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- Lucas: Hey Luna. Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. Luna: Hi Lucas. I am so ready for this one. Lucas: Good. Last episode we looked at the basics of the laundromat. Luna: Right. Finding the machines and asking for detergent. Lucas: Exactly. Now we are going deeper into the actions. Luna: The actual doing part. The verbs. Lucas: Yes. Let's start with the main action. Luna: I remember you mentioned something about washing clothes. Lucas: We use a phrase for that. At vaske tøj. Luna: At vaske tøj. Lucas: Let me say it slowly. At vaske tøj. Luna: At vaske tøj. Lucas: It means 'to wash clothes'. Simple enough? Luna: Yeah. Vaske is wash. Tøj is clothes. Lucas: Spot on. Try it normally now. Luna: I skal at vaske tøj. Lucas: Perfect. You need to wash clothes. Luna: I have a pile of shirts waiting for me. Lucas: Don't worry. We will get through them. Luna: Okay. What about drying? Can I just air dry everything? Lucas: In Denmark, we often use machines for drying too. Luna: Oh right. The big dryer. Lucas: The word is tørretumbleren. Luna: Tørretumbleren. Lucas: Say it with me. Tørretumbleren. Luna: Tørretumbleren. Lucas: It is the tumble dryer. Or the drier. Luna: Tørre is dry. Tumbler is tumbler. Lucas: Exactly. It is a compound word. Luna: Try saying it naturally. Luna: Jeg bruger tørretumbleren. Lucas: Great. I use the tumble dryer. Luna: Sometimes it feels like magic though. Lucas: It can be tricky if you load it wrong. Luna: Oh no. What happens then? Lucas: Sometimes the door locks tight. Luna: Like it gets stuck? Lucas: Yes. We say sætte sig fast. Luna: Sætte sig fast. Lucas: Listen closely. Sætte sig fast. Luna: Sætte sig fast. Lucas: It means to get stuck or jammed. Luna: So the machine sets itself fast? Lucas: Literally yes. But it just means stuck. Luna: That sounds frustrating. Lucas: It is. If that happens, you call maintenance. Luna: Okay. So I put the clothes in. Lucas: You wash them first. At vaske tøj. Luna: Then you dry them. Using tørretumbleren. Lucas: And hope nothing sætter sig fast. Luna: Nailed it. Lucas: Almost there. One more thing. Luna: Ironing? Please tell me we are not ironing. Lucas: Just the concept of ironing. Luna: What is the word? Lucas: Strygning. Luna: Strygning. Lucas: Say it again. Strygning. Luna: Strygning. Lucas: It is the noun for ironing. Luna: Or the act of ironing. Lucas: Correct. Jeg har strygning. Luna: I have ironing to do. Lucas: Exactly. Sounds like a chore. Luna: It really is. But necessary. Lucas: Last phrase. When it is done. Luna: When everything is clean and dry. Lucas: You put it away. Luna: How do you say folded up? Lucas: Foldet op. Luna: Foldet op. Lucas: Repeat after me. Foldet op. Luna: Foldet op. Lucas: It means folded up or put away neatly. Luna: Jeg har foldet op. Lucas: I have folded it up. Luna: That feels satisfying to say. Lucas: It does. Let's review the set quickly. Luna: Ready. Go. Lucas: To wash clothes. Luna: At vaske tøj. Lucas: The tumble dryer. Luna: Tørretumbleren. Lucas: To get stuck. Luna: Sætte sig fast. Lucas: Ironing. Luna: Strygning. Lucas: Folded up. Luna: Foldet op. Lucas: Excellent work today. Luna: My laundry skills are improving. Lucas: They certainly are. Luna: Before we go, I want to mention something. Lucas: Oh? Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: Yeah? Luna: the way these stay ad-free is listener support. Lucas: Right. Luna: You can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That keeps the show running smoothly. Luna: Like keeping the machine running. Lucas: Exactly. No interruptions. Luna: Back to our phrases. Lucas: Let's do one last scene. Luna: At the laundromat. Lucas: I need to wash my jeans. Luna: Use at vaske tøj. Lucas: I skal at vaske tøj. Luna: Put them in the dryer. Lucas: Jeg bruger tørretumbleren. Luna: Hope nothing gets stuck. Lucas: Håber det sætter sig fast. Luna: No! Don't say that! Lucas: Ha. Just joking. Luna: Scary moment. Lucas: Now iron the shirt. Luna: Jeg har strygning. Lucas: And finally, put it away. Luna: Jeg har foldet op. Lucas: Perfect finish. Luna: Thanks Lucas. Lucas: Thanks for listening everyone. Luna: See you next time.