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- Lucas: Luna, ready to learn some more Portuguese food words? Luna: Absolutely! I loved learning fruits and veggies. What's for today? Lucas: Today we're talking about meat. Meats in Portuguese. Luna: Oh, nice! I'm a big fan of chicken. Lucas: Perfect. Let's start with the general word for meat: 'carne'. Luna: Carne. Lucas: Yes. 'Carne' means meat, usually beef. Say it with me: carne. Luna: Carne. Lucas: Great. Now, chicken is 'frango'. Luna: Frango. Lucas: Yeah. And fish is 'peixe'. Luna: Peixe. That one is a bit tricky. Lucas: It is. 'Peixe' — the 'ei' sounds like 'ay' in 'say'. Luna: Peixe. Lucas: Perfect. Okay, let's put them into sentences. 'Eu gosto de carne.' means 'I like meat.'. Luna: Eu gosto de carne. Lucas: Exactly. Now, ask someone if they like chicken: 'Você gosta de frango?'. Luna: Você gosta de frango? Lucas: Yeah. And say 'The fish is good.' — 'O peixe é bom.'. Luna: O peixe é bom. Lucas: Excellent. Let's do a mini conversation. Imagine we're at a restaurant. I say: 'Eu quero carne.' What do you say? Lucas: Yes! Or 'Eu quero peixe.'. Luna: Okay. 'Eu quero frango.' Lucas: Now, you ask me: 'Você gosta de peixe?'. Luna: Você gosta de peixe? Lucas: I do. 'Sim, eu gosto de peixe.'. Luna: Nice. So, 'carne', 'frango', 'peixe'. Lucas: Let's review. I'll say the English, you say the Portuguese. Beef. Luna: Carne. Lucas: Chicken. Luna: Frango. Lucas: Fish. Luna: Peixe. Lucas: Perfect. Now, full sentences: I like meat. Luna: Eu gosto de carne. Lucas: Do you like chicken? Luna: Você gosta de frango? Lucas: The fish is good. Luna: O peixe é bom. Lucas: You nailed it. That's it for today. Practice these and next time we'll learn how to order at a restaurant. Luna: Sounds great! Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to Fexingo for this lesson. Lucas: Yeah, keep practicing with Fexingo. See you next time! Luna: Tchau!