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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo, Luna. Episode two hundred and two. Luna: And it's getting chilly out there, isn't it, Lucas? I just came in from a walk and wow. Lucas: Oh yes, winter is really showing up. Speaking of which, today let's talk about winter in Italian. Perfect timing, since it's snowing outside my window right now. Luna: Snowing? Oh, I love snow. Let's learn how to say that. But first, you know, if Fexingo has been helping you understand these little conversations, we'd love your support. It keeps the show going and free. You can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Yeah, that's exactly right. Every little bit helps, and we're so glad you're here. Now, let's warm up with our first phrase: fa freddo. Luna: Fa freddo. That means it's cold, right? Lucas: Exactly. Fa freddo. It's cold. Can you say it? Luna: Fa freddo. Fa freddo. Lucas: Perfect. Now, when it's really cold, you might say, che freddo. Which is like, what cold! Or just, it's so cold. Che freddo. Luna: Oh, I like that. Che freddo. Like you're shivering. Che freddo. Lucas: Yes. Now, if it's snowing, we say nevica. Nevica. It's snowing. Luna: Nevica. Nevica. That's fun to say. Nevica. Lucas: And when it snows, sometimes you see ice on the ground. The word for ice is il ghiaccio. Il ghiaccio. Luna: Il ghiaccio. Il ghiaccio. Careful not to slip on that. Lucas: True. And after playing in the snow, what do you want to drink? Luna: Hot chocolate. That's my go-to. In Italian, la cioccolata calda. La cioccolata calda. Lucas: Perfect. La cioccolata calda. Let's put these together. Fa freddo e nevica. Che freddo. Vorrei una cioccolata calda. Luna: Oh, that's a whole sentence. Fa freddo e nevica. Che freddo. Vorrei una cioccolata calda. Lucas: You've got it. Now, let's do a quick scene. Imagine you're at a café, looking out the window at the snow. Luna: Okay, I'm there. I see the snowflakes falling. I say, che freddo, ma che bello. Lucas: And you order a hot chocolate. Una cioccolata calda, per favore. Luna: Una cioccolata calda, per favore. Yes. Lucas: And the barista says, certo. Ecco la cioccolata calda. Fa davvero freddo oggi. Luna: Fa davvero freddo oggi. I love that. So we have fa freddo, che freddo, nevica, il ghiaccio, la cioccolata calda. Lucas: Let's do a quick recap. Repeat after me. Fa freddo. Nevica. Il ghiaccio. La cioccolata calda. Che freddo. Luna: Fa freddo. Nevica. Il ghiaccio. La cioccolata calda. Che freddo. That was a mouthful, but I think I got it. Lucas: You did great. Now, before we go, remember to practice these with Fexingo. And next time we'll chat about something else cozy, maybe winter clothes. Luna: Yeah, practice these until we talk again, and stay warm with your cioccolata calda. Ciao for now.