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- Lucas: Welcome back to another episode of Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Hi everyone! I am so ready for this one. Lucas: It is freezing outside today. I look at the window and think about all the snow. Luna: Me too. It feels like we need some winter energy. Lucas: Exactly. In previous episodes, we talked about winter clothing like un manteau and des gants. Luna: And we learned about winter animals like un ours and un renne. Lucas: Right. But today we want to move our bodies. Luna: Yes! We are going to talk about winter sports. Lucas: The main verb we will use is faire. Luna: I know faire. It means to do or to make. Lucas: Correct. And when talking about sports, we often say faire de something. Luna: So it is a pattern? Faire plus something? Lucas: Yes. Let us start with the most popular one. Luna: Oh, skiing! I love skiing. Lucas: In French, we say faire du ski. Luna: Faire du ski. Lucas: Repeat after me. Faire du ski. Luna: Faire du ski. Lucas: Very good. Du ski means some skiing. Luna: It sounds smooth. Like sliding down a hill. Lucas: Imagine you are on the mountain. You put on your skis. Luna: And then you go fast. C'est incroyable. Lucas: Let us try it again together. Faire du ski. Luna: Faire du ski. Lucas: Excellent. Now let us try something different. Luna: Ice skating? That looks beautiful. Lucas: Yes. Ice skating is faire du patin à glace. Luna: That is a long phrase. Lucas: It is, but break it down. Patin is skate. Glace is ice. Luna: Skate on ice. Okay. Faire du patin à glace. Lucas: Say it slowly. Faire du patin à glace. Luna: Faire du patin à glace. Lucas: Perfect. You have great rhythm. Luna: Thank you. I can almost feel the cold air on my face. Lucas: Now for a fun one. Not a sport, but an activity. Luna: Snowball fights! Lucas: Yes. A battle of snowballs is une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: Boule means ball. Neige means snow. Lucas: Exactly. So we say faire une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Lucas: It is a mouthful, but very playful. Luna: I love playing in the snow. It is pure joy. Lucas: Let us practice the whole phrase. Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Lucas: You nailed it. Now one more active phrase. Luna: Is it sledding? Lucas: Yes. To sled is faire une luge. Luna: Une luge. Like the vehicle? Lucas: Yes, the sled itself. So you do the action. Faire une luge. Luna: Faire une luge. Lucas: Good. Say it with speed now. Faire une luge. Luna: Faire une luge. Lucas: Fantastic. We have five phrases today. Luna: They are all connected by faire. Lucas: Yes. Faire du ski, faire du patin à glace, faire une bataille de boules de neige, faire une luge. Luna: I feel like an athlete already. Lucas: But wait. There is one important feeling. Luna: What feeling? Lucas: When you play outside in winter, your hands get cold. Luna: Always. Especially when throwing snowballs. Lucas: We say avoir froid aux mains. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. Lucas: Avoir is to have. Froid is cold. Aux mains is to the hands. Luna: To have cold in the hands. Okay. Lucas: Repeat after me. Avoir froid aux mains. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. Lucas: Put on your gloves! Avoir froid aux mains. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. Lucas: You are doing wonderfully. Luna: These phrases are so useful for describing my weekends. Lucas: They are. Now before we continue, I want to mention something about Fexingo. Luna: Sure. What is on your mind? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, your support matters. Luna: It really does keep the show running smoothly. Lucas: We deliberately don't run ads on these episodes. Luna: I appreciate that focus on clean learning. Lucas: If you want to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It helps us keep creating these small, digestible lessons. Lucas: Thank you for listening and for considering it. Luna: Back to our phrases. Let us review them quickly. Lucas: First, the classic sport. Faire du ski. Luna: Faire du ski. Down the snowy slopes. Lucas: Next, the graceful movement. Faire du patin à glace. Luna: Faire du patin à glace. Spinning on ice. Lucas: Then the messy fun. Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Luna: Faire une bataille de boules de neige. Laughing in the snow. Lucas: And the fast slide. Faire une luge. Luna: Faire une luge. Zooming past trees. Lucas: Finally, the physical sensation. Avoir froid aux mains. Luna: Avoir froid aux mains. Time for hot chocolate. Lucas: You remember them all perfectly. Luna: It is because you explain them so clearly. Lucas: Practice these out loud. Say them while you walk. Luna: Or while you drink your warm beverage. Lucas: Exactly. The more you say them, the more natural they become. Luna: I am going to try making a sentence tomorrow. Lucas: That is the best way to learn. Use them in context. Luna: Maybe Je fais du ski le weekend. Lucas: Je fais du ski le weekend. Yes. That is correct. Luna: Or maybe Je fais une luge avec mes amis. Lucas: Je fais une luge avec mes amis. Beautiful sentence. Luna: I feel more confident every day. Lucas: You should be. Your pronunciation is improving. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. You are a patient teacher. Lucas: I enjoy teaching you. You listen carefully. Luna: Let us wrap up here. Do you have any final thoughts? Lucas: Just keep practicing. Repetition is key. Luna: And don't forget to stay warm. Lucas: True. Wear your bonnet and your écharpe. Luna: See you next time for more French lessons. Lucas: Bye for now. Keep speaking French.