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- Lucas: Bienvenue back to Learn French with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. We're your guides to sounding more natural in French. Lucas: Last episode we learned expressions with avoir like j'ai faim and j'ai soif. Today we're moving on to describing people physically. Luna: Oh, I love that. So I can finally say my friend is tall? Let's hear it. Lucas: Exactly. First phrase: Il est grand. That means 'he is tall.' Repeat after me: Il est grand. Luna: Il est grand. Lucas: Perfect. Now for a woman: Elle est petite. 'She is short.' Try it. Luna: Elle est petite. Lucas: Yes. Now let's talk age: Il est jeune. 'He is young.' Say it. Luna: Il est jeune. Lucas: Good. And for an older woman: Elle est vieille. 'She is old.' Be careful with the pronunciation: vieille. Luna: Elle est vieille. Lucas: Great. Now appearance: Il est beau. 'He is handsome.' Try it. Luna: Il est beau. Lucas: And for a woman: Elle est belle. 'She is beautiful.' Your turn. Luna: Elle est belle. Lucas: Let's use them in a scene. Imagine a friend named Marc. Marc is tall, young, and handsome. Luna: So I can say: Il est grand, il est jeune, il est beau. Lucas: Exactly. Now picture his sister Sophie. She is short and beautiful. Luna: Elle est petite et belle. Lucas: Yes! You're nailing it. Now let's practice a little more. Repeat after me: Il est grand, elle est petite. Luna: Il est grand, elle est petite. Lucas: Il est jeune, elle est vieille. Luna: Il est jeune, elle est vieille. Lucas: Il est beau, elle est belle. Luna: Il est beau, elle est belle. Lucas: You know, it's amazing how these little phrases help you describe the world around you. And speaking of support, a quick note. Luna: Yeah? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with French, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That's what keeps these episodes coming without ads. Luna: That's true. It's listener-funded, so every bit helps us keep going. Lucas: Right. Now back to practice. Let's do a quick quiz. I'll say a description in English, you say it in French. 'He is handsome.' Luna: Il est beau. Lucas: 'She is young.' Luna: Elle est jeune. Lucas: Excellent. You're ready to describe anyone. Keep practicing these and you'll impress your francophone friends. Luna: Merci, Lucas. See you next time! Lucas: Bonne continuation. Au revoir!