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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, thanks Lucas. Yeah, I'm ready for some more French. Lucas: Perfect. So last time, we did that morning bakery scene with all those greetings. Luna: Right, like bonjour and comment ça va. That was fun. Lucas: Exactly. Today, let's keep it tiny and learn how to say goodbye. Luna: Oh, that makes sense. You say hello, you chat, then you leave. Lucas: Totally. So the most common way to say goodbye in French is 'Au revoir'. Luna: Au revoir. Lucas: Yeah, that's it. It means 'goodbye' or literally 'to the seeing again'. Luna: Oh, like until we see each other again. That's nice. Lucas: Exactly. Let's break it down. Say it slowly with me: Au... revoir. Luna: Au... revoir. Lucas: Good. Now at normal speed: Au revoir. Luna: Au revoir. Lucas: There you go. You got it. Luna: Okay, so that's for any goodbye? Lucas: Yep, it's general. But if you want to say 'see you later', there's another phrase. Luna: Oh, tell me. Lucas: It's 'À plus tard'. Luna: À plus tard. Lucas: Right. That means 'see you later'. Say it slowly: À... plus... tard. Luna: À... plus... tard. Lucas: Good. Now normally: À plus tard. Luna: À plus tard. Lucas: Perfect. So we have two phrases: Au revoir and À plus tard. Luna: Okay, let me try them together. Au revoir. À plus tard. Lucas: Yeah, that's smooth. You're nailing it. Luna: Thanks. So when do I use which? Lucas: Good question. Au revoir is for any goodbye, formal or casual. À plus tard is more casual, like with friends when you'll see them soon. Luna: Oh, so if I'm leaving a café with a friend, I might say À plus tard. Lucas: Totally. Let's do a tiny role-play. Imagine we just had coffee. Luna: Okay, I'm in. Lucas: So I'll start. Luna, thanks for the coffee. Luna: Yeah, it was fun. À plus tard, Lucas. Lucas: À plus tard, Luna. Au revoir. Luna: Oh, you used both. Lucas: Right, sometimes people mix them. But in that scene, À plus tard works because we're friends parting ways. Luna: Got it. Let me try another one. Au revoir, see you next time. Lucas: Yeah, that's good. You can even say just 'Au revoir' on its own. Luna: Okay, so repeat after me for practice? Au revoir. Lucas: Au revoir. Luna: À plus tard. Lucas: À plus tard. Luna: Nice. This feels useful. Lucas: Absolutely. Let's do a quick recap. What's the general goodbye? Luna: Au revoir. Lucas: And the casual 'see you later'? Luna: À plus tard. Lucas: Perfect. Now, tiny quiz: if you're leaving a store, what might you say? Luna: Hmm, probably Au revoir, since it's more formal. Lucas: Exactly. And if you're texting a friend 'catch you later'? Luna: À plus tard. Lucas: There it is. You're getting this. Luna: Yeah, this is fun. I like how it builds on the greetings we did. Lucas: Totally. So to wrap up, practice these two: Au revoir and À plus tard. Luna: Will do. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Of course. And thanks to everyone listening to Learn French with Fexingo. Keep practicing these, and we'll chat again soon. Luna: Au revoir, everyone. Lucas: À plus tard.