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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another tiny French adventure? Luna: Always! What are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're going to a market to buy fruit. You know, like apples, bananas. Luna: Oh, I love fruit. And markets. That's perfect. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with French, we just want to say a quick honest thing. A handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's literally what funds making this many of these. Luna: Yeah, it's pretty cool that a small group keeps it ad-free. So if it's useful to you, consider joining them. Lucas: Okay, so at the market, you'll want to say what you want. The phrase is 'Je voudrais des pommes.' Let's break it down. Luna: Je voudrais des pommes. Lucas: Good! 'Je voudrais' means 'I would like', and 'des pommes' means 'some apples'. So together, 'Je voudrais des pommes.' Luna: Je voudrais des pommes. Got it. Lucas: Now, you also need to ask the price. Two common ways: 'Combien ça coûte?' or 'C'est combien?' Both mean 'How much is it?' Luna: Combien ça coûte? C'est combien? Okay, I like 'C'est combien?' shorter. Lucas: Exactly. So imagine you're at the market. You say: 'Je voudrais des pommes. C'est combien?' Luna: Je voudrais des pommes. C'est combien? Lucas: Perfect. And if you want bananas too: 'Je voudrais des bananes.' Luna: Je voudrais des bananes. Easy. Lucas: After you pay, you can say 'Merci, bonne journée.' which means 'Thank you, have a nice day.' Luna: Merci, bonne journée. That's polite. Lucas: Let's put it all together. You walk up, you say: 'Je voudrais des pommes et des bananes. C'est combien?' The seller says 'Cinq euros.' You hand over the money and say 'Merci, bonne journée.' Luna: Je voudrais des pommes et des bananes. C'est combien? Cinq euros. Merci, bonne journée. That feels real! Lucas: Exactly. Now you try it with me. I'll be the seller. You start. Luna: Je voudrais des pommes. C'est combien? Lucas: Trois euros. Luna: Merci, bonne journée. Lucas: See? You just had a French market conversation. Let's review the phrases one more time. Luna: Je voudrais des pommes. Je voudrais des bananes. C'est combien? Merci, bonne journée. Lucas: And you can swap 'pommes' for any fruit. Try 'Je voudrais des fraises.' Luna: Je voudrais des fraises. Lucas: Strawberries! Good. Practice these and you'll be ready for any market in France. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: Sounds good. À bientôt!