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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be here again. Lucas: Today we are staying home, but we are going into the kitchen. Luna: I love the kitchen. Especially when there is food involved. Lucas: We will learn four key verbs for cooking today. Luna: This feels practical. I can use these immediately. Lucas: Let us start with the first one. At stege. Luna: At stege. Lucas: It means to fry. Like frying a pan. Luna: At stege. To fry. Lucas: Say it with me now. At stege. Luna: At stege. Lucas: Good. Now let us try it in a sentence. Luna: Jeg vil gerne stege æg. Lucas: I would like to fry eggs. Very simple. Luna: Jeg vil gerne stege æg. Lucas: Perfect. You got that right away. Luna: It sounds soft. The 'g' at the end is quiet. Lucas: Exactly. Just focus on the vowel sound. Luna: At stege. I feel confident about this one. Lucas: Let us move to the second verb. At koge. Luna: At koge. Lucas: This means to boil. Like boiling water. Luna: At koge. To boil. Lucas: Repeat it slowly. At... koge. Luna: At koge. Lucas: Now put it in context. Jeg skal koge pasta. Luna: Jeg skal koge pasta. Lucas: I must cook pasta. Or I am going to boil pasta. Luna: Jeg skal koge pasta. Lucas: You are doing great. Keep that rhythm. Luna: It is easier than I thought. Lucas: It really is. Let us try the third one. At fryse. Luna: At fryse. Lucas: This means to freeze. Like putting food in the freezer. Luna: At fryse. To freeze. Lucas: Listen to the 'y'. It is a distinct sound. Luna: At fryse. Lucas: Try a sentence. Jeg vil fryse kød. Luna: Jeg vil fryse kød. Lucas: I want to freeze meat. Very useful phrase. Luna: Jeg vil fryse kød. Lucas: Spot on. You are learning fast. Luna: I am enjoying the progress. Lucas: Let us do the final one. At bage. Luna: At bage. Lucas: This means to bake. Like baking bread or cake. Luna: At bage. To bake. Lucas: Repeat it. At bage. Luna: At bage. Lucas: Now use it. Jeg skal bage brød. Luna: Jeg skal bage brød. Lucas: I am going to bake bread. Sounds delicious. Luna: Jeg skal bage brød. Lucas: You nailed it. That is our set. Luna: At stege, at koge, at fryse, at bage. Lucas: Four verbs. Four actions. Simple and clear. Luna: I feel ready to cook dinner tonight. Lucas: That is the goal. Practice them a few times. Luna: I will repeat them while I chop vegetables. Lucas: Aww. That is a lovely image. Luna: It is true though. Repetition helps memory. Lucas: Absolutely. Hearing them in your head counts. Luna: Okay so, at stege. Lucas: At stege. Luna: To fry. Lucas: Yes. And at koge? Luna: At koge. To boil. Lucas: Right. And at fryse? Luna: At fryse. To freeze. Lucas: And finally, at bage? Luna: At bage. To bake. Lucas: Perfect review. You have them down. Luna: I did not make any mistakes this time. Lucas: Nailed it. That is what we aim for. Luna: It feels good to get it right. Lucas: It does. Small wins add up quickly. Luna: I am glad we chose this topic. Lucas: Me too. It is very applicable daily life. Luna: Speaking of daily life, I need to check my stew. Lucas: Oh! Go check it. Do not let it burn. Luna: I will use at koge while I stir. Lucas: There you go. Practical application. Luna: Thanks for the push, Lucas. Lucas: Anytime. We will catch up after you eat. Luna: Sounds like a plan. Lucas: Before we go, a quick note from me. Luna: Is this the part about support? Lucas: Yeah. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: Yeah, yeah. I see where this goes. Lucas: Well, just know that listener support keeps this show running. Luna: It is ad-free because people choose to help. Lucas: Exactly. A small group already chips in monthly. Luna: That is literally what funds making all these episodes. Lucas: If you want to join them, it is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Just a link. No pressure at all. Lucas: No pressure. Just if you want to keep the mic open. Luna: I appreciate that. It makes sense. Lucas: Cool. Anyway, back to the kitchen. Luna: The stew smells amazing. Lucas: Did you manage to save it? Luna: Barely. But it is safe now. Lucas: Good job. That was real world practice. Luna: I felt the pressure. In a good way. Lucas: That is how you learn. Under mild stress. Luna: I mean, yes. Exactly. Lucas: Right. Let us wrap up here. Luna: Okay. What did we learn today? Lucas: Four verbs. At stege, at koge, at fryse, at bage. Luna: Fry, boil, freeze, and bake. Lucas: Simple words. Big utility. Luna: I will use them all week. Lucas: That is the spirit. Keep practicing. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: See you next time. Luna: Hej!