you like? Luna: Vorrei gli spaghetti. Lucas: Ottimo. E per secondo? And for the second course? Luna: Uhm, vorrei la lasagna. Lucas: Perfetto. So you ordered spaghetti and lasagna. Very Italian. Luna: I'm hungry now. Lucas: Me too. But before we go eat, let's quickly go over the words again. Spaghetti. Luna: Spaghetti. Lucas: Penne. Luna: Penne. Lucas: Lasagna. Luna: Lasagna. Lucas: You've got them. Now, speaking of enjoying these, if Fexingo has been helping you learn Italian and you'd like to support us, you can do that at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. A couple of dollars helps keep these episodes ad-free and coming. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference. And we appreciate every bit. Lucas: So, going back to our pasta, let's imagine you're at the supermarket. You want to buy a box of penne. What do you say? Luna: Vorrei le penne? Lucas: Exactly. Or if you want a specific quantity, you could say: 'Vorrei un chilo di spaghetti.' A kilo of spaghetti. Luna: Vorrei un chilo di spaghetti. Lucas: Beautiful. Okay, let's do one final round. I'll say the English, you say the Italian. Luna: Okay. Lucas: Spaghetti. Luna: Spaghetti. Lucas: Penne. Luna: Penne. Lucas: Lasagna. Luna: Lasagna. Lucas: Perfect. Now you're ready to talk pasta in Italian. Grazie per aver ascoltato, and we'll see you next time for another episode. Ciao! Luna: Ciao!