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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Hi! It is so good to be here again. Lucas: We have been talking a lot about the house lately. Luna: Right. From furniture to cleaning, and even security cameras. Lucas: It was quite a journey through the home. Luna: But now I am hungry just thinking about it all. Lucas: So today we are moving from the living room to the kitchen. Luna: Yes! I want to learn how to actually cook something. Lucas: Perfect. We will focus on four simple actions. Luna: I am ready. Let's start with the first one. Lucas: The first phrase is couper les légumes. Luna: Couper les légumes. Lucas: Yes. Cut the vegetables. Luna: Cut the vegetables. Okay. Lucas: Say it slowly with me. Couper les légumes. Luna: Couper les légumes. Lucas: Very good. Now normally. Couper les légumes. Luna: Couper les légumes. Lucas: Let's try a small scene. Luna: Okay. Lucas: I am making salad. I need to cut the vegetables. Luna: Je coupe les légumes. Lucas: Exactly. Je coupe les légumes. Luna: That felt easy. Lucas: It is. Now for the second phrase. Luna: Which one? Lucas: Faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: To boil the water. Luna: To boil the water. Lucas: Slowly. Faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: Good. Now quickly. Faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: Think about pasta night. Luna: I put the pot on the stove. Lucas: What do you say? Luna: Je fais bouillir l'eau. Lucas: Perfect. Je fais bouillir l'eau. Luna: I love how that sounds. Lucas: It does. Third phrase coming up. Luna: I am listening. Lucas: Remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Stir the sauce. Luna: Stir the sauce. Lucas: Slowly. Remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Now normal speed. Remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Imagine a big pot of soup. Luna: Yes. Lucas: You use a spoon. Luna: Je remue la sauce. Lucas: Yes. Je remue la sauce. Luna: My arm is getting tired just saying it. Lucas: That is the effort of cooking. Luna: Fair point. Lucas: Last phrase for today. Luna: Here it is. Lucas: Mettre au four. Luna: Mettre au four. Lucas: Put in the oven. Luna: Put in the oven. Lucas: Slowly. Mettre au four. Luna: Mettre au four. Lucas: Quickly. Mettre au four. Luna: Mettre au four. Lucas: Think about baking bread. Luna: I put the tray inside. Lucas: What do you say? Luna: Je mets au four. Lucas: Bravo. Je mets au four. Luna: I feel like a real chef now. Lucas: You are getting very good at this. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Let's review them quickly. Luna: Go ahead. Lucas: Couper les légumes. Luna: Couper les légumes. Lucas: Faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: Remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Mettre au four. Luna: Mettre au four. Lucas: Fantastic repetition. Luna: I think I can remember these. Lucas: You definitely can. Luna: This has been really helpful. Lucas: I am glad to hear that. Luna: By the way, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: Yeah, a quick honest thing. Luna: A handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: And that is literally what funds making this many of these episodes. Luna: No ads, just support for the show. Lucas: If you want to help, that link is out there. Luna: Otherwise, just keep practicing these phrases. Lucas: Absolutely. See you next time.