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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again. Lucas: We are so glad you joined us for this episode. Luna: Yes. We have been talking about winter lately. Lucas: That is true. Last week we talked about winter animals. Luna: And before that, we talked about winter soups. Lucas: So today, let us zoom out a little bit. Luna: Let us look at the whole year. The four seasons. Lucas: Exactly. In English, we have spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Luna: In French, they have beautiful names. Let us start with the first one. Lucas: The first season after winter is spring. Luna: Oh, I love spring. The flowers come back. Lucas: In French, spring is le printemps. Luna: Let me try that. Le printemps. Lucas: Very good. Just listen closely to the ending. Lucas: Le printemps.... Le printemps. Luna: Le printemps. Okay, I think I got it. Lucas: You did. It means spring. Now, what comes after spring? Luna: Summer! It gets hot. We go to the beach. Lucas: Right. Summer in French is l'été. Luna: L'été. Wait, why do we use l' instead of le? Lucas: Because the word starts with a vowel sound. It flows better. Luna: Oh, I see. Like l'homme or l'école. Lucas: Exactly. So let us say it together. L'été. Luna: L'été. That sounds nice. Very smooth. Lucas: It does. And l'été means summer. Let us repeat it a few times. Lucas: L'été.... L'été.... L'été. Luna: L'été. L'été. L'été. Got it. Lucas: Great. Now, the weather changes again. The leaves fall down. Luna: Yes, autumn. My favorite time for cozy sweaters. Lucas: Autumn in French is l'automne. Luna: L'automne. Oh, I like this one too. Lucas: Notice the pronunciation. It is silent at the end. Lucas: L'automne.... L'automne. Luna: L'automne. Ah, okay. Silent final letter. Lucas: Correct. L'automne means autumn. Let us try one more time. Luna: L'automne. Yes. I can remember that easily. Lucas: Good. Now, the last season. The cold one. Luna: Winter. Snow and hot chocolate. Lucas: Winter in French is l'hiver. Luna: L'hiver. H-hiver? No, just l'hiver. Lucas: Exactly. The h is silent. So it is l'hiver. Lucas: L'hiver.... L'hiver. Luna: L'hiver. It feels very soft to say. Lucas: It does. L'hiver means winter. You are doing wonderfully. Luna: Thank you. So we have le printemps, l'été, l'automne, and l'hiver. Lucas: That is right. Four seasons. One cycle. Luna: But which one is best? That is a hard question. Lucas: To ask someone about their preference, we use a specific phrase. Luna: Oh, I want to know that. What is it? Lucas: The phrase is Quelle est ta saison préférée? Luna: Quelle est ta saison préférée? That is long! Lucas: It is a bit longer, but very useful. Let us break it down. Lucas: Quelle est... ta saison... préférée? Luna: Quelle est... ta saison... préférée? Lucas: Perfect. It means What is your favorite season? Luna: I will use this on my friends. Definitely. Lucas: It is a great conversation starter. Let us practice it again. Lucas: Quelle est ta saison préférée? Luna: Quelle est ta saison préférée? Lucas: Excellent. Now, let us put all four seasons together. Luna: Okay. Le printemps. L'été. L'automne. L'hiver. Lucas: Yes. Spring, summer, autumn, winter. Luna: It feels complete now. The whole year. Lucas: It does. Before we go, I want to share something small. Luna: Sure. What is on your mind? Lucas: Making these episodes takes time. We write them, record them, and edit them. Luna: I know. It is a lot of work behind the scenes. Lucas: Some listeners help by supporting us through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Oh, really? That helps keep the show running? Lucas: It does. It covers the costs so we can keep making content for free. Luna: That is awesome. If you can, maybe check that out. Lucas: No pressure at all. But it is very appreciated if you do. Luna: Yeah. It is just a way to say thanks for the learning. Lucas: Exactly. Back to our French practice. Luna: Right. Let us review the main phrase one more time. Lucas: Quelle est ta saison préférée? Luna: Quelle est ta saison préférée? Lucas: Now, try answering it for yourself. Luna: Ma saison préférée, c'est l'été. Lucas: Mine is le printemps. The world wakes up. Luna: That makes sense. Okay, let us say the words one last time. Lucas: Le printemps. L'été. L'automne. L'hiver. Luna: Le printemps. L'été. L'automne. L'hiver. Lucas: And the question: Quelle est ta saison préférée? Luna: Quelle est ta saison préférée? Lucas: You are doing great. Keep practicing these. Luna: Yes. They are simple but very powerful. Lucas: Thanks for listening to Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time. Bye for now.