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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Spanish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. Hi everyone. We are back at the mic. Lucas: We have been busy lately. We covered kitchen tools. We learned verbs like cut and chop. Luna: Yes. And we talked about baking bread. But today feels different. Lucas: It does. Today we are focusing on one specific dish. Pasta. Luna: Oh. My favorite. I love making spaghetti on Tuesday nights. Lucas: Perfect. So let us start with the very first step. The water. Luna: Right. You need hot water. How do we say that? Lucas: We use a verb here. To boil. The phrase is hervir el agua. Luna: Hervir el agua. Let me try that. Hervir el agua. Lucas: Exactly. Hervir means to boil. El agua is the water. Together: hervir el agua. Luna: Okay. Hervir el agua. I can hear the bubbles now. Lucas: Good imagery. Now, where do you put the water? A small cup? Luna: No way. That would be a disaster. You need something big. Lucas: Agreed. You need a large pot. In Spanish, that is la olla grande. Luna: La olla grande. Okay. La olla. Olla. Like a bowl but bigger. Lucas: Precisely. Olla is the pot. Grande is big. Say it with me. Luna: La olla grande. Got it. Put the water in la olla grande. Lucas: Correct. Once the water starts bubbling, you add the pasta. Luna: I always drop the pasta in too fast. Then it sticks together. Lucas: That is why we stir. Immediately. The phrase is remover la pasta. Luna: Remover la pasta. Hmm. Remover sounds like removing something. Lucas: It does. To remove or to mix. Here it means to stir. Try it. Luna: Remover la pasta. I am stirring with my imaginary spoon. Remover la pasta. Lucas: You are doing great. Keep stirring so it does not stick. Listen. Luna: Listen to what? The bubbling? Lucas: Almost. After a few minutes, you check the texture. Do you ask a question? Luna: Yes! I always wonder if it is ready. Is there a word for that? Lucas: There is a special Italian word used in Spanish too. Al dente. Hard to the bite. Luna: Al dente. I know this one. But how do I ask if it is ready? Lucas: You say: ¿Está al dente? Estar is to be. ¿Está al dente? Luna: ¿Está al dente? Oh, I love asking that. It sounds professional. Lucas: It does sound professional. If someone answers yes, you take action. Luna: I take it off the heat. Then I drain it. Into the sink. Lucas: Right. You drain the liquid. The phrase is escurrir las lentejas. Luna: Wait. Lentils? Las lentejas? I am making pasta, not soup! Lucas: I know. It is a funny phrase we use for drills. Escurrir means to drain. Luna: Oh. Okay. So escurrir las lentejas is just the pattern. To drain things. Lucas: Exactly. Escurrir is the verb. You can escurrir the pasta too. Try it. Luna: Escurrir las lentejas. Even though I hate lentils. Escurrir las lentejas. Lucas: Perfect. You drain them. Then you serve. Or you eat immediately. Luna: I eat immediately. While it is hot. With lots of cheese. Lucas: A good choice. Let us review the steps quickly. First, the water. Luna: First, hervir el agua. Boil the water. Lucas: Second, the container. La olla grande. The large pot. Luna: Third, the action. Remover la pasta. Stir the pasta. Lucas: Fourth, the check. ¿Está al dente? Is it al dente? Luna: And fifth, the finish. Escurrir las lentejas. Drain the lentils. Lucas: Even if they are not lentils. The verb is the key. Escurrir. Luna: Yes. Escurrir is the star. Thanks, Lucas. That was simple. Lucas: Simple and tasty. Before we go, I want to mention something important. Luna: What is it? More pasta tips? Lucas: Kind of. Support keeps this show running. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: Yeah. It really helps to hear these patterns repeated. Lucas: Exactly. Listener support is what keeps it ad-free. You can buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That is very kind of you. And it helps us keep making episodes. Lucas: It does. Thank you for considering it. Now, back to the kitchen. Luna: Back to the kitchen. I am hungry again just thinking about it. Lucas: Let us practice one more time. Imagine you are at home alone. Luna: Okay. I walk to the stove. I say: I need to boil the water. Lucas: Say it in Spanish. Start with the verb. Luna: Tengo que hervir el agua. I have to boil the water. Lucas: Good. Now fill the pot. What do you say? Luna: Uso la olla grande. I use the large pot. Lucas: Perfect. Add the pasta. What is the command to yourself? Luna: Remover la pasta. Stir the pasta. Don't forget to stir. Lucas: Right. Ten minutes later. You taste it. What do you ask? Luna: ¿Está al dente? Is it ready? Yes, it looks perfect. Lucas: Excellent. Now, take it to the sink. What is the final step? Luna: Escurrir las lentejas. Drain the lentils. Just in case. Lucas: Just in case. Or escurrir la pasta. Either works. Luna: I think I will just eat it from the pot tonight. Lucas: A valid strategy. No dishes to wash. Very efficient. Luna: Very efficient. I love efficiency. Especially when food is involved. Lucas: It is a powerful combination. You learned five new phrases today. Luna: Five phrases. And a whole meal plan. Thank you, Lucas. Lucas: My pleasure. Practice these until we chat again. Luna: Practice until we chat again. See you next time. Lucas: Bye for now.