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- Lucas: Bienvenue à Learn French with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Hey Lucas, you know we've done hands and arms before, right? Lucas: We have. But today we're zooming in on the hand itself. The fingers, the palm. Luna: Oh, specific. I like it. Lucas: So, the palm of your hand. In French: la paume. Luna: La paume. That sounds soft. Lucas: La paume. Say it with me, Luna. Luna: La paume. Lucas: Perfect. Now, each finger has a name. Let's start with the thumb: le pouce. Luna: Le pouce. That's cute. Lucas: Le pouce. And the index finger: l'index. Luna: L'index. Easy. Lucas: Middle finger: le majeur. Luna: Le majeur. Like major. Lucas: Exactly. Ring finger: l'annulaire. Luna: L'annulaire. That's a mouthful. Lucas: And the pinky: l'auriculaire. Luna: L'auriculaire. Wow. So many. Lucas: Let's practice. Repeat after me: le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Luna: Le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Phew. Lucas: Now a useful phrase: je me suis blessé au doigt. I hurt my finger. Luna: Je me suis blessé au doigt. Which finger? Lucas: You can add the finger. Je me suis blessé au pouce. I hurt my thumb. Luna: Je me suis blessé au pouce. Ouch. Lucas: Or je me suis blessé à l'index. Luna: Je me suis blessé à l'index. So à l' for masculine starting with vowel? Lucas: Yes. À l'index. Now, let's put it in a little scene. Imagine you're cooking and you cut your finger. Luna: Oh no. What do I say? Lucas: You can say: Je me suis blessé au doigt. Aïe! Luna: Je me suis blessé au doigt. Aïe! Lucas: And then you point to which one: c'est le pouce. Luna: C'est le pouce. Got it. Lucas: Let's do a quick practice. I'll say the English, you say the French. Palm. Luna: La paume. Lucas: Thumb. Luna: Le pouce. Lucas: Index finger. Luna: L'index. Lucas: Middle finger. Luna: Le majeur. Lucas: Ring finger. Luna: L'annulaire. Lucas: Pinky. Luna: L'auriculaire. Lucas: You're doing great. Now, I hurt my finger. Luna: Je me suis blessé au doigt. Lucas: Perfect. You know, Fexingo helps people learn French like this every day. If it's been useful for you, a small number of listeners support us financially. Luna: Yeah, it makes a difference. It keeps the show ad-free and going. Lucas: If you'd like to help, it's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. No pressure, just if you find value here. Luna: Okay, back to fingers. Let's practice the phrase again. Je me suis blessé au doigt. Lucas: Je me suis blessé au doigt. Now let's do a little story. You're playing guitar and your finger hurts. Luna: Je me suis blessé au doigt en jouant de la guitare. Lucas: Excellent. Which finger? Luna: Le majeur. Lucas: So, je me suis blessé au majeur. Luna: Je me suis blessé au majeur. Lucas: Let's review all five fingers one more time. Repeat: le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Luna: Le pouce, l'index, le majeur, l'annulaire, l'auriculaire. Lucas: And palm: la paume. Luna: La paume. Lucas: Great. Now you can describe which finger hurts. Practice with us, and we'll see you next time. Luna: À bientôt!