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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back at the stove. Lucas: Last episode we talked about sautéing and grilling. Today we are going to practice those phrases again, but with new ingredients. Luna: I am ready. Let us start with the vegetables. How do we say 'to sauté the vegetables'? Lucas: We say saltear las verduras. Saltear las verduras. Luna: Saltear las verduras. To sauté the vegetables. Got it. Lucas: Exactly. Now imagine you are making a stir-fry. You use a wok or a large pan. Luna: I love stir-fry. So, saltear las verduras. It sounds energetic. Lucas: It is fast and fun. Let us repeat it together. Saltear las verduras. Luna: Saltear las verduras. One more time. Saltear las verduras. Lucas: Perfect. Now let us move to the main course. What do we say for 'to roast the meat'? Luna: Is it cocinar? No, that is too general. Is it asar? Lucas: Yes. Asar. So, asar la carne. Asar la carne. Luna: Asar la carne. To roast the meat. Oh, that smells good already. Lucas: It does. Imagine a Sunday dinner. The whole house smells like roasted meat. Luna: I can almost taste it. Asar la carne. I will remember that one. Lucas: Let us try it again. Asar la carne. Asar la carne. Luna: Asar la carne. Asar la carne. Yes. That feels strong. Lucas: It is a strong word. Now, where do we roast the meat? On a grill. How do we say 'to light the grill'? Luna: To light... encender? And grill is parrilla? Lucas: You got it. Encender la parrilla. Encender la parrilla. Luna: Encender la parrilla. To light the grill. Okay, I am outside now. Lucas: The charcoal is cold. You need to start the fire. Encender la parrilla. Luna: Encender la parrilla. Encender la parrilla. There we go. The flames are up. Lucas: Good job. Now the most important part. We must not burn the food. How do we say 'to keep the fire low'? Luna: Keep... mantener? Fire is fuego? Low is bajo? Lucas: Exactly. Mantener el fuego bajo. Mantener el fuego bajo. Luna: Mantener el fuego bajo. To keep the fire low. This is very practical. Lucas: It is. If you do not maintain the low heat, you get burnt edges. Mantener el fuego bajo. Luna: Mantener el fuego bajo. Mantener el fuego bajo. I see the smoke going down. Lucas: Perfect. Now let us switch from the grill to the kitchen counter. What if we want to fry fish? Luna: Fry is freír? And fish is pescado? Lucas: Correct. Freír el pescado. Freír el pescado. Luna: Freír el pescado. To fry the fish. Crispy skin. I love it. Lucas: It is delicious. Let us practice. Freír el pescado. Freír el pescado. Luna: Freír el pescado. Freír el pescado. It sizzles in my mind. Lucas: Good. For frying fish, you need the right pan. Do you know the phrase for 'the deep frying pan'? Luna: Pan is sartén? Deep is profunda? Lucas: Yes. La sartén profunda. La sartén profunda. Luna: La sartén profunda. The deep frying pan. Okay, I have it on the stove. Lucas: Add some oil. Wait for it to get hot. Now, what if we are boiling potatoes? Luna: Boil is hervir? Potatoes are patatas? Lucas: Yes. Hervir las patatas. Hervir las patatas. Luna: Hervir las patatas. To boil the potatoes. Soft and warm. Lucas: Very simple. Let us say it. Hervir las patatas. Hervir las patatas. Luna: Hervir las patatas. Hervir las patatas. I am hungry now. Lucas: Me too. But wait. When we boil water for pasta or potatoes, how do we say 'when it boils'? Luna: When is cuando? Boils is hierva? Lucas: Yes. Cuando hierva. Cuando hierva. Luna: Cuando hierva. When it boils. So I put the pasta in cuando hierva. Lucas: Exactly. You wait for the bubbles. Cuando hierva. Add the pasta. Luna: Cuando hierva. Cuando hierva. That is a useful tip. Lucas: It is. Let us review all our phrases quickly. Saltear las verduras. Luna: Saltear las verduras. To sauté the vegetables. Lucas: Asar la carne. Luna: Asar la carne. To roast the meat. Lucas: Encender la parrilla. Luna: Encender la parrilla. To light the grill. Lucas: Mantener el fuego bajo. Luna: Mantener el fuego bajo. To keep the fire low. Lucas: Freír el pescado. Luna: Freír el pescado. To fry the fish. Lucas: La sartén profunda. Luna: La sartén profunda. The deep frying pan. Lucas: Hervir las patatas. Luna: Hervir las patatas. To boil the potatoes. Lucas: Cuando hierva. Luna: Cuando hierva. When it boils. Lucas: You did great today. These verbs will help you cook anything. Luna: I feel like a chef. Gracias, Lucas. Lucas: De nada. Keep practicing these until we meet again. Luna: See you next time. Bye! Lucas: Before we go, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: Honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that is the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that is F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Lucas: It keeps the show ad-free and running. Thanks for listening. Luna: Yeah. It really helps. Now I am going to go make some dinner. Lucas: Enjoy your meal. Use those verbs. Buen provecho. Luna: Buen provecho. Talk soon.