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- Lucas: Welcome back to another episode of Learn Dutch with Fexingo. We are diving into the gym today. Luna: Yes. I need some new words for my workout routine. Lucas: Let us start with the most common machine. It is called de loopband. Luna: De loopband. That sounds like a belt. Lucas: It does mean belt. But here it means treadmill. Let us try it together. Lucas: De loopband. Luna: De loopband. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine you are walking on it slowly. De loopband. Luna: De loopband. Lucas: Good. You can say you are using it. Ik loop op de loopband. Luna: I am running on the treadmill. Okay. De loopband. Lucas: Right. Next we have a different type of exercise. Strength training. Lucas: The phrase is Ik doe aan krachttraining. Luna: Ik doe aan krachttraining. That feels long to say. Lucas: It is a bit. Break it down. Kracht means power. Training is training. Lucas: Ik doe aan krachttraining. Luna: Ik doe aan krachttraining. Lucas: Exactly. You do strength training. Try it again slowly. Luna: Ik doe aan krachttraining. Lucas: Very good. Now let us talk about the weights. Sometimes they are too heavy. Lucas: You would say Het gewicht is te zwaar. Luna: Het gewicht is te zwaar. Oh no. Lucas: Yes. Too heavy. Te zwaar. Let us practice that whole sentence. Lucas: Het gewicht is te zwaar. Luna: Het gewicht is te zwaar. Lucas: Correct. If it is too heavy, you ask for help or change it. Luna: I need lighter weights. So Het gewicht is te zwaar. Lucas: Exactly. Right now I am thinking about where I put my clothes. Lucas: We use the word locker for your personal space. Lucas: The question is Waar is de locker? Luna: Waar is de locker? Where is the locker? Lucas: Yes. Very useful when you arrive at the gym. Waar is de locker? Luna: Waar is de locker? Lucas: Great. One last phrase for today. Swimming. Lucas: You can say Ik zwem een rondje. Luna: Ik zwem een rondje. I swim a lap. Lucas: Rondje means little round or lap. It is a common way to say it. Lucas: Ik zwem een rondje. Luna: Ik zwem een rondje. Lucas: Nice. You are swimming a lap. Let us review all five phrases quickly. Luna: Okay. De loopband. Lucas: De loopband. Luna: Ik doe aan krachttraining. Lucas: Ik doe aan krachttraining. Luna: Het gewicht is te zwaar. Lucas: Het gewicht is te zwaar. Luna: Waar is de locker? Lucas: Waar is de locker? Luna: Ik zwem een rondje. Lucas: Ik zwem een rondje. Luna: That was fast. I feel ready to go to the gym. Lucas: Me too. By the way, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, we want to share something important. Luna: Yeah. We keep the show ad-free so you can focus on learning. Lucas: If you want to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Thanks for listening. See you next time. Lucas: See you soon. Practice these till we chat again.