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- Lucas: Hey, Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Ready! I've been practicing my Portuguese all week. So, what's today's topic? Lucas: Today we're going to the doctor. Not a fun trip, but super useful. We'll learn how to talk about symptoms. Luna: Oh that's perfect. Last time I was at the doctor I just pointed and made sounds. So this will be a big upgrade. Lucas: Totally. So first, let's start with a very common one: 'I have a headache.' In Portuguese, that's 'Estou com dor de cabeça.' Luna: Estou com dor de cabeça. Lucas: Yep! Estou com — that's 'I am with' — dor de cabeça — 'headache.' Try it again. Luna: Estou com dor de cabeça. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if your stomach hurts, you say 'Estou com dor de estômago.' Luna: Estou com dor de estômago. That's like 'I have stomach pain.' Lucas: Exactly. Dor de estômago. Let's practice both: 'Estou com dor de cabeça. Estou com dor de estômago.' Luna: Estou com dor de cabeça. Estou com dor de estômago. Lucas: Great! Now what if you have a fever? 'I have a fever' is 'Tenho febre.' Luna: Tenho febre. That's short and sweet. Lucas: Yeah, and 'I have a cold' is 'Estou resfriado.' Luna: Estou resfriado. Resfriado... that's like 'cold' as in sick, right? Lucas: Exactly. Now, the doctor might ask you 'Onde dói?' — 'Where does it hurt?' Luna: Onde dói? Onde means 'where,' and dói means 'hurts'? Lucas: Right. So if someone asks 'Onde dói?' you can answer with 'Estou com dor de cabeça' or just point and say 'Aqui dói' — 'It hurts here.' Luna: Onde dói? Aqui dói. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. I'm the doctor, you're the patient. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: Onde dói? Luna: Estou com dor de cabeça e tenho febre. Lucas: Ah, you have a headache and a fever. So I'd say 'Você está resfriado?' — 'Are you sick?' — and you could say 'Sim, estou resfriado.' Luna: Sim, estou resfriado. So all those phrases work together. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's practice all five phrases once more. Repeat after me: 'Estou com dor de cabeça.' Luna: Estou com dor de cabeça. Lucas: 'Estou com dor de estômago.' Luna: Estou com dor de estômago. Lucas: 'Tenho febre.' Luna: Tenho febre. Lucas: 'Estou resfriado.' Luna: Estou resfriado. Lucas: 'Onde dói?' Luna: Onde dói? Lucas: You got it. And if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps keep everything ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to say thanks. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: So next time you're at the doctor, you'll be ready. Practice these, and we'll chat again soon. Luna: Até logo! Lucas: Até logo!