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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn German with Fexingo? Luna: I'm always ready! Last episode we talked about weather — sun, rain, wind. That was fun. Lucas: Glad you liked it. Today we're going to talk about the seasons — die Jahreszeiten. Spring, summer, autumn, winter. Luna: Oh, nice! I love spring. The flowers, the warmer weather... Lucas: Then let's start with spring. In German, spring is der Frühling. Luna: Der Frühling. That sounds... flowery. Lucas: It does, right? Say it with me: der Frühling. Luna: Der Frühling. Lucas: Good. Now summer — der Sommer. Luna: Der Sommer. That one sounds like summer already. Lucas: Exactly. Der Sommer. Luna: Der Sommer. Lucas: Autumn is der Herbst. Luna: Der Herbst. Oof, that's a bit tricky. The 'r' and then 'b'... Lucas: You got it. Der Herbst. One more time. Luna: Der Herbst. Lucas: Better. And winter — der Winter. Luna: Der Winter. That one's easy. Lucas: Yeah, it's very similar to English. So let's practice them all in order: der Frühling, der Sommer, der Herbst, der Winter. Luna: Der Frühling, der Sommer, der Herbst, der Winter. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's make sentences. In episode 41 you learned 'es ist sonnig' and 'es regnet'. Today we'll use 'ist' with the seasons. For example: Der Frühling ist warm. Spring is warm. Luna: Der Frühling ist warm. Lucas: Great. Der Sommer ist heiß. Summer is hot. Luna: Der Sommer ist heiß. Lucas: Der Herbst ist kühl. Autumn is cool. Luna: Der Herbst ist kühl. Lucas: Der Winter ist kalt. Winter is cold. Luna: Der Winter ist kalt. Lucas: Awesome. You're a natural. Now, let's do a little scene. Imagine you're talking to a friend about your favorite season. Luna: Okay... Ich mag der Frühling. Wait, is it 'der' or 'den'? Lucas: Ah, good question. For now, we can just say 'Ich mag den Frühling'. But we're keeping it simple. Let's stick with 'Der Frühling ist warm' for now. Luna: Right, right. Der Frühling ist warm. That's my favorite sentence. Lucas: Mine too. Let's practice the seasons again. I'll say the English, you say the German. Spring. Luna: Der Frühling. Lucas: Summer. Luna: Der Sommer. Lucas: Autumn. Luna: Der Herbst. Lucas: Winter. Luna: Der Winter. Lucas: You did it. Now, can you say 'Summer is hot' in German? Luna: Der Sommer ist heiß. Lucas: Yeah, that's it! And 'Spring is warm'? Luna: Der Frühling ist warm. Lucas: Perfect. So we've got der Frühling, der Sommer, der Herbst, der Winter. Next time you're talking about the weather, you can mention the season too. Luna: I'll try that. Thanks, Lucas. This was really helpful. Lucas: You're welcome. And listeners, practice saying the seasons with us. Der Frühling, der Sommer, der Herbst, der Winter. See you next time on Learn German with Fexingo. Luna: Tschüss! Lucas: Bye, everyone!