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- Lucas: Hey there. Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hi everyone. It is good to be back. Lucas: We have done so much shopping lately. But today we are staying home. Luna: Yes. Home life. Chores. The real stuff. I hate chores. Lucas: Me too. But if you live here, you must do them. Today is about laundry. Luna: Oh no. Not the washing machine again. Remember episode two fifty four? Lucas: I remember. We found the machines. Now we learn the actions. Ready? Luna: Ready. Let us start with the main action. What is the verb? Lucas: To wash clothes. In Danish it is At vaske tøj. Luna: At vaske tøj. Okay. At vaske tøj. Lucas: Good. Listen closely. At vaske tøj. Luna: At vaske tøj. I like that word. Vaske sounds soft. Lucas: It does. It means to wash. Tøj means clothes. Together, wash clothes. Luna: At vaske tøj. Yes. I can say that. At vaske tøj. Lucas: Perfect. Now, imagine your clothes are clean. What next? Luna: They need to dry. Where do they go? Into the dryer. Lucas: Right. The dryer is a specific noun. It is Tørretumbleren. Luna: Tørretumbleren. Wow. That is a long word. Lucas: It is. Break it down. Tørre means dry. Tumbler is the machine. Luna: Tørretumbleren. Okay. Tørretumbleren. I will try. Lucas: Say it. Tørretumbleren. Luna: Tørretumbleren. Almost. Tørretumbleren. There. Tørretumbleren. Lucas: Yes. Exactly. Tørretumbleren. The big box that spins. Luna: Tørretumbleren. Right. So I put the clothes in the tørretumbleren. Lucas: Correct. But sometimes things go wrong. Have you ever had an accident? Luna: Oh yes. Once I forgot my keys inside. They got stuck. Lucas: That is bad. To get stuck or jammed, we use this phrase. Luna: Let me guess. Sætte sig fast? Lucas: Spot on. Sætte sig fast. It literally means to set oneself fast. Luna: Sætte sig fast. Oh wow. Sætte sig fast. My keys sat themselves fast. Lucas: Exactly. Or the door gets stuck. Sætte sig fast. Luna: Sætte sig fast. I hope my clothes never sætte sig fast. Lucas: If they do, you might need to open the door carefully. Anyway. Luna: The clothes are out. They are dry. But they look wrinkled. Lucas: So you need to iron them. The noun for ironing is Strygning. Luna: Strygning. Strygning. That sounds sharp. Like a string. Lucas: It comes from stryge, which means to stroke or glide. Strygning. Luna: Stygning. No, Strygning. Strygning. Got it. Strygning. Lucas: Yes. Strygning. Do not skip it. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Luna: Never again. After Strygning, what do I do? Put it away? Lucas: Usually you fold it first. To fold up is Foldet op. Luna: Foldet op. Foldet op. Okay. Folded up. Lucas: Listen. Foldet op. Past participle. The shirt is folded up. Luna: Foldet op. Yes. Foldet op. That is easy. Foldet op. Lucas: Good. Let us review the whole process quickly. Start with wash. Luna: At vaske tøj. First I do At vaske tøj. Lucas: Then the machine. Tørretumbleren. Luna: Then check if it is stuck. Sætte sig fast. Lucas: Then the wrinkles. Strygning. Luna: And finally, Foldet op. All done. Lucas: Perfect sequence. You sound like a pro already. Luna: Thanks. I feel ready to tackle my closet now. It is a mess. Lucas: Take it one step at a time. At vaske tøj. Then rest. Luna: I like that plan. Rest is important after Strygning. Lucas: Absolutely. Learning takes energy too. Before we go. Luna: Wait, I need to tell you something about our mission. Lucas: Go ahead. What is on your mind? Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: We deliberately do not run ads on these episodes. It keeps the audio clean. Luna: If you want to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Your support keeps us ad-free. Thank you for listening to us. Luna: Back to the laundry. Did you finish the Strygning yet? Lucas: Not yet. But I know the words now. At vaske tøj. Luna: And Tørretumbleren. And Sætte sig fast. And Strygning. And Foldet op. Lucas: And Foldet op. You remembered all five. Good job. Luna: I did. I felt proud. There it is. Nailed it. Lucas: See? You are learning. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: I will. Bye everyone. See you next time.