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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn German with Fexingo. I am Lucas, and this is episode two hundred fifty-seven. Luna: And I am Luna. Hey everyone. It feels like we have been cooking up a storm lately with all these kitchen episodes. Lucas: We have indeed. Last time we looked at utensils like knives and spoons. Today, we are going to use them. We are talking about the actions themselves. Luna: Oh, I love this topic. Nothing makes me happier than describing what I am making for dinner. Lucas: Then let us start with a classic. What do you say when you are making soup? Luna: Let me try. Ich koche Suppe. Lucas: Perfect. Let me break that down slowly. Ich koche Suppe. Ich koche Suppe. Luna: Ich koche Suppe. Lucas: Exactly. 'Ich' means I. 'Koche' comes from the verb kochen, which means to boil or to cook. 'Suppe' is soup. So, I am cooking soup. Luna: That sounds easy enough. I feel like I make soup every week right now. Lucas: It is a comfort food staple. But sometimes you want to bake something sweet instead. Luna: Oh yes. Like a cake. How do you say that? Lucas: We change the verb. Instead of kochen, we use backen. Let me show you the full phrase. Lucas: Wir backen einen Kuchen. Wir backen einen Kuchen. Luna: Wir backen einen Kuchen. Lucas: Good job. 'Wir' means we. 'Backen' means to bake. 'Einen Kuchen' is a cake. So, we are baking a cake. Luna: I love saying that. It makes me feel very cozy. Lucas: It does. Now, imagine you are helping someone else in the kitchen. Maybe your partner is chopping vegetables. Luna: Right. What if he is cutting the veggies? Lucas: We use the verb schneiden. Here is the sentence. Lucas: Er schneidet das Gemüse. Er schneidet das Gemüse. Luna: Er schneidet das Gemüse. Lucas: Excellent. 'Er' means he. 'Schneidet' is the conjugation of schneiden, to cut. 'Das Gemüse' is the vegetable. So, he is cutting the vegetable. Luna: I can see it clearly. He is holding a knife and slicing carrots. Lucas: Now, let us add a fourth person to our kitchen party. Imagine a woman boiling pasta. Luna: Okay. Sie kocht die Nudeln. Lucas: Yes. Let me repeat it for clarity. Sie kocht die Nudeln. Sie kocht die Nudeln. Luna: Sie kocht die Nudeln. Lucas: Spot on. 'Sie' means she. 'Kocht' is again from kochen. 'Die Nudeln' is the noodles or pasta. She is cooking the noodles. Luna: This kitchen is getting crowded. I have a chef, a baker, a cutter, and a noodle cooker. Lucas: It is a busy evening. Let us review the first one. What are you doing? Luna: Ich koche Suppe. Lucas: And the group activity? What are we making? Luna: Wir backen einen Kuchen. Lucas: What is he doing with the veggies? Luna: Er schneidet das Gemüse. Lucas: And what is she doing with the pasta? Luna: Sie kocht die Nudeln. Lucas: You nailed it. Those four sentences cover most of what happens in a German kitchen. Luna: I feel ready to host a big dinner party now. Even if I just order pizza. Lucas: Well, you can tell your friends you are cooking while you wait for the delivery. Luna: Ich koche Pizza? No, that would be weird. Okay, maybe not. Lucas: Stick to the soup. Or the cake. Those are safe bets. Luna: True. Before we go, I want to mention something important about the show. Lucas: Yeah, this has been really helpful for me too. Keeping track of these verbs is easier when we practice together. Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting us. Lucas: Listener support keeps this ad-free. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for keeping the kitchen open. It really helps us keep making these episodes. Lucas: Absolutely. Now, let us do one last quick round. Remember the verb for baking. Luna: Backen. Wir backen einen Kuchen. Lucas: And the verb for cutting vegetables? Luna: Schneiden. Er schneidet das Gemüse. Lucas: Perfect. Practice these until we chat again. See you next time.