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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another French session with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing my numbers from last time. I love it. Lucas: Great! So today, we're going to the swimming pool. In French, 'la piscine'. Luna: La piscine. That sounds like 'pool' but fancier. Lucas: Exactly. First phrase: 'Je vais à la piscine.' That means 'I go to the swimming pool.' Say it with me: Je vais à la piscine. Luna: Je vais à la piscine. Je vais à la piscine. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine you need to buy a swimsuit. 'Je voudrais un maillot de bain.' — I would like a swimsuit. Luna: Je voudrais un maillot de bain. That's a mouthful! Maillot de bain. Lucas: You got it. 'Maillot' is like a jersey, 'de bain' means 'for bathing'. So a bathing suit. Luna: Ah, that makes sense. So at the pool, I'd say 'Je voudrais un maillot de bain' if I'm buying one. Lucas: Right. Next, you might need to find the changing rooms. Ask: 'Où sont les vestiaires?' — Where are the changing rooms? Luna: Où sont les vestiaires? Vestiaires... sounds like 'vestry'? Lucas: Close enough. Les vestiaires. Now, if you want to ask someone if they can swim: 'Tu sais nager?' — Do you know how to swim? Luna: Tu sais nager? Nager is 'to swim' right? Lucas: Exactly. And you can answer: 'Oui, je nage bien.' — Yes, I swim well. Or 'Non, je ne nage pas bien.' Let's practice 'Je nage bien'. Luna: Je nage bien. I swim well. I like that. Lucas: Good. And finally, maybe you want to check if the pool is open: 'La piscine est ouverte?' — Is the pool open? Luna: La piscine est ouverte? Ouverte means open, like 'ouvert'. Lucas: Right. Feminine form: ouverte. Let's repeat all five phrases: Je vais à la piscine. Je voudrais un maillot de bain. Où sont les vestiaires? Tu sais nager? Je nage bien. La piscine est ouverte. Luna: Je vais à la piscine. Je voudrais un maillot de bain. Où sont les vestiaires? Tu sais nager? Je nage bien. La piscine est ouverte. Lucas: Awesome. Now let's imagine a little scene. It's summer, you're at the pool. You say: 'Bonjour, je vais à la piscine. Je voudrais un maillot de bain, s'il vous plaît.' Luna: Oh, so polite! 'Je voudrais un maillot de bain, s'il vous plaît.' Then I ask: 'Où sont les vestiaires?' Lucas: And the attendant points to the left. You change, then you see a friend. You ask: 'Tu sais nager?' They say: 'Oui, je nage bien.' Luna: And then you jump in! La piscine est ouverte, so why not? Lucas: Exactly. You know, if today's phrases helped you, and Fexingo has been making French feel more doable for you, it really helps if you show some love. Luna: Yeah, totally. If this was worth a coffee to you, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every little bit keeps us ad-free. Lucas: Absolutely. Now let's practice once more. I'll say the phrase, you repeat. 'Je vais à la piscine.' Luna: Je vais à la piscine. Lucas: 'Je voudrais un maillot de bain.' Luna: Je voudrais un maillot de bain. Lucas: 'Où sont les vestiaires?' Luna: Où sont les vestiaires? Lucas: 'Tu sais nager?' Luna: Tu sais nager? Lucas: 'Je nage bien.' Luna: Je nage bien. Lucas: 'La piscine est ouverte.' Luna: La piscine est ouverte. Lucas: Fantastic. Keep practicing these at the pool or just for fun. See you next time on Fexingo! Luna: À la prochaine! Bye!