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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 188 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know. Last time we pushed all the way to ordinal number 30. So you're officially ready for a new topic. Luna: Yes! I'm excited. What are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're going to talk about where things are — prepositions of place. Words like 'on', 'under', 'in'. Luna: Oh, that's super useful. I always mix up 'sur' and 'sous'. Lucas: We'll fix that. Let's start with 'sur' — it means 'on'. Repeat after me: sur. Luna: Sur. Lucas: Good. 'Sur'. The book is on the table — le livre est sur la table. Luna: Le livre est sur la table. Lucas: Exactly. Now 'sous' — under. The pen is under the book — le stylo est sous le livre. Luna: Le stylo est sous le livre. Lucas: Perfect. 'Sous'. So 'sur' and 'sous' — opposite sounds, opposite meanings. Sur, sous. Luna: Sur, sous. I think I've got it. Lucas: Now 'dans' — in. The pencil is in the drawer — le crayon est dans le tiroir. Luna: Le crayon est dans le tiroir. Lucas: Yes. 'Dans'. And 'devant' — in front of. The cat is in front of the door — le chat est devant la porte. Luna: Le chat est devant la porte. Lucas: Great. And 'derrière' — behind. The dog is behind the house — le chien est derrière la maison. Luna: Le chien est derrière la maison. Lucas: You nailed it. Now we have five prepositions: sur, sous, dans, devant, derrière. Luna: Let's practice them all. So... 'sur' on, 'sous' under, 'dans' in, 'devant' in front, 'derrière' behind. Lucas: Right. Let's do a little scene. I'm going to put a book on the table. Where is the book? Luna: Le livre est sur la table. Lucas: Now I slide a pen under the book. Where is the pen? Luna: Le stylo est sous le livre. Lucas: Yes. And now I put a pencil inside a drawer. Where is the pencil? Luna: Le crayon est dans le tiroir. Lucas: Beautiful. You've got the hang of it. Luna: Thanks! Honestly, this is fun. I feel like I'm actually placing things in French. Lucas: That's the goal. You know, if today was worth a coffee to you, there's a link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It helps keep the show ad-free. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps Lucas keep making these lessons. And we love doing them. Lucas: Absolutely. Now let's add a twist. What if I put the book in front of the lamp? Le livre est devant la lampe. Luna: Le livre est devant la lampe. Lucas: And then I move it behind the lamp? Le livre est derrière la lampe. Luna: Le livre est derrière la lampe. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's reverse it. I say the French, you tell me the English. 'Sur'? Luna: On. Lucas: 'Sous'? Luna: Under. Lucas: 'Dans'? Luna: In. Lucas: 'Devant'? Luna: In front of. Lucas: 'Derrière'? Luna: Behind. Lucas: Perfect. Now test yourself at home. Look around your room and describe where things are using these words. Luna: Yeah, like 'my phone is on the bed' — mon téléphone est sur le lit. Lucas: Exactly. Or 'my keys are in the bag' — mes clés sont dans le sac. Luna: Mes clés sont dans le sac. Good one. Lucas: Keep repeating them. Next time we'll build on these with more prepositions like 'entre' and 'près de'. Luna: Looking forward to it. For now, practice sur, sous, dans, devant, derrière. Lucas: You've got this. See you next time on Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Au revoir!