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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are ready to cook again. Lucas: Last episode we stirred soup and chopped onions. Today we go finer. Luna: Oh, I love getting messy in the kitchen. Lucas: We have four new actions. Small steps. Let us start with cheese. Luna: Cheese is my favorite part of any meal. Lucas: The phrase is rallar el queso. It means to grate the cheese. Luna: Rallar el queso. That sounds like a long word. Lucas: It is rhythmic. Rallar el queso. Say it with me. Luna: Rallar el queso. Okay, that feels better. Lucas: Again. Rallar el queso. You are doing great. Luna: Rallar el queso. I can almost hear the cheese falling. Lucas: Exactly. Now imagine you are making pasta. Luna: I need to add topping. So I will rallar el queso. Lucas: Perfect usage. Rallar el queso. One more time for rhythm. Luna: Rallar el queso. Yes, yes, yes. Lucas: Good. Now let us move to the next action. Luna: Is this the hard one? The mixing one? Lucas: It is mezclar la masa. It means to mix the dough. Luna: Mezclar la masa. Mezclar... like a mixture? Lucas: Yes. Mezclar la masa. Repeat after me. Luna: Mezclar la masa. Okay, I think I got it. Lucas: Say it slower. Mezclar la masa. Feel the flow. Luna: Mezclar la masa. That was easier than I thought. Lucas: Imagine baking bread. You must mezclar la masa well. Luna: If I don't mezclar la masa, it won't rise properly. Lucas: Correct. Mezclar la masa. Again. Luna: Mezclar la masa. I am practicing with my hands now. Lucas: That is the spirit. Mezclar la masa. Very good. Luna: I feel like a real baker already. Lucas: You are doing wonderful work today. Let us pause here. Luna: Wait, do we need to talk about donations? Lucas: If this show helps you speak more confidently, consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really keeps the episodes coming every week. Lucas: Your support makes this possible. Thank you for listening. Luna: Okay, back to the kitchen. What is next? Lucas: Herbs. Picar las hierbas. It means to chop the herbs. Luna: Picar las hierbas. Like parsley or basil? Lucas: Any fresh herbs. Picar las hierbas. Listen to the sound. Luna: Picar las hierbas. Picar... picar... las hierbas. Lucas: Slow down. Picar las hierbas. You are close. Luna: Picar las hierbas. Oh, I see. Chop the herbs. Lucas: Exactly. Picar las hierbas. Repeat it now. Luna: Picar las hierbas. This is fun. Lucas: Add them to your sauce. Picar las hierbas. Luna: I will picar las hierbas right on top of the pasta. Lucas: Beautiful. Picar las hierbas. One last time. Luna: Picar las hierbas. My knife skills are improving. Lucas: They are. Now for the final phrase today. Luna: Is it the frying one? I love frying things. Lucas: It is freír la carne. To fry the meat. Luna: Freír la carne. That accent mark is tricky. Lucas: Focus on the stress. Freír la carne. Say it with me. Luna: Freír la carne. Okay, I think I hit the tone. Lucas: Try it again. Freír la carne. Louder this time. Luna: Freír la carne. Yes! That sounded natural. Lucas: Excellent. Freír la carne. Imagine a sizzling pan. Luna: I am hungry just saying it. Freír la carne. Lucas: Let us review all four phrases quickly. Luna: Ready. Rallar el queso first. Lucas: Rallar el queso. Good. Luna: Mezclar la masa. That flows well. Lucas: Picar las hierbas. Fresh and green. Luna: Freír la carne. Sizzling and hot. Lucas: You remembered them all perfectly. Luna: I felt the rhythm of each one. Lucas: Practice these when you cook tonight. Luna: I will tell my mom I am speaking Spanish while cooking. Lucas: She will be impressed. Or confused, but impressed. Luna: That is a win either way. Lucas: Thank you for joining us on Learn Spanish with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time. Bye for now.