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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy you are here. Lucas: Last episode, we talked about doing laundry. Washing clothes. Luna: Yes. Putting on the washing machine. Lucas: Exactly. But now the clothes are wet. And wrinkled. Luna: Oh no. Wrinkles are the worst. Lucas: Today we fix that. We learn how to iron. Luna: I hate ironing. It is so boring. Lucas: It can be. But think of a crisp, clean shirt. Luna: Okay. I want the crisp shirt. Let's go. Lucas: First phrase. Planchar la camisa. Luna: Planchar la camisa. Lucas: Slowly. Planchar la camisa. Luna: Planchar la camisa. Lucas: To iron the shirt. You use heat and pressure. Luna: Right. To make it flat. Lucas: Let's try again. Planchar la camisa. Luna: Planchar la camisa. Lucas: Good. Now, what do you need to do this? Luna: You need the iron. Lucas: Usar el hierro. Luna: Usar el hierro. Lucas: To use the iron. El hierro means iron. Luna: Like the metal? Or the tool? Lucas: Both. But here, it is the tool. Luna: Usar el hierro. Lucas: Perfect. So, you planchar la camisa with usar el hierro. Luna: I planchar la camisa con usar el hierro. Lucas: Very good. But wait. The fabric gets hot. Luna: Oh. Do not touch it. Lucas: Correct. Sometimes the fabric twists. Luna: So you fix it? Lucas: Yes. Estirar la tela. Luna: Estirar la tela. Lucas: To stretch the fabric. Or smooth it out. Luna: Estirar la tela. Lucas: Slowly. Estirar la tela. Luna: Estirar la tela. Lucas: If you do not estirar la tela, it stays wrinkled. Luna: That would be bad. Lucas: Now the shirt is done. What next? Luna: Put it away? Lucas: First, fold it. Luna: Ah. Doblar la ropa. Lucas: Doblar la ropa. Luna: Doblar la ropa. Lucas: To fold the clothes. La ropa means clothes generally. Luna: Doblar la ropa. Lucas: Nice. Then, where does it go? Luna: In the closet. Lucas: Guardar en el armario. Luna: Guardar en el armario. Lucas: To store in the closet. El armario is the wardrobe. Luna: Guardar en el armario. Lucas: Great job. Let's review. Luna: Ready. Lucas: Planchar la camisa. Luna: Planchar la camisa. Lucas: Usar el hierro. Luna: Usar el hierro. Lucas: Estirar la tela. Luna: Estirar la tela. Lucas: Doblar la ropa. Luna: Doblar la ropa. Lucas: Guardar en el armario. Luna: Guardar en el armario. Lucas: Before we continue, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Your contributions keep this show ad-free and allow us to create more episodes just like this one. You can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for listening. Now back to the closet. Lucas: Yes. Imagine you have a stack of shirts. Luna: A big stack. Lucas: You plug in the iron. Luna: Usar el hierro. Lucas: You take the first shirt. Luna: Planchar la camisa. Lucas: It is twisted. So you fix it. Luna: Estirar la tela. Lucas: Then you fold it neatly. Luna: Doblar la ropa. Lucas: And place it inside. Luna: Guardar en el armario. Lucas: Is there another item? Luna: Pants. Lucas: Do you iron pants? Luna: Sometimes. Planchar la camisa... no, pants. Lucas: For pants, you still use the same verb. Luna: Planchar la ropa. Lucas: Exactly. General term. Planchar la ropa. Luna: Planchar la ropa. Lucas: And then you must be careful with the temperature. Luna: Some fabrics burn easily. Lucas: True. So you estirar la tela gently. Luna: Estirar la tela. Lucas: When you finish, the room smells like clean cotton. Luna: It feels satisfying. Lucas: It does. Like organizing your life. Luna: One shirt at a time. Lucas: Yes. Let's do one more cycle. Luna: Okay. Lucas: Planchar la camisa. Luna: Planchar la camisa. Lucas: Usar el hierro. Luna: Usar el hierro. Lucas: Estirar la tela. Luna: Estirar la tela. Lucas: Doblar la ropa. Luna: Doblar la ropa. Lucas: Guardar en el armario. Luna: Guardar en el armario. Lucas: You are getting very fast. Luna: I feel like an expert cleaner. Lucas: You are. Practice these phrases until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Lucas: Bye.