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- Lucas: Hey there. Welcome back to another episode of Learn Dutch with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be here again with you. Lucas: It really is. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Dutch, we are thrilled to have you along for the ride. Luna: Yes. We have covered so much body language lately. Remember the lips? And the neck? Lucas: Right. We did lips in episode two one five. And then the neck and throat in two one six. Luna: And we kept going. Knees, elbows, backs. It feels like we know our own bodies very well now. Lucas: We do. But today we are moving inside the mouth. Two very important parts. Luna: Oh. The tongue and the teeth. Got it. Lucas: Exactly. Let us start with the first word. Listen closely. Lucas: De tong. Luna: De tong. Lucas: Good. De tong means the tongue. It is a simple noun. Lucas: De tong. Luna: De tong. Lucas: Perfect. Now, the second word. This one is also very common. Lucas: De tand. Luna: De tand. Lucas: Yes. De tand means the tooth. Or teeth in plural, but we use singular here often. Lucas: De tand. Luna: De tand. Lucas: Excellent. So we have de tong and de tand. Now let us put them into a sentence. Lucas: Imagine you have a problem. A painful one. Lucas: Mijn tand doet pijn. Luna: Mijn tand doet pijn. Lucas: That means my tooth hurts. Or my tooth is hurting. Lucas: Mijn tand doet pijn. Luna: Mijn tand doet pijn. Lucas: You are getting the hang of this structure. Doet pijn is such a useful phrase. Luna: It is. It worked for my knee earlier too. Mijn knie doet pijn. Lucas: Exactly. It works for any body part. But let us make it more specific. Lucas: Sometimes it is not just pain. Sometimes there is a hole. Lucas: Ik heb een gat in mijn tand. Luna: Ik heb een gat in mijn tand. Lucas: That means I have a hole in my tooth. Like a cavity. Lucas: Ik heb een gat in mijn tand. Luna: Ik heb een gat in mijn tand. Lucas: Great pronunciation. Now, if you have a hole, what do you need to do? Lucas: You need to see a specialist. Lucas: Ik moet naar de tandarts. Luna: Ik moet naar de tandarts. Lucas: Yes. Ik moet naar de tandarts. That means I must go to the dentist. Lucas: Ik moet naar de tandarts. Luna: Ik moet naar de tandarts. Lucas: Very good. You are sounding very professional about dental health already. Luna: I feel ready to schedule an appointment right now. Just kidding. My teeth are fine. Lucas: For now. Let us review these quickly. One more time together. Lucas: De tong. Luna: De tong. Lucas: De tand. Luna: De tand. Lucas: Mijn tand doet pijn. Luna: Mijn tand doet pijn. Lucas: Ik heb een gat in mijn tand. Luna: Ik heb een gat in mijn tand. Lucas: Ik moet naar de tandarts. Luna: Ik moet naar de tandarts. Lucas: Fantastic. You nailed it. These phrases will serve you well. Luna: They really will. It is nice to have the exact words for when things hurt. Lucas: It is. Before we sign off, I want to mention something personal. Lucas: Making these episodes every week takes time. No ads run on this show. Luna: That is true. It is just pure learning content. Lucas: Right. Some listeners support us monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. That small group keeps the lights on and the audio crisp. Lucas: If that sounds like something you would enjoy doing, the link is in the description. Luna: No pressure at all. But it helps a lot. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Back to Dutch. Practice saying those sentences out loud. Luna: Yes. Say them until they feel natural. See you next time.