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- Lucas: Buongiorno, Luna! Ready for another episode of Learn Italian with Fexingo? Luna: Ciao, Lucas! Yes, I'm so ready. Last time we learned about the house, and I've been practicing. La casa, la cucina, il bagno... It's fun! Lucas: That's great, Luna. You're really getting the hang of it. Today, we're going to learn some words you might use at school or in an office. School supplies — things you write with and on. Luna: Oh, perfect! I love stationery. So, what's first? Lucas: Let's start with something you write with: la penna. A pen. Listen: la penna. Luna: La penna. La penna. That sounds like 'pen' but with an 'a' at the end. Nice. Lucas: Exactly. And remember, in Italian we use la for feminine words. Penna is feminine. So we say la penna. Luna: La penna. Got it. I have a pen right here. La penna. Lucas: Awesome. Next, something you read: il libro. A book. Il libro. Luna: Il libro. That sounds very close to 'libro' in Spanish too, I think. Il libro. Lucas: Yes, it's similar. And libro is masculine, so we use il. Il libro. Luna: Il libro. I have a few books at home. Il libro. Lucas: Now, for taking notes: il quaderno. A notebook. Il quaderno. Luna: Il quaderno. That's a new one. Quaderno. Il quaderno. Lucas: Yes, masculine again. Il quaderno. You can write in your quaderno. Luna: Il quaderno. I need to buy a new one. My old one is full. Lucas: Perfect. Next, where you sit at school: il banco. The desk. Il banco. Luna: Il banco. Like a bench? Il banco. Lucas: Exactly, it can mean bench too, but in a classroom it's a desk. Il banco. Luna: Il banco. I remember sitting at a banco when I was a kid. Lucas: And finally, something to carry it all: lo zaino. The backpack. Lo zaino. Luna: Lo zaino. Wait, 'lo'? That's new. I thought masculine was always 'il'. Lucas: Good question! Lo is used before words that start with 'z' or 's' plus a consonant, like zaino. So lo zaino. Luna: Ah, so lo zaino. That's tricky. But I'll remember: zaino takes lo. Lo zaino. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Italian. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: Pen. Luna: La penna. Lucas: Book. Luna: Il libro. Lucas: Notebook. Luna: Il quaderno. Lucas: Desk. Luna: Il banco. Lucas: Backpack. Luna: Lo zaino. Oh, that was good! Lucas: You did it! Now let's put them in a little sentence. For example: Sul banco c'è una penna. On the desk there is a pen. Luna: Sul banco c'è una penna. So sul is 'on the'? And c'è is 'there is'? Lucas: Exactly. We learned c'è in a weather episode, remember? C'è il sole. Luna: Oh yes! C'è il sole. So sul banco c'è una penna. That's a whole sentence! Lucas: Now you try: On the desk there is a book. Luna: Umm... Sul banco c'è un libro? Lucas: Perfect! Un libro, because libro is masculine. So sul banco c'è un libro. Luna: Nice. And what about 'in the backpack'? In lo zaino? Lucas: Close. In Italian, 'in the' becomes 'nello' for lo words. So nello zaino. Luna: Nello zaino. That's a mouthful. Nello zaino. Lucas: It gets easier with practice. So: Nello zaino c'è un quaderno. In the backpack there is a notebook. Luna: Nello zaino c'è un quaderno. I can picture that. I love having a quaderno in my zaino. Lucas: See, you're already using the words naturally. Now let's do a quick dialogue. Imagine you're at a store looking for school supplies. I'll be the seller, you're the buyer. Luna: Okay, let's try! Lucas: Buongiorno! Cosa desidera? Hello! What would you like? Luna: Buongiorno! Vorrei una penna, per favore. I would like a pen, please. Lucas: Certo! Una penna. Ecco. Here you go. Anything else? Luna: Sì, vorrei anche un quaderno e un libro. Yes, I'd also like a notebook and a book. Lucas: Perfetto! Un quaderno e un libro. Ecco. Would you like a zaino too? Luna: Umm, sì! Vorrei uno zaino. Yes, I'd like a backpack. Lucas: Ecco lo zaino. Here is the backpack. That was great, Luna! You used vorrei perfectly, and you remembered la penna, il quaderno, il libro, lo zaino. Luna: Grazie, Lucas! I felt a little nervous but it worked. And I said 'uno zaino' instead of 'un zaino'? Lucas: Yes, because zaino starts with z, so it takes uno instead of un. Uno zaino. You're a natural. Luna: Wow, so many rules! But I'll keep practicing. Lucas: That's the spirit. Let's do one more round. I'll say the Italian, you say the English. Luna: Okay. Lucas: La penna. Luna: The pen. Lucas: Il libro. Luna: The book. Lucas: Il quaderno. Luna: The notebook. Lucas: Il banco. Luna: The desk. Lucas: Lo zaino. Luna: The backpack. Lucas: Excellent! Time really flies when we're learning. We covered a lot today. Let's wrap up with a quick recap of all five phrases. Luna: Yes, let's say them together. Lucas: La penna. Luna: La penna. Lucas: Il libro. Luna: Il libro. Lucas: Il quaderno. Luna: Il quaderno. Lucas: Il banco. Luna: Il banco. Lucas: Lo zaino. Luna: Lo zaino. Lucas: Perfect! Now you're ready to pack your zaino with la penna, il libro, and il quaderno, and sit at il banco. Luna: Aww, that's a cute image. Grazie, Lucas. This was so useful. I'll practice these words all week. Lucas: I'm glad you enjoyed it. And remember, you can always listen again with Fexingo to reinforce. Keep up the great work, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! See you next time on Learn Italian with Fexingo. Ciao! Lucas: Ciao, Luna! Happy studying!