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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back at the mic. Lucas: We have been cooking for a while now. Last time we talked about pouring and baking. Luna: Right. We learned Echar agua and Hornear el pastel. But I kept getting stuck looking for the right tool. Lucas: Oh, I know that feeling. You have the ingredients, but no way to move them. Luna: Exactly. So today we are focusing on the basics. The tools. Lucas: Yes. And before we dive into the utensils, I want to mention something important. Luna: What is that? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, your support means everything to us. Luna: It really does. We deliberately don't run ads on these episodes. Lucas: We want the learning experience to be clean and focused. If you want to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for listening and for supporting independent language learning. Lucas: Okay, let's get back to the kitchen counter. What is the first tool most people reach for? Luna: Probably a knife. To cut the bread or the vegetables. Lucas: Perfect. The word for knife is el cuchillo. Luna: El cuchillo. Let me try that. Lucas: Good. El cuchillo. Remember the double L sound. It is like a 'y' sound in many dialects. Luna: El cuchillo. That feels smoother than I thought. Lucas: Yes. El cuchillo. Now, imagine you are cutting cheese. You hold el cuchillo. Luna: I hold el cuchillo. Nice. Lucas: Now, what do you use to eat the soup you just made? Luna: A spoon. I think that is la cuchara. Lucas: You got it. La cuchara. Listen to the rhythm. La cu cha ra. Luna: La cuchara. Oh, I love that word. It sounds soft. Lucas: It is a very useful word. La cuchara. Repeat it with me. Luna: La cuchara. La cuchara. Lucas: Great. So you have el cuchillo to cut, and la cuchara to eat soup. Luna: But wait. Where do I put the food? I can't eat it off the counter. Lucas: No, definitely not. You need a plate. The word is el plato. Luna: El plato. Is that pronounced like the movie genre? Lucas: Yes! Exactly like the movie genre. El plato. It is one word. Luna: El plato. Okay, I see it. I cut with el cuchillo, I eat with la cuchara, and I serve on el plato. Lucas: That is a perfect summary. El cuchillo, la cuchara, el plato. Luna: But Lucas... I look around the drawer. I see the knife. I see the spoon. I see the plates. Lucas: Yes? Luna: Where is the fork? I always need the fork for the salad. Lucas: Ah, the missing item. This is a very common question. How do you ask where the fork is? Luna: Do I say ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Lucas: Spot on. ¿Dónde está el tenedor? ten e dor. Luna: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? I feel so fancy asking that. Lucas: You are being polite and practical. That is how you sound fluent. ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Luna: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Yes. I found it! Lucas: Excellent. Now, you have set the table. El cuchillo, la cuchara, el plato, and el tenedor. Luna: It looks beautiful. But it feels empty. I need something for my drink. Lucas: Right. Water or wine? Maybe a glass. Luna: I want to say I need a glass. Is it Necesito una copa? Lucas: Yes. Copa is often used for wine glasses, but it works generally too. Necesito una copa. Luna: Necesito una copa. That sounds so complete. Lucas: It does. Let's review the whole scene. You are in the kitchen. Luna: I am hungry. I take out el cuchillo. Lucas: You cut some fruit. Then you put it on el plato. Luna: I pick up la cuchara to eat it. Wait, no, I use a fork. ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Lucas: You find the fork. And then you realize you need a drink. Necesito una copa. Luna: Necesito una copa. Yes. That was smooth. Lucas: It was. You connected all the pieces. El cuchillo, la cuchara, el plato. Luna: And the questions: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? and Necesito una copa? Lucas: Exactly. These phrases give you control in the kitchen. Luna: I feel much more confident. No more eating off the counter. Lucas: Thank goodness for that. One last time for practice. El cuchillo. Luna: El cuchillo. Lucas: La cuchara. Luna: La cuchara. Lucas: El plato. Luna: El plato. Lucas: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Luna: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Lucas: Necesito una copa. Luna: Necesito una copa. Lucas: You nailed it. That is all for today's kitchen toolkit. Luna: Go cook something delicious. Use those words. Lucas: Practice these till we chat again. Thanks for listening to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time. Bye!