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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back. Episode 138 — can you believe it? Luna: I know, it flies by. And today, I'm really craving something. Lucas: Oh, what's that? Luna: A fresh baguette. Nothing beats it. Lucas: Great timing. We're going to a French bakery today. Listeners, with Fexingo, you'll learn exactly how to buy one. Luna: Let's start with the basics. How do I say 'I'd like a baguette'? Lucas: Je voudrais une baguette. Repeat after me: je voudrais une baguette. Luna: Je voudrais une baguette. Lucas: Perfect. Je voudrais is polite for 'I would like'. Now, next: you need to ask the price. C'est combien? Luna: C'est combien? Lucas: Exactly. And the baker might say: C'est un euro cinquante. That's one euro fifty. Luna: Un euro cinquante. Not bad for a baguette. Lucas: Right. What if you want two? You say: Je prends deux baguettes. Luna: Je prends deux baguettes. Lucas: Je prends means 'I'll take'. Good. Also, the baker will ask: Et avec ça? — 'And with that?'. Luna: Et avec ça? So I can say 'just that' or 'nothing else'. Lucas: Exactly. And finally, you end with: Merci, bonne journée. Thank you, have a nice day. Luna: Merci, bonne journée. So polite. Lucas: Let's hear it all together. Imagine you're at the bakery. Luna: Je voudrais une baguette. C'est combien? Lucas: C'est un euro cinquante. Luna: Je prends deux baguettes. Lucas: Et avec ça? Luna: Merci, bonne journée. Lucas: Wow, Luna, you nailed it. Luna: Thanks. It feels so natural now. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with French, and you'd like to keep these episodes coming ad-free, listeners can support at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Even a couple of dollars a month genuinely makes a difference. Luna: Yeah, we really appreciate that. Now, let's practice once more. I'll be the customer. Lucas: Great. I'll be the baker. Ready? Luna: Ready. Je voudrais une baguette. Lucas: C'est un euro cinquante. Luna: Je prends une baguette. Lucas: Et avec ça? Luna: Non, merci. Merci, bonne journée. Lucas: Perfect. And that's a wrap for Episode 138. Practice these phrases and you'll be ready for a French bakery. See you next time.