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- Lucas: Hey Luna. Ready to get back into the kitchen? Luna: Always. Last time we flambéed, but I barely caught that flame. Lucas: Right. Tonight is about control. Not fire, but heat. Luna: Okay, I like control. What are we learning today? Lucas: We are moving from high heat to gentle care. Three phrases only. Luna: Small steps. I can do small steps. Lucas: First phrase. It is very common. remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Good. Remuer means to stir. La sauce means the sauce. Luna: So I am stirring the sauce. Simple. Lucas: Exactly. You have a spoon, you move it in circles. Remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Try it with me. Remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Perfect. Now, imagine the sauce is thickening. You must keep moving it. Luna: Otherwise it burns? Or sticks? Lucas: Both. So you say: I am stirring the sauce. Je remue la sauce. Luna: Je remue la sauce. Lucas: Again. Je remue la sauce. Luna: Je remue la sauce. Lucas: Let us practice the action. Remuer la sauce. Remuer la sauce. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Remuer la sauce. Lucas: You got it. That was easy. Now, number two. Luna: I am ready. Hit me. Lucas: This one is poetic. Laisser frémir. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Laisser means to let or to leave. Frémir means to simmer. Luna: To let it simmer. Okay. Lucas: Yes. You do not boil it hard. You let it bubble gently. Luna: Like a quiet hug for the pot. Lucas: That is exactly right. Laisser frémir. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Say it slowly. Lais-ser fré-mir. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Very good. Now put it in a sentence. Je laisse frémir. Luna: Je laisse frémir. Lucas: With an object. Je laisse frémir la soupe. Luna: Je laisse frémir la soupe. Lucas: Nice. Let us repeat the phrase alone. Laisser frémir. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Again. Laisser frémir. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: One more time. Laisser frémir. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Excellent. Now for the third phrase. This sets the scene. Luna: Is this about the stove setting? Lucas: Yes. Le feu est doux. Luna: Le feu est doux. Lucas: Le feu means the fire or the heat. Est is is. Doux means soft or mild. Luna: The heat is soft. Got it. Lucas: Exactly. Turn the knob down. Le feu est doux. Luna: Le feu est doux. Lucas: Say it together. Le feu est doux. Luna: Le feu est doux. Lucas: Put it all together now. We stir the sauce. We let it simmer. The heat is soft. Luna: Remuer la sauce. Laisser frémir. Le feu est doux. Lucas: Beautiful. You sound like a chef already. Luna: I feel so professional. Can I add wine? Lucas: Not yet. First, let us review what we just learned. Luna: Review mode. Activated. Lucas: Phrase one. How do you say stir the sauce? Luna: Remuer la sauce. Lucas: Correct. Phrase two. To let it simmer? Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Spot on. Phrase three. The heat is low? Luna: Le feu est doux. Lucas: You are doing great. Let us use them in a quick story. Luna: I love stories. Especially food ones. Lucas: I put the pan on the stove. I start to cook. I say: Je remue la sauce. Luna: And then I lower the knob. And I say: Le feu est doux. Lucas: And finally, I wait. I whisper: Laisser frémir. Luna: That sounds delicious. And calm. Lucas: It is very meditative. Cooking should be relaxing. Luna: If I burn it, is it still relaxing? Lucas: Only if you order pizza. But you will not burn it. You know the steps. Luna: Remuer. Laisser. Le feu est doux. I remember. Lucas: Before we go, I want to mention something important. Luna: What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, listener support keeps us ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it really helps to have these consistent episodes. Lucas: If you want to help, visit buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Thanks for supporting the show. It means a lot. Lucas: Back to the kitchen. Let us repeat the key phrase one last time. Luna: Which one? Lucas: Laisser frémir. Let it simmer. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Again. Laisser frémir. Luna: Laisser frémir. Lucas: Perfect. Keep practicing these until we chat again. Luna: See you next time. Au revoir!