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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. We just finished sautéing, grilling, and roasting last time. Lucas: Exactly. But before we cook anything, we have to prepare the ingredients. Luna: Right. You can't grill a potato if it's still covered in dirt. Lucas: So today is about prep. Specifically, peeling potatoes. Luna: Oh, the classic chore. Okay, how do we say that? Lucas: We use the verb éplucher. For potatoes, it is éplucher les pommes de terre. Luna: Éplucher les pommes de terre. Lucas: Slowly. Éplucher les pommes de terre. Luna: Éplucher... les pommes de terre. That means peel the potatoes. Lucas: Perfect. Let's try it again, fully confident. Éplucher les pommes de terre. Luna: Éplucher les pommes de terre. Got it. Lucas: Imagine you are making fries. First step: éplucher les pommes de terre. Luna: I hate peeling. It takes forever. My hands get tired. Lucas: I know. But it is necessary. So, éplucher les pommes de terre, quickly. Luna: Éplucher les pommes de terre. There. Done. Lucas: Good. Now they are peeled. What next? They are whole. Big chunks. Luna: Yeah, I need them small. Even little squares. Like cubes. Lucas: For cubes, we cut en dés. To dice something, it is couper en dés. Luna: Couper en dés. Cut in cubes. Lucas: Yes. Couper en dés. Luna: Couper en dés. Okay, I see the shape now. Lucas: Let's practice the full phrase. Couper les légumes en dés. Luna: Couper les légumes en dés. Dice the vegetables. Lucas: Repeat after me. Couper les légumes en dés. Luna: Couper les légumes en dés. Lucas: One more time. Make it sound easy. Couper les légumes en dés. Luna: Couper les légumes en dés. Easy. Lucas: Now, imagine those diced potatoes are in the pan. You want flavor. Luna: Garlic. Always garlic. But a whole clove is too much. Lucas: Exactly. You need it tiny. Fragile. To crush it fine, we hacher. Luna: Hacher. Like mince? Lucas: Yes. Hacher l'ail. Chop the garlic. Luna: Hacher l'ail. Lucas: Slowly. Hacher l'ail. Luna: Hacher l'ail. Hacher l'ail. Lucas: Very good. The knife works fast here. Hacher l'ail. Luna: Hacher l'ail. Smells amazing already. Lucas: Almost done with prep. The dish needs cheese. But not in big blocks. Luna: No, shreds. Tiny strands. So it melts everywhere. Lucas: To grate, we use râper. Râper le fromage. Luna: Râper le fromage. Grate the cheese. Lucas: Try it. Râper le fromage. Luna: Râper le fromage. Lucas: Again. Louder. Râper le fromage. Luna: Râper le fromage. Yes! Lucas: Let's review the whole sequence. We start by peeling. Luna: Éplucher les pommes de terre. Lucas: Then we dice them. Luna: Couper en dés. Lucas: Then we chop the garlic. Luna: Hacher l'ail. Lucas: And finally, grate the cheese. Luna: Râper le fromage. Lucas: Beautiful. You are a chef now. Luna: I feel like one. But my knife skills are terrible in real life. Lucas: Just keep practicing these phrases. They stick. Luna: Okay, but first I need a snack. Do you support the show? Lucas: If learning French has been worth a coffee to you, check out buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It keeps us ad-free and talking to you every week. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Let's finish cooking. Luna: Back to the kitchen. Éplucher les pommes de terre. Lucas: Start there. See you next time.