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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Dutch with Fexingo. I am Lucas, and this is Luna. Luna: Hi everyone. We are back with another small piece of Dutch today. Lucas: That is right. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with your Dutch, we appreciate you tuning in every week. Luna: We have covered so much body parts lately. Faces, hands, elbows. Lucas: Yes. And now we move up a little higher. To the neck. Luna: The neck? Oh, that feels important. I often feel tight there after typing. Lucas: It is very common. The word is 'nek'. Listen closely. Lucas: De nek. Luna: De nek. Lucas: Good. It means 'the neck'. Simple enough? Luna: Yes. De nek. Like the part where my head meets my shoulders. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let us put it in a sentence about pain. Lucas: Mijn nek doet pijn. Luna: Mijn nek doet pijn. Lucas: Perfect. That means 'My neck hurts'. Luna: Mijn nek doet pijn. Oof. I think I need to stretch right now. Lucas: Do not stretch too hard yet. Let us learn one more phrase first. Lucas: Mijn nek doet pijn. Again. Luna: Mijn nek doet pijn. Yeah, that sticks. Lucas: Great. Now, look at your other shoulder. Luna: Oh, the shoulder. I always forget which word that is. Lucas: It is 'schouder'. Listen. Lucas: De schouder. Luna: De schouder. Lucas: Correct. It means 'the shoulder'. Notice the 'sch' sound. Luna: De schouder. Okay. It sounds a bit like 'show-der' but softer. Lucas: Exactly. Now, a useful phrase for when it feels stiff. Lucas: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Luna: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Lucas: Very good. That means 'I have a stiff shoulder'. Luna: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Yes, I definitely have that sometimes. Lucas: Let us repeat it together. One more time. Lucas: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Luna: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Nailed it. Lucas: You did it. Now, the final part of our trio today. Luna: The back? Please say it is easy. Lucas: It is. 'De rug'. Listen. Lucas: De rug. Luna: De rug. Lucas: Right. It means 'the back'. Short and sharp. Luna: De rug. Okay. I can remember that. Lucas: Now, a phrase for when you are tired from carrying things. Lucas: Mijn rug is moe. Luna: Mijn rug is moe. Lucas: Excellent. That means 'My back is tired'. Luna: Mijn rug is moe. Yeah, especially after lifting groceries. Lucas: Let us review all three phrases quickly. Lucas: Mijn nek doet pijn. Luna: Mijn nek doet pijn. Lucas: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Luna: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Lucas: Mijn rug is moe. Luna: Mijn rug is moe. Those feel solid now. Lucas: They do. Practice them until they are automatic. Luna: I will try saying them while I sit properly at my desk. Lucas: That is a great idea. Good posture helps the Dutch too, maybe. Luna: Maybe. Or maybe just less typing. Either way, thanks, Lucas. Lucas: Of course. Before we go, I want to share something honest with you. Luna: Sure. What is on your mind? Lucas: We do not have ads on this show. It is kept alive by listeners who believe in what we are doing. Luna: Yeah. It is cool that it is just us and you, no interruptions. Lucas: If you want to support that, you can chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: It really helps keep the lights on and the episodes coming. Lucas: No pressure at all. Just if you feel like it. Anyway, back to the phrases. Luna: Wait, we already did the review. Did we miss something? Lucas: We did. But let us say them one last time, slowly, for memory. Lucas: De nek. Luna: De nek. Lucas: De schouder. Luna: De schouder. Lucas: De rug. Luna: De rug. Lucas: Mijn nek doet pijn. Luna: Mijn nek doet pijn. Lucas: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Luna: Ik heb een stijve schouder. Lucas: Mijn rug is moe. Luna: Mijn rug is moe. Lucas: There you go. You are doing great work. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel ready to tell my doctor exactly where it hurts. Lucas: That is the goal. See you next time for more Dutch. Luna: Bye everyone. Keep practicing.