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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Dutch with Fexingo? Luna: Yes! I've been practicing from the last episode. I can ask for pain relief at the pharmacy now. Lucas: That's great. Today we're going to talk about a very important meal: breakfast. Luna: Oh, I love breakfast. What phrases are we learning? Lucas: We'll learn how to say what you eat and drink. For example: 'Ik eet brood'. That means 'I eat bread'. Luna: Ik eet brood. I eat bread. That's easy. Lucas: Exactly. And 'Ik drink koffie' means 'I drink coffee'. Ik drink koffie. Luna: Ik drink koffie. I drink coffee. Perfect for my morning. Lucas: Now let's add some toppings. 'De boter' is 'the butter'. De boter. Luna: De boter. The butter. I like butter on my bread. Lucas: And 'de jam' is 'the jam'. De jam. Luna: De jam. The jam. Strawberry jam is my favorite. Lucas: Lastly, 'het ei' means 'the egg'. Het ei. Luna: Het ei. The egg. I sometimes have a boiled egg. Lucas: Let's put them together. Imagine you're having breakfast. You could say: 'Ik eet brood met boter en jam.' That means 'I eat bread with butter and jam'. Luna: Ik eet brood met boter en jam. I eat bread with butter and jam. Lucas: And if you have an egg too: 'Ik eet brood met boter en jam en een ei.' I eat bread with butter and jam and an egg. Luna: Ik eet brood met boter en jam en een ei. That's a lot of food. Lucas: Now for drinks. 'Ik drink koffie met melk.' I drink coffee with milk. Luna: Ik drink koffie met melk. I drink coffee with milk. Lucas: Or 'Ik drink thee.' I drink tea. Ik drink thee. Luna: Ik drink thee. I drink tea. Good for a change. Lucas: Let's practice a little dialogue. I'll be the waiter, you're the customer. 'Wat eet u?' What do you eat? Luna: Ik eet brood met boter en jam. Lucas: En wat drinkt u? And what do you drink? Luna: Ik drink koffie. Lucas: Perfect. You order your breakfast in Dutch. Luna: That was fun. Can we do another one? Lucas: Sure. 'Wat eet u?' What do you eat? Luna: Ik eet een ei. Lucas: En wat drinkt u? Luna: Ik drink thee. Lucas: You've got it. Now, you know, if you're enjoying these episodes and feel like they're helping, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the show going and ad-free. Every little bit helps. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's review our phrases one more time. First: 'Ik eet brood.' Luna: Ik eet brood. Lucas: 'Ik drink koffie.' Luna: Ik drink koffie. Lucas: 'De boter.' Luna: De boter. Lucas: 'De jam.' Luna: De jam. Lucas: And 'het ei.' Luna: Het ei. Lucas: Great job. Now you can talk about your breakfast in Dutch. Luna: I'm going to practice this tomorrow morning. Lucas: That's the spirit. Practice these phrases and you'll be ready for any breakfast conversation. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. See you next time! Lucas: Doei, Luna. Keep practicing, everyone.