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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Finnish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are so happy to be here with you again. Lucas: We have been cooking for a long time now. From chopping vegetables to kneading dough. Luna: Yes. Last episode we looked at kitchen tools. Now we need to mix everything together. Lucas: Exactly. Today is about the motion of mixing. The energy of baking. Let us start with eggs. Luna: Eggs? Do we crack them first? Lucas: We assume they are in the bowl. We want to whisk them until they are fluffy. Luna: Oh, I love that sound. How do we say 'I whisk eggs' in Finnish? Lucas: The word for egg is muna. Plural is munat. To whisk or foam is vaahtoa. Luna: So if I am doing it right now, I say... Vaahtoitan munat? Lucas: Perfect. Vaahtoitan munat. Listen to the rhythm. Vaahtoitan munat. Luna: Vaahtoitan munat. It sounds very light. Like air. Lucas: It does. Imagine the beaters going fast. Vaahtoitan munat. Again. Luna: Vaahtoitan munat. I can feel my arms getting tired just saying it. Lucas: That is good exercise. Now, once the eggs are foamy, we add the rest. Luna: Flour, sugar, butter? Everything goes in? Lucas: Everything. And now we mix the whole thing. The batter is taikina. Luna: Taikina. Right. So 'I mix the batter' would be... Lucas: Sekoita means mix. But for me, I say Sekoitan taikinan. Luna: Sekoitan taikinan. Okay. Let me try. Sekoitan taikinan. Lucas: Excellent. Sekoitan taikinan. It is a steady motion. Not too fast. Luna: I don't want to splash sugar everywhere. Sekoitan taikinan. Lucas: Careful is good. Sekoitan taikinan. Repeat it a few more times to lock it in. Luna: Sekoitan taikinan. Sekoitan taikinan. My arm is really working now. Lucas: Good work. The batter looks smooth. What happens next? Luna: We put it in the oven! The oven is uuni. Lucas: Yes. To put something somewhere is laittaa. So I say Laitan uuniin. Luna: Laitan uuniin. Into the oven. Got it. Laitan uuniin. Lucas: Laitan uuniin. Simple and direct. Put it in the heat. Luna: Laitan uuniin. I hope it doesn't burn. Does it take long? Lucas: About thirty minutes. While it bakes, we wait. Luna: Waiting is hard when it smells good. What do we say while we wait? Lucas: You can say let it cool down. Cool is jäähtyä. Luna: Let it cool down... Anna jäähtyä? Lucas: Exactly. Anna is give or let. Jäähtyä is to cool. Anna jäähtyä. Luna: Anna jäähtyä. Please cool down. Don't rush me. Lucas: Patience. Anna jäähtyä. You cannot eat it hot. It will melt. Luna: Anna jäähtyä. Okay. Thirty minutes later. It is out of the oven. Lucas: It is golden brown. You cut a slice. What is the taste? Luna: Sweet! Very sweet. How do I say 'the taste is sweet'? Lucas: Taste is maku. Sweet is makea. So, Maku on makea. Luna: Maku on makea. Oh my gosh. That sounds delicious. Lucas: It is. Maku on makea. Every bite is sweet. Luna: Maku on makea. I wish I could send you a piece through the microphone. Lucas: Next time. For now, let us review our five phrases. Luna: Okay. First one. I whisk eggs. Lucas: Vaahtoitan munat. Luna: Second. I mix the batter. Lucas: Sekoitan taikinan. Luna: Third. I put it in the oven. Lucas: Laitan uuniin. Luna: Fourth. Let it cool down. Lucas: Anna jäähtyä. Luna: Fifth. The taste is sweet. Lucas: Maku on makea. Luna: That was fun. I feel like a real baker now. Lucas: You are becoming quite fluent in the kitchen. If you enjoyed this lesson... Luna: If learning Finnish with Fexingo has been helpful to you, please consider supporting us. Lucas: Your support keeps these episodes ad-free and helps us create more content. Luna: You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Thank you for listening. Now go make something sweet. Luna: Maku on makea. See you next time.