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- Lucas: Hey Luna, remember when we learned about colors and plurals? Well, today I thought we could go somewhere you might use them. Luna: Ooh, where? Lucas: A bookstore! Imagine you're looking for a new book. You'd say: 'Quiero comprar un libro.' Luna: Quiero comprar un libro. 'I want to buy a book.' Lucas: Exactly! Quiero comprar un libro. Try it once more? Luna: Quiero comprar un libro. Lucas: Perfect. Then you'd probably ask the price: '¿Cuánto cuesta?' Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? How much does it cost? Lucas: Yes. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Say it with me. Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: Good. Now imagine the book is a bit expensive. You might say: 'Es muy caro.' Luna: Es muy caro. It's very expensive. Lucas: Right. Can you say that? Luna: Es muy caro. Lucas: But you have exact change! So you can say: 'Tengo cambio.' Luna: Tengo cambio. I have change. Lucas: Yes. Tengo cambio. Give it a try. Luna: Tengo cambio. Lucas: And when you hand over the money, you say: 'Aquí tienes.' Luna: Aquí tienes. Here you go. Lucas: Exactly. So let's practice a mini dialogue. I'll be the clerk. You're the customer. Luna: Okay! Lucas: Hello, can I help you? Luna: Quiero comprar un libro. Lucas: This one is ten euros. Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Lucas: Ten euros. Luna: Es muy caro. But Tengo cambio. Lucas: Great! So you pay. Say 'Aquí tienes.' Luna: Aquí tienes. Lucas: Perfect! You just bought a book in Spanish. Luna: That was fun! But Lucas, what if I don't have change? What do I say? Lucas: Good question. For now, let's stick with these phrases. You'll learn more in another episode. Luna: Sounds good. I'll remember Tengo cambio for next time. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Spanish, you can support the show so we keep making free episodes like this one. Luna: Yeah, it's really helped me. How can listeners help? Lucas: It's simple. You can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every little bit keeps us ad-free. Luna: That's a nice way to say thanks. And now, let's try one more practice. I'll buy another book! Lucas: Sure. You walk up to the counter... Luna: Quiero comprar un libro. Lucas: This one is five euros. Luna: ¿Cuánto cuesta? Oh, that's cheap! Aquí tienes. Lucas: Great job! You used 'Aquí tienes' perfectly. Luna: Thanks! I'm getting the hang of it. Lucas: Keep practicing these phrases - Quiero comprar un libro, ¿Cuánto cuesta?, Es muy caro, Tengo cambio, Aquí tienes. See you next time!