Latest / Learn Japanese with Fexingo / Japanese Kitchen Items Part 4 - Tools
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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another kitchen episode? We've covered some basics, but today I want to focus on actual tools you use when cooking. Luna: Oh, I love this! We already learned words like 冷蔵庫 and 電子レンジ, but the real action happens with knives and pots. Lucas: Exactly. And speaking of learning, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Japanese, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Keeps us ad-free and helps us keep going. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps. Now, what's our first word? Lucas: First up: 包丁. That's a kitchen knife. 包丁. Luna: 包丁. So that's a chef's knife? Lucas: Right, any kind of kitchen knife. Let's hear you say it. 包丁. Luna: 包丁. Lucas: Perfect. Now, you use a 包丁 with a まな板, a cutting board. まな板. Luna: まな板. So 包丁 and まな板 go together? Lucas: Exactly. You can say: 包丁とまな板を使います. Use a knife and a cutting board. But let's just focus on the words now. Repeat: まな板. Luna: まな板. Got it. Lucas: Great. Next, 鍋. That's a pot. 鍋. Luna: 鍋. Like for making soup? Lucas: Yeah, exactly. And フライパン, a frying pan. フライパン. Luna: フライパン. That sounds familiar. Lucas: It comes from English, so it's easy. Say it with me: フライパン. Luna: フライパン. Lucas: Now let's test you. I'll say a sentence and you tell me which word is missing. 野菜を切るときに___を使います. When cutting vegetables, you use ___. Luna: 包丁! Lucas: Yes! And まな板 too probably. Next: スープを作るときに___を使います. When making soup, you use ___. Luna: 鍋. Lucas: Right. And to fry an egg, you use a ___. Luna: フライパン. Lucas: You nailed it. Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: 包丁. Luna: 包丁. Lucas: まな板. Luna: まな板. Lucas: 鍋. Luna: 鍋. Lucas: フライパン. Luna: フライパン. Lucas: Excellent. Now imagine you're cooking. Can you say: I use a cutting board? Luna: まな板を使います. Lucas: Perfect. And I use a frying pan? Luna: フライパンを使います. Lucas: Great job. That's it for today. Practice these words, and you'll be ready to cook in Japanese. Luna: Thanks Lucas, this was fun. See you next time! Lucas: Bye bye!