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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Dutch with Fexingo. I am Lucas, and this is Luna. We are so happy you are here for episode two hundred seventy-nine. Luna: Hi everyone! It is great to be back. Last time we were talking about baking a cake, and now we are going deeper into that process. Lucas: Exactly. In the last few episodes, we covered peeling potatoes and boiling water. Today, we focus on the actual baking phase. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, you might want to support us. A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. You can visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Thank you for keeping this show alive. Luna: Thanks for that. Now, let's get back to the kitchen. The first thing we need to do is say what we are making. Lucas: Right. The most common phrase for baking a cake is Ik bak een taart. Listen closely. Lucas: Ik bak een taart. Luna: It means I am baking a cake. Let me try. Ik bak een taart. Lucas: Perfect. Again, slower. Ik bak een taart. Luna: Ik bak een taart. That sounds so good. I love baking cakes. Lucas: It does. But before you put it in the oven, there is one very important step. You must heat the oven. Luna: Oh, right. I always forget that. How do you say preheat the oven? Lucas: The phrase is De oven voorverwarmen. It literally means to preheat the oven. Lucas: De oven voorverwarmen. Luna: De oven voorverwarmen. Okay, that is a long word. Voorverwarmen. Lucas: It is a compound word. Voor means before, and verwarmen means to warm. So, before warming. Try it with me. Lucas: De oven voorverwarmen. Luna: De oven voorverwarmen. Got it. De oven voorverwarmen. Lucas: Good. Now, while the oven is heating up, you need to mix your ingredients. Luna: Mixing is fun. I like stirring things. What is the phrase for mixing the dough? Lucas: We use Het deeg mengen. Deeg means dough, and mengen means to mix. Lucas: Het deeg mengen. Luna: Het deeg mengen. Let me repeat that. Het deeg mengen. Lucas: Excellent. Do it again, slowly. Het deeg mengen. Luna: Het deeg mengen. I think I have it down now. Het deeg mengen. Lucas: You really do. Now, imagine you are standing at the counter. You are mixing. You say... Lucas: Ik bak een taart. Luna: I am baking a cake. Lucas: And then you look at the oven. You say... Lucas: De oven voorverwarmen. Luna: Preheat the oven. Lucas: And then you stir the bowl. You say... Lucas: Het deeg mengen. Luna: Mix the dough. Lucas: This flow is natural. But wait, there is one more phrase. Sometimes the recipe is wrong. Or maybe you just want to check if it is correct. Luna: Oh no. Does that happen often? Lucas: Every time. So you need to check the temperature. The phrase is De oventemperatuur controleren. Luna: Controleren? Like control? Lucas: Yes. Controleren means to check or to control. De oventemperatuur is the oven temperature. Lucas: De oventemperatuur controleren. Luna: That is a mouthful. De oventemperatuur controleren. Lucas: Let's break it down. De oven-temperatuur controleren. Try it. Lucas: De oventemperatuur controleren. Luna: De oventemperatuur controleren. Okay, I think I got it. De oventemperatuur controleren. Lucas: Very good. One more time for rhythm. De oventemperatuur controleren. Luna: De oventemperatuur controleren. There it is. Nailed it. Lucas: You did it. Now let's put all four phrases together in a little scene. Imagine you are hosting friends for tea. Luna: I would love that. Where do I start? Lucas: Start with your goal. Say... Lucas: Ik bak een taart. Luna: Ik bak een taart. I am baking a cake. Lucas: Now turn on the heat. Say... Lucas: De oven voorverwarmen. Luna: De oven voorverwarmen. Preheat the oven. Lucas: Now mix the ingredients. Say... Lucas: Het deeg mengen. Luna: Het deeg mengen. Mix the dough. Lucas: Finally, check if everything is right. Say... Lucas: De oventemperatuur controleren. Luna: De oventemperatuur controleren. Check the oven temperature. Lucas: Wow. You are speaking Dutch like a baker. Let's do one quick review cycle to lock it in. Luna: Ready. Give me the prompts. Lucas: What are you making? Start with... Lucas: Ik bak een taart. Luna: Ik bak een taart. Lucas: What about the oven? Say... Lucas: De oven voorverwarmen. Luna: De oven voorverwarmen. Lucas: The dough? Say... Lucas: Het deeg mengen. Luna: Het deeg mengen. Lucas: The temperature? Say... Lucas: De oventemperatuur controleren. Luna: De oventemperatuur controleren. Lucas: Perfect. You are doing great. These phrases are simple but powerful. They help you navigate any kitchen situation. Luna: I feel much more confident about cooking in Dutch now. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Anytime. Practice these until we chat again. See you next time.