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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready to learn some more French body parts? We already covered the basics like la main and le bras. Luna: Yes! I remember la main and le bras. But I'm sure there is more, right? Lucas: Absolutely. Today we are going to focus on the hand and arm in more detail. Let's start with le poignet. That's the wrist. Luna: Le poignet. The wrist. Okay. Lucas: Good. Now, the palm of your hand is la paume. Luna: La paume. That's the palm. I can feel my palm right now. Lucas: Then we have l'avant-bras. That's the forearm, between your elbow and wrist. Luna: L'avant-bras. The forearm. So le bras is the whole arm, and l'avant-bras is the lower part? Lucas: Exactly. And the upper arm has the biceps, which in French is le biceps. Luna: Le biceps. Same word! That's easy. Lucas: And finally, le coude. The elbow. Luna: Le coude. Like 'coud' in English, but with an 'e' at the end. Lucas: Nice connection. Let's say them all again: le poignet, la paume, l'avant-bras, le biceps, le coude. Luna: Le poignet, la paume, l'avant-bras, le biceps, le coude. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's use them in a sentence. For example: Je me suis fait mal au poignet. I hurt my wrist. Luna: Je me suis fait mal au poignet. That's useful. What about the palm? J'ai une ampoule sur la paume. Lucas: That's right. I have a blister on my palm. Now imagine you are at the doctor and you say: J'ai mal à l'avant-bras. Luna: J'ai mal à l'avant-bras. My forearm hurts. Lucas: Let's try: Il a un biceps très fort. He has a very strong biceps. Luna: Il a un biceps très fort. That's a compliment. Lucas: And finally: Elle s'est cogné le coude. She hit her elbow. Luna: Elle s'est cogné le coude. Ouch. Lucas: Now let's practice a little dialogue. You are at the doctor with a wrist issue. The doctor asks: Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé? What happened? Luna: Je suis tombé et je me suis fait mal au poignet. Lucas: Bon, je vais examiner votre poignet. And the doctor says: Montrez-moi votre paume. Luna: Show me your palm. Okay, here it is. Lucas: Good. Then the doctor says: Vous avez aussi une contusion à l'avant-bras. Luna: A bruise on the forearm. Oh no. Lucas: But don't worry, it will heal. Now, what if you are at the gym and you want to say: Je travaille mes biceps. Luna: Je travaille mes biceps. I work my biceps. Let's do that! Lucas: And after the gym, you might say: J'ai mal au coude. My elbow hurts. Luna: J'ai mal au coude. That's a common one after push-ups. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you give the French. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: Wrist. Luna: Le poignet. Lucas: Palm. Luna: La paume. Lucas: Forearm. Luna: L'avant-bras. Lucas: Biceps. Luna: Le biceps. Lucas: Elbow. Luna: Le coude. Lucas: Fantastic! You nailed it. Luna: Thanks! Learning body parts with you is fun. And it's useful for real-life situations. Lucas: Speaking of real-life situations, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with French, you can support the show by buying us a coffee. Luna: Yeah, it helps keep the podcast ad-free and lets us keep making episodes like this. Lucas: The link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. All lowercase. Luna: And every little bit helps. Okay, back to practice! Let's use these words in a sentence about a sports injury. Lucas: Great idea. Let's say: Après le tennis, j'ai mal au poignet et au coude. Luna: Après le tennis, j'ai mal au poignet et au coude. That's a real problem for tennis players. Lucas: And you might also have a blister on your palm: J'ai une ampoule sur la paume. Luna: J'ai une ampoule sur la paume. I can imagine that. Lucas: Good. Now try to say: I hurt my forearm during the game. Luna: Je me suis fait mal à l'avant-bras pendant le match. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to compliment someone's biceps: Tu as de beaux biceps. Luna: Tu as de beaux biceps. That's nice to say. Lucas: Alright, let's wrap up with a final repetition. Repeat after me: le poignet. Luna: Le poignet. Lucas: La paume. Luna: La paume. Lucas: L'avant-bras. Luna: L'avant-bras. Lucas: Le biceps. Luna: Le biceps. Lucas: Le coude. Luna: Le coude. Lucas: Great work today, Luna. Keep practicing and see you next time!