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- Lucas: Ciao Luna, and welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo! Episode 36. Ready for a tiny new topic? Luna: Ciao Lucas! I'm so ready. I've been practicing my body parts from Episode 19 — testa, mano, piede... And I have a question. Lucas: Oh, shoot. What's up? Luna: Well, I was at the park yesterday, and I tripped. My knee really hurt. I wanted to say 'my knee hurts' in Italian, but I only know the words for head, hand, foot… So I was stuck. Lucas: Aww, poor you. That's a perfect real-world need. So today, let's learn how to say something hurts in Italian. The key phrase is: Mi fa male. Luna: Mi fa male. Lucas: Exactly. Mi — me, fa — does, male — hurt. Literally 'to me it does bad.' So Mi fa male means 'it hurts me.' Say it again? Luna: Mi fa male. Lucas: Yes! Now you can add a body part. Mi fa male la testa. That means 'My head hurts.' Literally 'It hurts me the head.' Luna: Mi fa male la testa. Oh, that's like 'I have a headache'! Lucas: Exactly! But there's another common way to say that: Ho mal di testa. Literally 'I have pain of head.' Let's break it. Ho — I have, mal — pain, di — of, testa — head. So: Ho mal di testa. Luna: Ho mal di testa. That is so good. I can imagine saying that. Lucas: Yes. You can use this pattern for other body parts. For stomach: Ho mal di pancia. Pancia means belly. Try it. Luna: Ho mal di pancia. Lucas: Perfect. And for teeth: Ho mal di denti. Denti — teeth. Luna: Ho mal di denti. Ooh, that's useful. Lucas: Right. So we have two structures: Mi fa male + body part, and Ho mal di + body part. Let's practice both for head. Mi fa male la testa. Luna: Mi fa male la testa. Lucas: Ho mal di testa. Luna: Ho mal di testa. Lucas: Now for stomach. Mi fa male la pancia. Luna: Mi fa male la pancia. Lucas: Ho mal di pancia. Luna: Ho mal di pancia. Lucas: For teeth. Mi fa male il dente. Dente is singular. But we usually say 'my teeth hurt' plural: Mi fanno male i denti. But let's keep it simple. Ho mal di denti. Luna: Ho mal di denti. Okay. But Lucas, what if I need to find a doctor? How do I say 'Where is the doctor?' Lucas: Great question. That is: Dov'è il dottore? Dov'è — where is, il dottore — the doctor. Try it. Luna: Dov'è il dottore? Lucas: Yes! And if you need a female doctor: Dov'è la dottoressa? Luna: Dov'è la dottoressa? So useful. Lucas: Let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're in Italy and you feel sick. You walk into a pharmacy. What do you say? Luna: Umm... Ho mal di testa. And then maybe Dov'è il dottore? Lucas: Perfect! That's exactly right. Let's repeat all five phrases together. First: Mi fa male. Luna: Mi fa male. Lucas: Ho mal di testa. Luna: Ho mal di testa. Lucas: Ho mal di pancia. Luna: Ho mal di pancia. Lucas: Ho mal di denti. Luna: Ho mal di denti. Lucas: Dov'è il dottore? Luna: Dov'è il dottore? Lucas: You did it! I'm so proud. Now, if you ever trip again, you can tell someone: Mi fa male il ginocchio! But we'll save 'knee' for another episode. Luna: Ahh, yes! I'll remember that. Grazie, Lucas! Lucas: Prego, Luna. And listeners, practice these phrases. Next time you have a headache, say it in Italian! That's all for today. Arrivederci from Fexingo! Luna: Arrivederci! And take care of your health!