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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Finnish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hi everyone. We are so happy you are here with us today. Lucas: Yes. We have been talking about the home recently. In episode two twenty eight we looked at rooms like the kitchen and bedroom. Luna: Right. And then in episode two thirty five we learned furniture words. Like table and chair. Lucas: Exactly. But now we need to do something with all that furniture. It gets dusty. It needs cleaning. Luna: Oh no. I hate cleaning. But I know I should do it. So today we will learn how to say we are cleaning in Finnish. Lucas: Perfect topic. Let us start with the main word for cleaning a house or an apartment. Luna: Okay. What is the word? Lucas: The verb is siivota. It means to clean or to tidy up. Listen closely. Lucas: Siivota. Luna: Siivota. Lucas: Good. Now let us make it personal. If I am doing it right now, I say Minä siivotaan. Lucas: No wait. That is not right. It is Minä siivoan. Luna: Ah. Minä siivoan. Lucas: Yes. Minä siivoan. I am cleaning. Or I clean. Repeat after me. Luna: Minä siivoan. Lucas: Great. Try it again. Slowly. Luna: Minä siivoan. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine I am inviting you to help me. How would I say let us go cleaning? Luna: Hmm. Mennään siivoamaan? Lucas: Spot on. Mennään siivoamaan. It literally means let us go to clean. It is very natural. Luna: Mennään siivoamaan. I like that one. It sounds active. Lucas: It is. Because cleaning can feel like a chore. This phrase makes it sound like an activity we do together. Luna: True. Okay. I will try the first phrase one more time to be sure. Minä siivoan. Lucas: Yes. Minä siivoan. Exactly. Luna: And Mennään siivoamaan. Lucas: Correct. Now let us add a second important word. Sometimes cleaning is about keeping things tidy over time. Luna: Like a habit? Lucas: Exactly. The phrase is Pidän kodin siistinä. It means I keep my home clean or tidy. Lucas: Listen. Pidän kodin siistinä. Luna: Pidän kodin siistinä. Lucas: Very good. Break it down slightly. Pidän means I keep. Kodin means home. Siistinä means clean. Luna: I see. So it is about maintenance. Not just one quick wipe. Lucas: Precisely. Finns value a clean home deeply. This phrase shows responsibility. Luna: I want to sound responsible. Pidän kodin siistinä. Lucas: You do. Now let us get specific. What if you are using a vacuum cleaner? Luna: Oh yes. The loud machine. Lucas: The verb is imuroida. To vacuum. If I am vacuuming the floor, I say Imuroin lattian. Lucas: Imuroin lattian. Luna: Imuroin lattian. Lucas: Nice. Lattian means the floor. So Imuroin lattian is I vacuum the floor. Luna: Imuroin lattian. My ears hurt just thinking about the noise. Lucas: Well, at least you can say you did it. Let us do one more. Windows. Luna: Windows are hard. Streaks everywhere. Lucas: The verb is pestä. To wash. For windows specifically, we say Pesen ikkunat. Lucas: Pesen ikkunat. Luna: Pesen ikkunat. Lucas: Ikkunat means windows. So Pesen ikkunat is I wash the windows. Luna: Pesen ikkunat. I hope I don't miss a spot. Lucas: Let us review our four phrases quickly. First, Minä siivoan. Luna: Minä siivoan. Lucas: Second, Mennään siivoamaan. Luna: Mennään siivoamaan. Lucas: Third, Pidän kodin siistinä. Luna: Pidän kodin siistinä. Lucas: Fourth, Imuroin lattian. Luna: Imuroin lattian. Lucas: And finally, Pesen ikkunat. Luna: Pesen ikkunat. Lucas: Excellent work. You are sounding very domestic already. Luna: I feel like I could clean my whole apartment just by repeating these words. Lucas: Maybe don't try too hard. Take a break. Speaking of taking breaks, if you are enjoying these episodes... Luna: Yes. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, the way these stay ad-free is listener support. Lucas: It really helps us keep making these small, digestible lessons for you. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thank you so much. It means the world to us. Now back to our cleaning. Lucas: Right. Let us put it all in one tiny scene. Imagine you are coming home from work. Luna: Okay. I walk in. The house is messy. What do I say? Lucas: You could say to yourself, or to your partner, Mennään siivoamaan. Luna: Mennään siivoamaan. Let us go clean. Lucas: Then you start. You vacuum. You say Imuroin lattian. Luna: Imuroin lattian. Then you wash the windows. Pesen ikkunat. Lucas: And at the end of the week, you feel proud. You tell someone Pidän kodin siistinä. Luna: Pidän kodin siistinä. I keep my home clean. Lucas: Beautiful. And remember, Minä siivoan covers most general cleaning tasks. Luna: Minä siivoan. Got it. Lucas: Practice these until you feel ready to tackle your own chores. See you next time. Luna: Bye everyone. Keep practicing.