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- Lucas: Luna, welcome back. Ready for another episode? Luna: Ready! I loved last time with kitchen utensils. Today, can we actually use them? Lucas: Exactly. Today we're learning kitchen verbs. Verbs for cooking. Luna: Oh, perfect. I want to be able to say I'm baking or boiling. Lucas: We'll start with a simple one: snijden. To cut. Luna: Snijden. Snijden. Like cutting vegetables? Lucas: Exactly. Ik snijd de ui. I cut the onion. Say it with me: snijden. Luna: Snijden. Ik snijd de ui. Lucas: Good. Now: bakken. To bake or fry. Luna: Bakken. Like baking a cake? Lucas: Yes. Ik bak een taart. I bake a cake. Or ik bak een ei. I fry an egg. Luna: Ik bak een ei. That's useful for breakfast. Lucas: Next: koken. To boil or cook. Luna: Koken. Like koken water? Lucas: Precies. Ik kook water. I boil water. Or ik kook aardappelen. I cook potatoes. Luna: Ik kook aardappelen. That's a classic. Lucas: Now a fun one: roeren. To stir. Luna: Roeren. Like stirring soup? Lucas: Yes. Ik roer de soep. I stir the soup. Luna: Ik roer de soep. That feels very chef-like. Lucas: Last one: proeven. To taste. Luna: Proeven. Like proeven the dish? Lucas: Ja. Ik proef de saus. I taste the sauce. Luna: Ik proef de saus. Hmm, I can imagine doing that. Lucas: Let's put them into a little story. Say you're making pancakes. Luna: Oh, yes! Pannenkoeken. Okay. Lucas: First, you snijden the apples. Luna: Ik snijd de appels. Lucas: Then you bakken the pancakes. Luna: Ik bak de pannenkoeken. Lucas: You koken the syrup. Luna: Ik kook de siroop. Lucas: You roeren the batter. Luna: Ik roer het beslag. Lucas: And finally, you proeven the pancake. Luna: Ik proef de pannenkoek. Heerlijk! Lucas: Perfect. You used all five verbs in a real scene. Luna: This is so practical. I can already imagine saying these at home. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Dutch, we appreciate that. We keep the show ad-free because we think that's better for learning. If you'd like to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep these episodes going. Anyway, back to the kitchen. Lucas: Let's practice more. Say each verb with me: snijden, bakken, koken, roeren, proeven. Luna: Snijden, bakken, koken, roeren, proeven. Lucas: Now in sentences: ik snijd, ik bak, ik kook, ik roer, ik proef. Luna: Ik snijd, ik bak, ik kook, ik roer, ik proef. Lucas: Excellent. Try this: wat kook je? Luna: Wat kook je? What are you cooking? Lucas: Yes. And you can answer: ik kook pasta. Luna: Ik kook pasta. Lucas: Or: ik bak een ei. Luna: Ik bak een ei. That's breakfast sorted. Lucas: Now let's do a quick quiz. I'll say an English verb, you say the Dutch one. Cut. Luna: Snijden. Lucas: Bake. Luna: Bakken. Lucas: Boil. Luna: Koken. Lucas: Stir. Luna: Roeren. Lucas: Taste. Luna: Proeven. Lucas: You got them all. I'm impressed. Luna: Thanks to your patience, Lucas. These are sticking. Lucas: That's the goal. Keep practicing these verbs. Try using them next time you cook. Luna: I will. Totally going to say ik snijd de ui tonight. Lucas: And don't forget to proeven the result. Luna: Oh, that's the best part. Lucas: That's all for today. Practice these until we meet again. Luna: Doei doei! Lucas: Doei!