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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Dutch with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be here again. Lucas: We have been talking about body parts for a while now. Luna: Right. We did the back, the belly, the neck, and the face. Lucas: Exactly. And we covered eyes and ears too. Luna: It feels like we are getting really specific today. Lucas: That is true. Today we look at two small but important parts. Luna: Oh? Which ones? Lucas: The lip and the cheek. Luna: Okay. Let's start with the first one. Lucas: The word for lip is de lip. Luna: De lip. Lucas: Say it slowly. De lip. Luna: De lip. Lucas: Good. Just like before, we use de because it is a common gender noun. Luna: Got it. De lip. Lucas: Now, let's say a full sentence. My lip hurts. Luna: How do we say that? Lucas: We say: Mijn lip doet pijn. Luna: Mijn lip doet pijn. Lucas: Nice. Let's break it down. Mijn means my. Luna: Mijn. Lucas: Lip is lip. Luna: Lip. Lucas: Doet pijn means does pain. Or hurts. Luna: Doet pijn. Lucas: Put it together. Mijn lip doet pijn. Luna: Mijn lip doet pijn. Lucas: Perfect. One more time. Mijn lip doet pijn. Luna: Mijn lip doet pijn. Lucas: You are doing great. Now, the second part. Luna: The cheek. Lucas: Yes. The Dutch word is de wang. Luna: De wang. Lucas: Slowly. De wang. Luna: De wang. Lucas: Again. De wang. Luna: De wang. Lucas: Very good. Now, let's make a sentence. My cheek hurts. Luna: Is it similar to the lip? Lucas: Yes. Just swap the word for lip. Luna: So... Mijn wang doet pijn. Lucas: Exactly. Mijn wang doet pijn. Luna: Mijn wang doet pijn. Lucas: Let's repeat that a few times. Mijn wang doet pijn. Luna: Mijn wang doet pijn. Lucas: One more. Mijn wang doet pijn. Luna: Mijn wang doet pijn. Lucas: Fantastic. You are learning fast. Luna: Thanks. But wait, there is a donation request. Lucas: Yes. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, please consider supporting us. Luna: If today was worth a coffee to you, check out buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It keeps the show ad-free and alive. Thank you. Luna: Yeah. Now back to our cheeks. Lucas: Right. Sometimes your cheek doesn't hurt, but it is dry. Luna: Oh, I know that feeling. In winter, my skin gets so dry. Lucas: Yes. So let's learn another phrase. Luna: What is it? Lucas: I have a dry lip. Luna: How do we say that in Dutch? Lucas: We say: Ik heb een droge lip. Luna: Ik heb een droge lip. Lucas: Let's look at the words. Ik heb means I have. Luna: Ik heb. Lucas: Een means a. Luna: Een. Lucas: Droge means dry. Luna: Droge. Lucas: And lip is lip. Luna: Lip. Lucas: Put it all together. Ik heb een droge lip. Luna: Ik heb een droge lip. Lucas: Good. Try it again. Ik heb een droge lip. Luna: Ik heb een droge lip. Lucas: One more time. Ik heb een droge lip. Luna: Ik heb een droge lip. Lucas: You are really getting the hang of these patterns. Luna: It helps to keep them simple. Like yesterday. Lucas: Yes. Simple phrases stick better. Luna: Let's review what we learned today. Lucas: First, de lip. Luna: De lip. Lucas: Then, mijn lip doet pijn. Luna: Mijn lip doet pijn. Lucas: Next, de wang. Luna: De wang. Lucas: Then, mijn wang doet pijn. Luna: Mijn wang doet pijn. Lucas: And finally, ik heb een droge lip. Luna: Ik heb een droge lip. Lucas: Perfect. You said them all correctly. Luna: I feel confident about my lips and cheeks now. Lucas: That is the goal. Practice these until next time. Luna: See you next time. Lucas: Bye for now.