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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Italian with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is great to be here again with you. Lucas: Yes. Last time we talked about winter sports gear. Today we are staying inside. Luna: That sounds nice. My legs are tired from skiing last week. Lucas: Right. So today we learn how to describe how you feel. Inside your body. Luna: Like being hungry? Or thirsty? Lucas: Exactly. We use a special word. It means 'I have'. Not 'I am'. Luna: I have? In English, we say 'I am hungry'. But in Italian... Lucas: In Italian, it is different. Listen closely. The first phrase is: ho fame. Luna: Ho fame. Lucas: Ho fame. It means 'I am hungry'. Literally, 'I have hunger'. Luna: Oh, I see. I have hunger. That makes sense. Lucas: Let us try it together. Say it slowly. Ho fame. Luna: Ho fame. Lucas: Good. Now again, but faster. Ho fame. Luna: Ho fame. Lucas: Perfect. You sound very natural. Let us practice one more time. Ho fame. Luna: Ho fame. Lucas: Excellent. Now, imagine it is noon. You did not eat breakfast. Luna: Oh no. My stomach is growling. I would say... ho fame. Lucas: Yes! You tell your friend at lunch: 'Scusa, ho fame.' Sorry, I am hungry. Luna: That is so easy. I can use that every day. What about water? Lucas: For water, we change the noun. Instead of hunger, we use thirst. Luna: Thirst. Okay. Is it 'ho sete'? Lucas: You guessed it. Ho sete. It means 'I am thirsty'. Luna: Ho sete. I have thirst. Wow. Two words. Lucas: Two simple words. Let us repeat them. Ho fame. Ho sete. Luna: Ho fame. Ho sete. Lucas: Again. Ho fame. Ho sete. Luna: Ho fame. Ho sete. Lucas: Very good. Imagine you are walking in the sun. You want a drink. Luna: I would go to the bar. And I would order coffee because I am thirsty. Lucas: Correct. You say to the waiter: 'Buongiorno, ho sete.' Luna: Buongiorno, ho sete. That is polite and clear. Lucas: It is. Now, let us add a feeling of energy. Tiredness. Luna: Tired. Do we still use 'have'? Or do we switch to 'am'? Lucas: Great question. For tired, we switch. We use 'sono'. It means 'I am'. Luna: Sono. Okay. So, 'I am tired'? Lucas: Yes. Sono stanco. If you are a male speaker. Or sono stanca if female. Luna: Ah. Gender matters here. Sono stanco. Lucas: Since I am Lucas, I say sono stanco. Since you are Luna, you say sono stanca. Luna: Sono stanca. Let me try. Sono stanca. Lucas: Perfect pronunciation. Now both of us together. Sono stanco. Sono stanca. Luna: Sono stanco. Sono stanca. Lucas: Again. Sono stanco. Sono stanca. Luna: Sono stanco. Sono stanca. Lucas: Fantastic. Use this when you finish work or after skiing all day. Luna: I will tell my boss: 'Mi dispiace, sono stanca.' I am sorry, I am tired. Lucas: A clever way to leave early. Yes. One more feeling. Temperature. Luna: Hot? Like in summer? Or hot food? Lucas: Physical heat. Feeling hot. We go back to 'have'. Ho caldo. Luna: Ho caldo. I have heat. That is fun. Lucas: Yes. Ho caldo. Opposite is cold. But we will save that for later. Luna: Okay. Ho caldo. Let me repeat. Ho caldo. Lucas: Ho caldo. Very clear. Try it fast now. Ho caldo. Luna: Ho caldo. Lucas: One more time. Ho caldo. Luna: Ho caldo. Lucas: Beautiful. So we have four key phrases today. Let us review them all. Luna: Ready. First one? Lucas: Hungry. Ho fame. Luna: Ho fame. Lucas: Thirsty. Ho sete. Luna: Ho sete. Lucas: Tired. Sono stanco. Luna: Sono stanco. Lucas: Hot. Ho caldo. Luna: Ho caldo. Lucas: Excellent work. These are the basics of how you feel right now. Luna: I feel happy that I learned them. And a little bit hungry. Lucas: Ha! Then you can say: 'Mamma mia, ho fame!' Luna: Mamma mia, ho fame. Yes. That is perfect. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, listener support keeps these episodes ad-free. You can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. It really helps us keep making these small, useful lessons for you. Lucas: Thank you for listening. Practice these phrases until we chat again. Luna: Ciao for now. See you next time.