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- Lucas: Welcome back to another episode of Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back at the mic. Lucas: Today we are leaving the kitchen behind. We left all those chopping verbs in episode two hundred and fifty-six. Luna: Right. No more stirring soup today. Today we are going shopping. Lucas: Specifically, we are going to a shoe store. I need new running shoes. Luna: Oh, I love that topic. Buying shoes can be tricky if you do not know the words. Lucas: Exactly. So let us start with the first thing you need to ask when you walk in. Luna: I assume it is about trying them on? Do you say where the bathroom is? Lucas: No, not the bathroom. The fitting room. In Spanish, we say probadores. Luna: Probadores. Okay. Let me try to put that into a full question. Lucas: Go ahead. Remember to start with donde. Luna: Where are the fitting rooms? Eso es... ¿Dónde están los probadores? Lucas: Perfect. That was very clear. Let me say it slowly for you to hear the rhythm. Lucas: ¿Dónde están los probadores?... ¿Dónde están los probadores? Luna: That sounds polite. And useful. If I just walked in and started tying laces everywhere, that would be rude. Lucas: It would be chaotic. So you ask for the fitting room. Then the clerk might ask for your size. Luna: Okay, this is where I usually get nervous. My sizes are always weird. Lucas: Let us give you a safe phrase. To say your size, we use tener. Tengo. Luna: Tengo. Like 'I have'. So I have the size forty? Lucas: Precisely. La talla cuarenta. But let us keep it simple. Talla cuarenta. Luna: Tengo la talla cuarenta. Lucas: Good. Now listen to how I say it. Slowly. Lucas: Tengo la talla cuarenta.... Tengo la talla cuarenta. Luna: Tengo la talla cuarenta. I feel like a pro already. Lucas: You are doing great. But imagine you put the shoe on, and it does not fit. Luna: Ugh. The worst feeling. It hurts my toes immediately. Lucas: Then you need to tell the clerk. You say it is tight. Apretado. Luna: Apretado. Me queda apretado? Lucas: Yes. Me queda apretado. Listen to the ending. Ap-re-ta-do. Lucas: Me queda apretado.... Me queda apretado. Luna: Me queda apretado. Oh no. These are definitely too small. Lucas: So you take them off. And maybe you try a bigger size. But now they slide around. Luna: Like my old sandals. They are loose. Flojo. Lucas: Right. Flojo. So you say: Me queda flojo. Luna: Me queda flojo. Okay, I can handle both extremes. Lucas: You are handling them very well. Finally, imagine you found the perfect pair. Luna: The holy grail. The perfect fit. Lucas: Now you need to pay. You take them to the counter. Lo llevo al mostrador. Luna: Lo llevo al mostrador. That means I take it to the counter? Lucas: Exactly. Llevo means I carry or I bring. Mostrador is the counter. Lucas: Lo llevo al mostrador.... Lo llevo al mostrador. Luna: Lo llevo al mostrador. This is so practical. I can finally buy sneakers without stress. Lucas: Before we practice these together one last time, I want to share something important. Luna: Sure. What is it? Lucas: We deliberately do not run ads on this show. If you want to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It really helps keep the quality high. Thank you. Lucas: Now, let us review the whole sequence. Start with the fitting room. Luna: Okay. First, I walk in and ask. Luna: ¿Dónde están los probadores? Lucas: Good. Then you state your size. Luna: Tengo la talla cuarenta. Lucas: The shoe is too tight. Luna: Me queda apretado. Lucas: The next pair is too loose. Luna: Me queda flojo. Lucas: Finally, you find the right ones and go to pay. Luna: Lo llevo al mostrador. Lucas: Excellent work, Luna. You sounded very natural there. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel ready for any shoe store in Madrid. Lucas: I hope so. Practice these five phrases until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Bye!