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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Portuguese with Fexingo? Luna: Always! What are we learning today? Lucas: Today we're diving into the kitchen. We'll learn some cooking verbs in Portuguese. Luna: Oh, I love cooking! Let's start with something simple. Lucas: First verb: cortar. It means 'to cut.' Say it with me: cortar. Luna: Cortar. Cortar. That sounds like 'cut' in English, kind of. Lucas: Right! Now let's use it in a phrase: Eu vou cortar a cebola. That means 'I will cut the onion.' Luna: Eu vou cortar a cebola. Hmm, that's a mouthful. Eu vou cortar a cebola. Lucas: Excellent! You said it perfectly. Now, another verb: misturar, which means 'to mix.' Luna: Misturar. Misturar. Sounds like 'mix' in English too! Lucas: Exactly. Now let's put them together. If you're making a salad, you cortar the vegetables and then misturar them. Luna: Got it. So first cortar, then misturar. Lucas: Perfect. Now one more verb: fritar, which means 'to fry.' Luna: Fritar. Fritar. That sounds like 'fry' too! Portuguese is so fun. Lucas: It is! Now, you know we keep Fexingo ad-free because we want to focus on teaching. If these episodes help you make progress, you can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. That link really helps keep things going. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to say thanks. And we appreciate every bit of support. Lucas: So back to cooking. Imagine you're making an omelette. You cortar some onions, misturar eggs, and fritar everything. Luna: Let me try a full sentence: Eu vou cortar a cebola, misturar com os ovos, e fritar. Lucas: Wow, that was great! Just one tiny tweak: 'misturar com os ovos' is fine, but more natural would be 'misturar os ovos' – you don't need 'com' there. Luna: Ah, so 'misturar os ovos' – mix the eggs. Got it. Lucas: Yeah! So to review: cortar, misturar, fritar. Luna: Cortar, misturar, fritar. I think I've got them. Lucas: Great! Use these next time you cook a Portuguese recipe. Practice makes perfect. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. Till next time, everyone! Lucas: Practice these verbs and we'll see you soon on Learn Portuguese with Fexingo.