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- Lucas: Hi everyone. Welcome back to Learn Dutch with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be back with you all. We have been doing a lot of health stuff lately. Lucas: We have. But today we are switching gears completely. We are going into the kitchen. Luna: Oh yes. Finally some food talk. I am hungry already just thinking about it. Lucas: Good. Hunger is a great motivator for learning. Today we focus on four very common cooking verbs. Luna: Four verbs? That sounds manageable. What are they? Lucas: First up: peeling potatoes. The phrase is Ik schil de aardappel. Luna: Ik schil de aardappel. Let me try that. Ik schil de aardappel. Lucas: Perfect. You said it clearly. Schil means peel. Aardappel is potato. Luna: I love potatoes. So I say Ik schil de aardappel when I am making dinner. Lucas: Exactly. Let us repeat it together slowly. Ik schil de aardappel. Luna: Ik schil de aardappel. Lucas: And again, a bit faster. Ik schil de aardappel. Luna: Ik schil de aardappel. Lucas: Great. Now let us move to the onion. This one is tricky because onions make you cry. Luna: Ugh. Yes. Always. What do we say for cutting an onion? Lucas: You say Ik snijd de ui. Snijd means cut or slice. Ui means onion. Luna: Ik snijd de ui. Okay. Ik snijd de ui. Lucas: Very good. Watch your pronunciation on the 'ui'. It is a unique sound in Dutch. Luna: I will practice that sound. Ik snijd de ui. There. Better? Lucas: Much better. Let us say it three times. Ik snijd de ui. Luna: Ik snijd de ui. Ik snijd de ui. Ik snijd de ui. Lucas: Solid. Now we need heat. We need to boil water. This is simple but essential. Luna: I can do this one. Ik kook het water. Lucas: Yes. Kook means cook or boil. Het water is the water. Say it with me. Luna: Ik kook het water. Ik kook het water. Ik kook het water. Lucas: Excellent rhythm. One more before we finish the set. Stirring sauce. Luna: This is my favorite part. Stirring things while listening to music. Ik roer de saus. Lucas: Roer means stir. Saus means sauce. Go ahead and say the full phrase. Luna: Ik roer de saus. Ik roer de saus. Ik roer de saus. Lucas: Wonderful. You have all four phrases now. Let us review them quickly. Luna: Okay. First, Ik schil de aardappel. Lucas: Then, Ik snijd de ui. Luna: Next, Ik kook het water. Lucas: And finally, Ik roer de saus. Luna: That feels like a complete meal routine. Peel, cut, boil, stir. Lucas: It really does. These are the building blocks of any Dutch kitchen conversation. Luna: I feel confident using them now. Especially if I actually have food to cook. Lucas: I bet you do. Before we go, I want to mention something important. Luna: Sure. What is on your mind? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, your support matters. Luna: Yeah, it really does keep the episodes coming. Lucas: Small contributions at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo help us stay independent. Luna: It is just a nice way to show you like what we do here. Lucas: Thanks for listening. Now, let us try those phrases one last time together. Luna: Ready. Ik schil de aardappel. Lucas: Ik snijd de ui. Luna: Ik kook het water. Lucas: Ik roer de saus. Luna: See you next time.