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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Finnish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are back in the kitchen. Lucas: We have been mixing dough, rolling shapes, and baking bread. Luna: But something is missing from our last batch. Lucas: Flavor. Today we talk about seasoning. Luna: Yes. Salt and pepper. Lucas: If Fexingo has helped you make progress, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It keeps the show ad-free and running smoothly. Lucas: Exactly. Now let us get back to the table. Luna: I need salt. Lucas: In Finnish, we say Suolaa ja pippuria. Luna: Suolaa ja pippuria. Lucas: Good. It means salt and pepper. Luna: Suolaa ja pippuria. Lucas: Let us try it slowly. Suolaa ja pippuria. Luna: Suolaa ja pippuria. Lucas: Perfect. You asked for both together. Luna: Suolaa ja pippuria. Lucas: Now let us be specific. I want just the salt. Luna: How do I ask for that? Lucas: You say Ota suola. Luna: Ota suola. Lucas: It means take the salt. Luna: Ota suola. Lucas: Repeat it with me. Ota suola. Luna: Ota suola. Lucas: Very good. The verb is take, and suola is salt. Luna: Ota suola. Lucas: Let us practice one more time. Ota suola. Luna: Ota suola. Lucas: Now what if I want the pepper? Luna: Do I just swap the word? Lucas: Almost. But we use a different structure for giving. Luna: Oh. Okay. Lucas: Say Anna minulle pippuri. Luna: Anna minulle pippuri. Lucas: That means give me pepper. Luna: Anna minulle pippuri. Lucas: Let us slow it down. Anna minulle pippuri. Luna: Anna minulle pippuri. Lucas: You got it. Anna is give, minulle is to me. Luna: Anna minulle pippuri. Lucas: Again. Anna minulle pippuri. Luna: Anna minulle pippuri. Lucas: Excellent. Now imagine we are tasting the bread. Luna: I took a bite. Lucas: What does it taste like? Luna: It tastes salty. Lucas: Say Maku on suolainen. Luna: Maku on suolainen. Lucas: It means the taste is salty. Luna: Maku on suolainen. Lucas: Let us try it again. Maku on suolainen. Luna: Maku on suolainen. Lucas: Right. Maku is taste, suolainen is salty. Luna: Maku on suolainen. Lucas: One more time. Maku on suolainen. Luna: Maku on suolainen. Lucas: Wait. Is it too much salt? Luna: Yes. It is way too salty. Lucas: Then say Se on liian suolaista. Luna: Se on liian suolaista. Lucas: It means it is too salty. Luna: Se on liian suolaista. Lucas: Let us break it down. Se is it, liian is too. Luna: Se on liian suolaista. Lucas: Try it slowly. Se on liian suolaista. Luna: Se on liian suolaista. Lucas: Good. That is a very useful phrase. Luna: Se on liian suolaista. Lucas: One last time. Se on liian suolaista. Luna: Se on liian suolaista. Lucas: Let us review what we learned today. Luna: First, Suolaa ja pippuria. Lucas: Salt and pepper. Luna: Second, Ota suola. Lucas: Take the salt. Luna: Third, Anna minulle pippuri. Lucas: Give me pepper. Luna: Fourth, Maku on suolainen. Lucas: The taste is salty. Luna: And fifth, Se on liian suolaista. Lucas: It is too salty. Luna: Great work today. Lucas: Remember to practice these phrases. Luna: See you next time.