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- Lucas: Hej everyone. Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back with you. Lucas: We are episode two hundred seventy-two. That is a big number. Luna: It really is. We have come so far together. Lucas: Yes. And if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: Then we want to keep the show running smoothly for you. Lucas: We deliberately do not run ads on these episodes. Luna: If you enjoy the ad-free experience, please consider supporting us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It helps us stay independent. But let us get back to the kitchen. Luna: Yes. Last time we looked at some basic house rooms. Now we are moving inside. Lucas: Into the kitchen. To talk about cooking actions. Specifically two important verbs. Luna: I am ready. What are the first two words? Lucas: The first one is at fryse. Luna: At fryse. Lucas: At fryse. Luna: At fryse. Lucas: This means to fry. Like frying food in a pan. Luna: Oh. So it is an action verb. Very useful. Lucas: Exactly. Let us say it again slowly. Luna: At fryse. Lucas: At fryse. Luna: At fryse. Lucas: Good. Now the second verb. This one is very common in Denmark. Luna: Is it related to bread? Lucas: You guessed it. The word is at bage. Luna: At bage. Lucas: At bage. Luna: At bage. Lucas: This means to bake. For cakes, for bread, for cookies. Luna: I love baking. It smells so nice. Lucas: It does. Let us practice the pronunciation again. Luna: At bage. Lucas: At bage. Luna: At bage. Lucas: Perfect. Now let us put them into simple sentences. Luna: Okay. How do I say I am frying meat? Lucas: You use the phrase Jeg steger kød. Luna: Jeg steger kød. Lucas: Jeg steger kød. Luna: Jeg steger kød. Lucas: Notice how we use steger here. It comes from stege which is also to fry or sauté. Luna: Right. So Jeg steger kød means I am frying meat. Lucas: Correct. And now for the other verb. How do I say I am baking bread? Luna: Is it Jeg bager brød? Lucas: Yes. Jeg bager brød. Luna: Jeg bager brød. Lucas: Jeg bager brød. Luna: Jeg bager brød. Lucas: Excellent. Brød is bread. A staple food there. Luna: It really is. I can imagine making smørrebrød later. Lucas: Soon enough. Now let us try a full sentence describing the process. Luna: How about saying it is very easy? Lucas: That is a great phrase. Det er meget nemt. Luna: Det er meget nemt. Lucas: Det er meget nemt. Luna: Det er meget nemt. Lucas: Megt is very. Nemt is easy. Together they mean it is very easy. Luna: I like that. It gives confidence. Lucas: Let us review the whole set now. Luna: Okay. First up. At fryse. Lucas: At fryse. Luna: At bage. Lucas: At bage. Luna: Jeg steger kød. Lucas: Jeg steger kød. Luna: Jeg bager brød. Lucas: Jeg bager brød. Luna: Det er meget nemt. Lucas: Det er meget nemt. Luna: That felt smooth. I feel like I could cook now. Lucas: You definitely can start small. Maybe just toast something. Luna: Or bake a simple cake. At bage en kage. Lucas: Yes. You are picking this up quickly. Luna: Thank you Lucas. This was helpful. Lucas: You did great today Luna. Luna: Practice these phrases and we will see you next time. Lucas: See you next time. Hej.