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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back. It's our 100th episode! Luna: Oh wow, that's amazing! I can't believe we've done a hundred of these. Lucas: I know, right? And today I thought we'd do something fun — let's go into the kitchen. Luna: Ooh, are we cooking? I love cooking. Lucas: Yes, but in Korean. We're going to learn some cooking verbs. First one: 끓이다. Luna: 끓이다. That sounds like boiling? Like for water? Lucas: Exactly. 끓이다 means 'to boil'. Say it with me: 끓이다. Luna: 끓이다. Lucas: Good. For example, 물을 끓이다 — to boil water. Luna: 물을 끓이다. So if I'm making tea, I'd say... 물을 끓여요? Lucas: Yes, 물을 끓여요. That's 'I boil water'. Perfect. Luna: 물을 끓여요. Got it. Lucas: Next verb: 볶다. This means 'to stir-fry'. Luna: 볶다. Like making 볶음밥? Lucas: Exactly! 볶음밥 is fried rice. So 볶다 is the verb. Say it: 볶다. Luna: 볶다. Lucas: Now a sentence: 야채를 볶다 — to stir-fry vegetables. Luna: 야채를 볶다. That's useful. Lucas: And in polite form: 야채를 볶아요. Luna: 야채를 볶아요. Lucas: Great. Next one: 자르다. This means 'to cut'. Luna: 자르다. Like cutting vegetables? Lucas: Yes. For example, 양파를 자르다 — to cut an onion. Luna: 양파를 자르다. I can do that, but I might cry. Lucas: Oh, me too. 자르다 in polite form is 잘라요. Luna: 잘라요. So 'I cut the onion' is 양파를 잘라요. Lucas: Exactly. And the last one for today: 요리하다. This is a general verb meaning 'to cook'. Luna: 요리하다. So if I say 'I cook' — 저는 요리해요. Lucas: Perfect. 요리하다 is a 하다 verb, so it becomes 요리해요 in polite form. Luna: 요리해요. I like that. It's easy to remember. Lucas: Okay, let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you try the Korean. Luna: Alright, I'm ready. Lucas: To boil. Luna: 끓이다. Lucas: To stir-fry. Luna: 볶다. Lucas: To cut. Luna: 자르다. Lucas: To cook. Luna: 요리하다. Lucas: You nailed all of them! Now let's put them together in a little scene. Imagine you're in the kitchen. What would you say first? Luna: Hmm. I'm going to boil water. So... 물을 끓여요. Lucas: Good. And then you stir-fry vegetables. Luna: 야채를 볶아요. Lucas: And you cut an onion? Luna: 양파를 잘라요. But I'm crying now. Lucas: That's okay. You're cooking! You can say 저는 요리해요. Luna: 저는 요리해요. Lucas: Perfect. You just made a whole Korean sentence chain. Luna: This is fun. I feel like I could actually cook in Korean now. Lucas: That's the idea. And hey, if this episode made you want to make some Korean food, or if it helped you learn something new... Luna: Yeah, it's been a hundred episodes of learning. That's a lot of value. Lucas: Absolutely. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Korean, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a simple way to keep this going. No pressure, but every bit helps. Lucas: Alright, back to cooking. Let's repeat our verbs one more time: 끓이다, 볶다, 자르다, 요리하다. Luna: 끓이다, 볶다, 자르다, 요리하다. Lucas: Great. Practice these in your own kitchen. Thanks for joining us for episode 100. Luna: See you next time! Happy cooking!