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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I'm ready to dive into something new today. Lucas: Before we jump in, quick thing. You know how we keep this show ad-free? Luna: Yeah, I love that about it. Lucas: A few listeners chip in monthly at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that's what keeps us going. Luna: Totally. It's a small way to support something we all enjoy. Lucas: Alright, so today we're heading to the post office. Have you ever sent a letter in France, Luna? Luna: Not yet, but I'd love to know how to buy stamps. Lucas: Perfect. So, the first phrase you'd need is 'Je voudrais un timbre.' Luna: Je voudrais un timbre. Lucas: That means 'I would like a stamp.' Let's say it slowly: Je voudrais... un timbre. Luna: Je voudrais... un timbre. Lucas: Great. Now, what if you want to send a letter? You say 'Je voudrais envoyer une lettre.' Luna: Je voudrais envoyer une lettre. Lucas: Nice. 'Envoyer' means 'to send.' So you're saying 'I would like to send a letter.' Luna: Got it. So if I'm at the counter, I might say 'Je voudrais envoyer une lettre.' Lucas: Exactly. And then you'd probably want to know the price: 'C'est combien pour une lettre?' Luna: C'est combien pour une lettre? Lucas: That means 'How much is it for a letter?' Let's break it down: 'C'est combien' you already know from shopping. Luna: Yeah, 'C'est combien' is how much. So I'm adding 'pour une lettre' for a letter. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you're sending a package, you'd say 'Je voudrais envoyer un colis.' Luna: Je voudrais envoyer un colis. Lucas: And to ask the price for that: 'C'est combien pour un colis?' Luna: C'est combien pour un colis? Lucas: Excellent. Let's put it all together in a little scene. Imagine you walk up to the counter and say 'Je voudrais un timbre.' Luna: Je voudrais un timbre. Lucas: Then you add 'Je voudrais envoyer une lettre.' Luna: Je voudrais envoyer une lettre. Lucas: And ask 'C'est combien pour une lettre?' Luna: C'est combien pour une lettre? Lucas: There you go. You've just had a whole conversation at the post office. Luna: That's really cool. But what about a package? Like if I'm sending a gift. Lucas: Then you'd say 'Je voudrais envoyer un colis.' Luna: Je voudrais envoyer un colis. Lucas: And ask 'C'est combien pour un colis?' Luna: C'est combien pour un colis? Lucas: Perfect. So let's review all five phrases quickly. First, 'Je voudrais un timbre.' Luna: Je voudrais un timbre. Lucas: Second, 'Je voudrais envoyer une lettre.' Luna: Je voudrais envoyer une lettre. Lucas: Third, 'C'est combien pour une lettre?' Luna: C'est combien pour une lettre? Lucas: Fourth, 'Je voudrais envoyer un colis.' Luna: Je voudrais envoyer un colis. Lucas: And fifth, 'C'est combien pour un colis?' Luna: C'est combien pour un colis? Lucas: You're doing great. I'm proud of how quickly you picked those up. Luna: Thanks. I think I could actually use these next time I'm in France. Lucas: Absolutely. And remember, you can practice these on the go with Fexingo. We have more episodes like this one. Luna: Great. See you next time, everyone. Lucas: Au revoir!