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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hello everyone. We are back in the kitchen again. Lucas: Yes. Last episode we talked about grating cheese and mixing dough. Today we talk about flavor. Luna: Flavor. Like taste? Yes. I love talking about food. Lucas: Me too. But first, a quick note. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, we would be so grateful if you considered supporting the show directly. It keeps these episodes ad-free and allows us to keep creating content just like this. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Thank you for being part of our community. Luna: Thanks for listening. Now let us get back to the stove. Lucas: Exactly. So, imagine you are making a simple pasta sauce. What is the first thing you add? Luna: Salt? Always salt. It changes everything. Lucas: Right. In Spanish, salt is la sal. Listen closely. Lucas: La sal.... La sal. Luna: La sal. Okay. La sal. Lucas: Perfect. Just two syllables. La sal. Try it again. Luna: La sal. Yeah. That was easy. Lucas: It is very common. You say la sal when you are seasoning anything. Meat, vegetables, soup. Luna: Okay. La sal. I remember that one. Lucas: Good. Now, what goes with salt? Usually black pepper. Luna: Pepper. Yes. In Spanish, is it similar? Lucas: Very similar. Pepper is la pimienta. Note the extra syllable. Lucas: La pimienta.... La pimienta. Luna: La pimienta. Hmm. Let me try. La pimienta. Lucas: Spot on. La pimienta. Notice the 'pi' sound. It is crisp. Luna: La pimienta. Got it. Salt and pepper. Basic duo. Lucas: Basic but essential. Now, let us add some green color. Fresh herbs. Luna: Herbs. Like parsley? Or maybe basil? Lucas: Let us start with parsley. It is everywhere in Italian and Spanish cooking. Parsley is el perejil. Lucas: El perejil.... El perejil. Luna: El perejil. Wait. Is that how you pronounce it? per hex il? Lucas: Close. But softer. El perejil. The j sounds like a soft English h. Like hello. Luna: Ohhh. Okay. El perejil. There we go. Lucas: Yes. El perejil. Chop it up finely. Sprinkle it on top. Luna: El perejil. I like that word. It feels fresh. Lucas: It does. Now, here is a tricky phrase. How do you ask for a tiny amount? Not a cup. A pinch. Luna: A pinch. Right. You don't want to ruin the dish. Lucas: Correct. A pinch of something is una pizca de. Listen. Lucas: Una pizca de.... Una pizca de. Luna: Una pizca de. Oh. Pizca. Like pizza without the za? Lucas: Ha. Almost. Un-a piz-ca de. Focus on the 'z'. It is sharp. Luna: Una pizca de. Okay. Una pizca de sal. A pinch of salt. Lucas: Exactly. Una pizca de sal. Or una pizca de pimienta. Very useful. Luna: Una pizca de pimienta. That sounds fancy. I feel like a chef. Lucas: You are sounding like one. Finally, after all that cooking, you take a bite. What do you say? Luna: I say it tastes good. But in Spanish, right? Lucas: Yes. Delicious is delicioso. To say it tastes delicious, you use the verb saber. To taste. Lucas: Sabe delicioso.... Sabe delicioso. Luna: Sabe delicioso. Sabee deli-cio-so. Okay. Sabe delicioso. Lucas: Perfect. Sabe delicioso. It means 'it tastes delicious'. Simple and powerful. Luna: Sabe delicioso. Wow. My pasta probably tastes better already. Lucas: Let us review quickly. Salt is la sal. Luna: La sal. Yes. Lucas: Pepper is la pimienta. Luna: La pimienta. Correct. Lucas: Parsley is el perejil. Luna: El perejil. Got it. Lucas: A pinch of is una pizca de. Luna: Una pizca de. Nice phrase. Lucas: And it tastes delicious is sabe delicioso. Luna: Sabe delicioso. Yeah. Good stuff. Lucas: Great job today. Practice saying una pizca de sal out loud. Luna: Una pizca de sal. See you next time! Lucas: Bye everyone. Keep practicing with Fexingo.