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- Lucas: Welcome back to another small step with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are back at the mic. Lucas: Last week we talked about cooking verbs. Today we move to a different room in the house. Luna: The laundry room? Oh no. I hate that part. Lucas: It is not so bad if you know the words. Let us start with the machine. Luna: Okay. How do you say 'to turn on the washing machine'? Lucas: We say poner la lavadora. Pon-er la la vaa do ra. Luna: Poner la lavadora. That sounds manageable. Lucas: Exactly. Poner la lavadora. It means to put the washing machine on or to load it. Luna: Let me try. Poner la lavadora. Lucas: Perfect. Poner la lavadora. Now, before you push the button, there is one rule. Luna: What rule? Don't use hot water? Lucas: No. You must sort your clothes first. In Spanish, we say separar la ropa. Luna: Separar la ropa. sep a rar la ro-pa. Lucas: Yes. Separar la ropa. To separate the clothes. Whites go here, colors go there. Luna: I always mix them up. So, separar la ropa is the first step. Lucas: Correct. Separar la ropa. Then you add the soap. Luna: Which word is soap? Lucas: Detergent is detergente. But the action is usar el detergente. Luna: Usar el detergente. U-sar el de te r gen te. Lucas: Good. Usar el detergente. To use the detergent. Just a little bit. Luna: Usar el detergente. Okay. The cycle is running now. Lucas: Great. When it finishes, the clothes are wet. You take them out. Luna: And then what? Do I just pile them on the bed? Lucas: No. You hang them up. We say colgar la ropa seca. Luna: Colgar la ropa seca. Col-gar la ro-pa se-ca. Lucas: Yes. Colgar la ropa seca. To hang the dry clothes. Or damp clothes to dry. Luna: Colgar la ropa seca. I imagine a sunny balcony. Lucas: It is nice. Colgar la ropa seca. Finally, some shirts need ironing. Luna: Ugh. Ironing. How do you say that? Lucas: To iron is planchar. Specifically, planchar las camisas. Luna: Planchar las camisas. Plan-char las ca mi sas. Lucas: Exactly. Planchar las camisas. To iron the shirts. Luna: Planchar las camisas. That is five phrases for one chore. Lucas: But they are useful. Let us review them together slowly. Luna: Ready. First one? Lucas: Poner la lavadora. Luna: Poner la lavadora. Lucas: Next. Separar la ropa. Luna: Separar la ropa. Lucas: Third. Usar el detergente. Luna: Usar el detergente. Lucas: Fourth. Colgar la ropa seca. Luna: Colgar la ropa seca. Lucas: And last. Planchar las camisas. Luna: Planchar las camisas. Lucas: You did great. Before we go, I have a quick thought about how we make this. Luna: Oh? What is on your mind? Lucas: I was thinking about how these episodes feel like small loads of laundry. One phrase at a time. Luna: That is a good way to put it. It keeps things clean and organized. Lucas: Right. And honestly, keeping this going relies on people like you. No ads. Just support. Luna: Yeah. It really helps. If you want to help us keep the mic running, check out buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It is ad-free and listener funded. Any amount helps us record more episodes. Luna: Thanks for listening. Now, back to the chores. Lucas: Let us repeat the set one more time. Fast pace. Luna: Go. Lucas: Poner la lavadora. Luna: Poner la lavadora. Lucas: Separar la ropa. Luna: Separar la ropa. Lucas: Usar el detergente. Luna: Usar el detergente. Lucas: Colgar la ropa seca. Luna: Colgar la ropa seca. Lucas: Planchar las camisas. Luna: Planchar las camisas. Lucas: See? You already know them. Practice these until we meet again. Luna: See you next time.