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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be here again. Lucas: We have been cooking in the kitchen lately, right? Luna: Yes. We learned about the knife and the spoon. And the plate. Lucas: Right. Ep 239 and 240 covered those tools perfectly. Luna: But today we need more things for the table. Lucas: Exactly. A meal needs more than just a knife and spoon. Luna: I was thinking about dinner tonight. What do I need? Lucas: You need something to drink from. And something else to eat with. Luna: Oh, yes. The fork. And a glass. Lucas: Let us start with the fork. Listen closely. Luna: Okay. What is the word for fork? Lucas: It is el tenedor. Luna: El tenedor. Lucas: Slowly. El... tenedor. Luna: El... tenedor. Lucas: Perfect. Now say it normally. Luna: El tenedor. Lucas: Good. It means the fork. Just like the spoon. Luna: El cuchillo. La cuchara. El tenedor. Lucas: Exactly. Three main tools. Let us try it again. Luna: El tenedor. Lucas: Again. Luna: El tenedor. Lucas: Great. Now let us talk about what you drink from. Luna: A glass? Like for water or wine? Lucas: Yes. In Spanish, we often use a specific word for a drinking glass, especially if it is taller. Luna: What is that word? Lucas: It is la copa. Luna: La copa. Lucas: Listen. La copa. Luna: La copa. Lucas: Slowly. La... copa. Luna: La... copa. Lucas: Very good. Now naturally. Luna: La copa. Lucas: Yes. La copa means the wine glass or the tall glass. Luna: So el tenedor and la copa. Lucas: Correct. Now imagine you are at the table. You cannot find your fork. Luna: Oh no. Where is it? Lucas: You would ask: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Luna: Wait. Let me repeat that. Lucas: Sure. ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Luna: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Lucas: Break it down. Dónde está. El tenedor. Luna: Dónde está. El tenedor. Lucas: Together now. Luna: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Lucas: Perfect. That means where is the fork. Luna: I love that phrase. It is very useful. Lucas: It is. Now what if you need a glass? Luna: Do I ask where it is too? Lucas: You can. But you might also say you need one. Luna: How do I say I need a glass? Lucas: Necesito una copa. Luna: Necesito una copa. Lucas: Listen. Necesito una copa. Luna: Necesito una copa. Lucas: Slowly. Necesito... una copa. Luna: Necesito... una copa. Lucas: Now naturally. Luna: Necesito una copa. Lucas: Excellent. It means I need a glass. Luna: And remember el tenedor. Lucas: El tenedor. Luna: El tenedor. Lucas: Let us put it all together in a scene. Luna: Okay. I am hungry. Lucas: You sit down. You look around. You ask: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Luna: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Lucas: Someone points to the drawer. Then you realize you have no drink. Luna: Oh right. So I say: Necesito una copa. Lucas: Yes. Necesito una copa. Luna: Necesito una copa. Lucas: Now we are ready to eat. But first... Luna: What comes first? Lucas: We must set the table. Luna: Ah. Vamos a poner la mesa. Lucas: Yes. Listen. Vamos a poner la mesa. Luna: Vamos a poner la mesa. Lucas: Break it down. Vamos a. Poner la mesa. Luna: Vamos a. Poner la mesa. Lucas: Together now. Luna: Vamos a poner la mesa. Lucas: That means we are going to set the table. Luna: I love that expression. It feels active. Lucas: It does. It involves action. Placing plates, forks, glasses. Luna: So: el tenedor. La copa. ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Necesito una copa. Vamos a poner la mesa. Lucas: Spot on. Let us review them one last time. Luna: Ready. El tenedor. Lucas: La copa. Luna: ¿Dónde está el tenedor? Lucas: Necesito una copa. Luna: Vamos a poner la mesa. Lucas: Beautiful work today, Luna. Luna: Thank you, Lucas. I feel ready for dinner. Lucas: Me too. Before we go, I want to mention something important. Luna: Oh? What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, please consider supporting us. Luna: Yeah. We do not have ads. It is just us. Lucas: A small group of listeners keeps this ad-free by contributing monthly. Luna: You can join them at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It really helps us keep making these episodes for you. Luna: Thanks for listening. Practice these phrases. Lucas: See you next time.