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- Lucas: Welcome back to another episode of Learn French with Fexingo. Luna: Hey there! I am so ready for today's topic. Lucas: We have covered a lot about the house lately, from chores to furniture. Luna: Right, we talked about cleaning and security systems. Lucas: But now we are moving into the kitchen proper. Luna: I love that idea. Cooking is such a big part of culture. Lucas: Exactly. And it starts with actions. Luna: So we are learning cooking verbs today? Lucas: Yes. Four specific phrases to get you started. Luna: I am listening. Let's begin. Lucas: The first one is for preparing your ingredients. Luna: What do we say for cutting vegetables? Lucas: We say couper les légumes. Luna: Couper les légumes. Lucas: Couper les légumes. Luna: That means to cut the vegetables. Lucas: Correct. It is a very common phrase. Luna: I can practice that. Couper les légumes. Lucas: Perfect pronunciation, Luna. Luna: Thank you. What is the next action? Lucas: Now we move to the stove top. Luna: How do we say to make water boil? Lucas: We use faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: Faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: To boil the water. Lucas: Yes. You need this for pasta or rice. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Got it. Lucas: Let's try it again together. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: Very good. Next is mixing things. Luna: What if I want to stir my sauce? Lucas: You say remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Remuer la sauce. Luna: To stir the sauce. Lucas: Exactly. Gentle movements with a spoon. Luna: Remuer la sauce. I like that word. Lucas: It sounds nice, doesn't it? Luna: It does. Last one please. Lucas: This is for baking. Luna: How do I put something in the oven? Lucas: You say mettre au four. Luna: Mettre au four. Lucas: Mettre au four. Luna: To put in the oven. Lucas: Correct. For bread or cakes. Luna: Mettre au four. Nailed it. Lucas: You did it. Those are our four phrases. Luna: Let's review them quickly. Lucas: First, couper les légumes. Luna: Couper les légumes. Lucas: Second, faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: Faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: Third, remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: And fourth, mettre au four. Luna: Mettre au four. Lucas: Excellent work today. Luna: I feel much more confident in the kitchen. Lucas: Me too. It is satisfying to learn these steps. Luna: Do you cook often, Lucas? Lucas: I try to. But I always forget to remuer la sauce. Luna: Oh no. Does it burn? Lucas: Sometimes. So I need to remember this phrase better. Luna: Just keep stirring! Lucas: That is the plan. Luna: Speaking of plans, let me tell you something. Lucas: Sure. What is on your mind? Luna: I was thinking about how this show runs. Lucas: Oh really? Like the episodes themselves? Luna: Yes. We record these every week without fail. Lucas: It takes a lot of time and effort. Luna: And it costs money to produce. Lucas: True. We do not run any advertisements here. Luna: Right. No ads interrupting the learning. Lucas: Exactly. That is why listener support matters. Luna: Some people already help us out monthly. Lucas: A small group keeps the lights on. Luna: If you want to join that group, you can go to buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It is just a way to chip in if you can. Luna: No pressure at all. Just an option. Lucas: Yeah. It helps us keep making these episodes. Luna: Thanks for listening to that bit. Lucas: Back to the cooking now. Luna: Let's imagine a scene. Lucas: Okay. You are making dinner. Luna: First I will couper les légumes. Lucas: Good start. Then what? Luna: Then I will faire bouillir l'eau. Lucas: While the water boils, what do you do? Luna: I will remuer la sauce slowly. Lucas: And finally? Luna: I will mettre au four for twenty minutes. Lucas: That sounds delicious. Luna: I hope so. It is hard to guess. Lucas: Practice makes perfect. Luna: I will try these phrases tomorrow. Lucas: I bet you will do great. Luna: Couper les légumes. Lucas: Faire bouillir l'eau. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Mettre au four. Luna: Those stick in my memory now. Lucas: Repetition is the key. Luna: I agree. It feels solid. Lucas: We are glad to hear that. Luna: Thanks for teaching me, Lucas. Lucas: My pleasure, Luna. Luna: See you next time for more French. Lucas: Bye for now. Keep practicing.