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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Finnish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy you joined us for episode two fifty two. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, thank you for being here. Luna: We have been baking a lot lately. Bread, then cake. Lucas: Yes. And today we refine those skills. We focus on texture. Luna: Texture is everything in baking. Okay, let us start gently. Lucas: The first phrase is about mixing ingredients carefully. Luna: How do we say that? Lucas: Sekoita aineet huolellisesti. Luna: Sekoita aineet huolellisesti. Lucas: Perfect. It means mix the ingredients carefully. Luna: I love how serious that sounds. Like it matters. Lucas: It does matter. So repeat it one more time. Luna: Sekoita aineet huolellisesti. Lucas: Excellent. Now imagine we have added flour. The dough changes. Luna: It gets sticky. Harder to handle. Lucas: So we must be softer. Our second phrase uses a different adverb. Luna: What is the word for gently or carefully? Lucas: Varovasti. Here is the full phrase. Luna: Sekoita taikinaa varovasti. Lucas: Repeat it. Mix the dough gently. Luna: Sekoita taikinaa varovasti. Lucas: Good. You are really getting the nuance. Luna: It feels like a whisper compared to the first one. Lucas: Exactly. One is precise, the other is tender. Luna: Let us try it again together. Lucas: Sekoita taikinaa varovasti. Luna: Sekoita taikinaa varovasti. Lucas: Now, some recipes require strong hands. Luna: Like pizza dough? Or bread? Lucas: Often bread. We knead by hand. Luna: How do we say knead the dough by hand? Lucas: Taikoo taikina käsin. Luna: Taikoo taikina käsin. Lucas: That is the verb taikoa. To knead. Luna: Taikoo taikina käsin. Lucas: Your pronunciation is very steady. Luna: I can feel my wrists working just saying it. Lucas: Let us keep going. Sometimes you need to turn the mass over. Luna: To get an even surface? Lucas: Yes. Fold it over. Luna: Is that käännä? Lucas: Correct. Käännä taikinaa. Luna: Käännä taikinaa. Lucas: Turn the dough. Simple and direct. Luna: Käännä taikinaa. Lucas: One last technique before we rest. Luna: Whisking eggs? Lucas: Yes. We want them fluffy. Luna: The phrase for whisk eggs until fluffy? Lucas: Vaahdota munat kuohkeiksi. Luna: Vaahdota munat kuohkeiksi. Lucas: Repeat it slowly. Vaahdota munat kuohkeiksi. Luna: Vaahdota munat kuohkeiksi. Lucas: There it is. You have mastered five phrases. Luna: I feel ready to bake immediately. Lucas: Let us review them all quickly. Luna: Sekoita aineet huolellisesti. Lucas: Mix the ingredients carefully. Luna: Sekoita taikinaa varovasti. Lucas: Mix the dough gently. Luna: Taikoo taikina käsin. Lucas: Knead the dough by hand. Luna: Käännä taikinaa. Lucas: Turn the dough. Luna: Vaahdota munat kuohkeiksi. Lucas: Whisk the eggs until fluffy. Luna: That was smooth. Lucas: It was. Before we finish, I want to share something real. Luna: Oh? Lucas: We do not have ads. We do not have big sponsors. Luna: Right. Just us and the mic. Lucas: Some listeners support us monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That keeps the servers running and the coffee brewing. Lucas: It literally funds this work. No pressure at all. Luna: Just if it helps you learn better, maybe check it out. Lucas: Thanks for listening either way. Luna: Back to the kitchen. Try these phrases today. Lucas: Start with the gentle mixing. Luna: Sekoita taikinaa varovasti. Lucas: Yes. Practice makes perfect dough. Luna: See you next time. Lucas: Näkemiin.