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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Finnish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is episode two hundred and forty. Lucas: Today we are going outside. The weather has been nice lately. Luna: Yes. I want to talk about plants. And gardening. Lucas: Perfect topic. In Finland, many people have small gardens. Luna: Even if they live in an apartment. Yes. Balconies too. Lucas: Exactly. So let us learn some words about this hobby. Luna: I am ready. What is the first word? Lucas: The main word is puutarha. This means garden. Luna: Puutarha. Okay. puh tar ha. Lucas: Very good. Now let us put it in a sentence. Lucas: Minulla on pieni puutarha. This means I have a small garden. Luna: Minulla on pieni puutarha. I have a small garden. Lucas: Nice. Notice how Minulla on works here. It means I have. Luna: Right. Like my garden exists. Okay. I will remember that. Lucas: Let us try again. Slowly. Minulla on pieni puutarha. Luna: Minulla on pieni puutarha. Lucas: That sounded great. Let us move to the action. Lucas: When you take care of plants, you castella. You water them. Luna: Kastella? kas tel lan. Is that right? Lucas: Almost. The verb is kastella. But in a sentence we say: Kastelen. Luna: Kastelen. I water. Lucas: Correct. So a full phrase is: Kastelen kukkia joka aamu. Luna: Kastelen kukkia joka aamu. I water the flowers every morning. Lucas: Yes. Kukkia is plural partitive. Flowers generally. Luna: Okay. Every morning. Joka aamu. Got it. Lucas: Let us practice together. Kastelen kukkia joka aamu. Luna: Kastelen kukkia joka aamu. Lucas: Good rhythm. Now what do we usually water? Lucas: We water kukka. Flower. Or kasvi. Plant. Luna: Kukka. And kasvi. These are easy to remember. Lucas: They are. Now let us describe the flower. Lucas: Tämä kukka on punainen. This flower is red. Luna: Tämä kukka on punainen. Punainen. Red. Lucas: Punainen. Yes. Colors in Finnish often end in nen. Luna: Like sininen for blue. And valkoinen for white. Lucas: Exactly. So this flower is red. Tämä kukka on punainen. Luna: Tämä kukka on punainen. I like red flowers. Lucas: Me too. They look bright against the snow sometimes. Luna: Oh yes. Even in early spring. It feels hopeful. Lucas: It does. Now for our last phrase. Indoor gardening. Lucas: Viljelen yrttejä ikkunalaudalla. I grow herbs on the windowsill. Luna: Viljelen. vil je len. To cultivate or grow. Lucas: Yes. Yrttejä means herbs. Plural partitive again. Luna: Ikkunalaudalla. On the windowsill. That is one long word. Lucas: It is. Ikkuna is window. Lauda is board. Together windowsill. Luna: Okay. Viljelen yrttejä ikkunalaudalla. I grow herbs on the windowsill. Lucas: Perfect. Let us review all four phrases now. Lucas: First: Minulla on pieni puutarha. I have a small garden. Luna: Minulla on pieni puutarha. Lucas: Second: Kastelen kukkia joka aamu. I water the flowers every morning. Luna: Kastelen kukkia joka aamu. Lucas: Third: Tämä kukka on punainen. This flower is red. Luna: Tämä kukka on punainen. Lucas: Fourth: Viljelen yrttejä ikkunalaudalla. I grow herbs on the windowsill. Luna: Viljelen yrttejä ikkunalaudalla. Lucas: You did very well today. Your pronunciation is clear. Luna: Thank you. I feel like I can actually start gardening now. Lucas: Maybe buy some seeds. And a small pot. Luna: Or just some basil. For cooking later. Lucas: Practical choice. Learning Finnish is also good for cooking. Luna: How so? Lucas: Because patience helps. Just like waiting for plants to grow. Luna: Oh that is a beautiful thought. I like that. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, consider supporting the show. It keeps these episodes ad-free. You can find the link at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah. A little support goes a long way for us. Thanks for listening. Lucas: Back to our phrases. Remember to repeat them daily. Luna: Minulla on pieni puutarha. It is already stuck in my head. Lucas: Good. Next time we might talk about harvesting. Luna: I would love that. Harvesting sounds satisfying. Lucas: See you next time. Practice these till we chat again. Luna: Nähdään. Bye.