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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready to talk about another snack today? Luna: Always! What are we ordering this time? Lucas: Batata frita. French fries. A classic. Luna: Ooh, I love fries. So how do I order them in Portuguese? Lucas: First, the basic phrase: Eu quero uma batata frita. That means 'I want a French fry' – but it's understood as an order of fries. Luna: Eu quero uma batata frita. Eu quero uma batata frita. Lucas: Perfect. Now, the server might ask: Grande ou pequena? Large or small? Luna: Grande ou pequena? So if I want small, I say pequena. Lucas: Exactly. Then you can add what you want on them. For example, Com ketchup, por favor. With ketchup, please. Luna: Com ketchup, por favor. Or Com maionese, por favor, if I want mayo. Lucas: Right. And if you're taking them to go: Para levar, por favor. Luna: Para levar, por favor. Good. And finally, how much? Lucas: Quanto custa? How much does it cost? Luna: Okay, let me try a full order. Eu quero uma batata frita pequena, com ketchup, para levar. Quanto custa? Lucas: That's excellent, Luna. You just ordered small fries with ketchup to go and asked the price. Nailed it. Luna: Thanks! So if someone offers me a big portion, I just say pequena if I want small. Lucas: Yep. And if you want large, say grande. Let's practice the key phrases one more time. Repeat after me: Eu quero uma batata frita. Luna: Eu quero uma batata frita. Lucas: Grande ou pequena? Luna: Grande ou pequena? Lucas: Com ketchup, por favor. Luna: Com ketchup, por favor. Lucas: Com maionese, por favor. Luna: Com maionese, por favor. Lucas: Para levar, por favor. Luna: Para levar, por favor. Lucas: Quanto custa? Luna: Quanto custa? Lucas: You know, if you're enjoying these snack lessons and want to support the show, you can help keep Fexingo ad-free by buying us a coffee. It's a small gesture that goes a long way. Luna: Yeah, it really helps. If you'd like to support, just go to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Exactly. And now, back to fries. Imagine you're at a food stand. You say: Eu quero uma batata frita grande. Luna: Eu quero uma batata frita grande. Lucas: The vendor asks: Com ketchup ou maionese? Luna: Com ketchup, por favor. Lucas: E para levar ou comer aqui? Luna: Para levar, por favor. Lucas: Then they say the price. And you know to ask Quanto custa? if they don't. Luna: Right. So I'm ready to order fries in Portuguese now. Lucas: You sure are. Practice these phrases and you'll be snacking like a local. Until next time, keep practicing. Luna: See you next episode!