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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Finnish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be here again. Lucas: We have been doing a lot of baking lately. You remember that? Luna: Yes. We mixed the dough. We rolled it out. We put it in the oven. Lucas: Exactly. But today we are going to add something special. Something savory. Luna: Oh, I love cheese. What are we making? Lucas: Cheese bread. Or maybe cheese cookies. First, we need to prepare the cheese. Luna: Do we cut it? Do we melt it first? Lucas: No. We grate it. This is our first phrase. Listen closely. Lucas: Raasta juusto hienoksi. Luna: Raasta juusto hienoksi. Lucas: Good. 'Raasta' means to grate. 'Juusto' is cheese. 'Hienoksi' means finely. Luna: So, grate the cheese finely. That makes sense. Lucas: Let us say it together again. Raasta juusto hienoksi. Luna: Raasta juusto hienoksi. Lucas: Perfect. Now, where do we get this fine grating from? Luna: The tool? The thing with holes? Lucas: Yes. We use a grater. Our next phrase is about the tool. Lucas: Käytä riveä. Luna: Käytä riveä. Lucas: 'Käytä' is to use. 'Riveä' is the partitive form of grater. So, use the grater. Luna: Käytä riveä. Got it. Lucas: Try it. Käytä riveä. Luna: Käytä riveä. Lucas: Excellent. Now imagine you have a block of hard cheese. You hold it over the bowl. Luna: And you push it against the metal? Lucas: Yes. Slowly. You want small pieces. Fine pieces. Raasta juusto hienoksi. Luna: Raasta juusto hienoksi. Like snow falling into the bowl. Lucas: I love that image. And you must be careful with your fingers. Varo sormiasi. Luna: Right. Safety first. Okay, now I have a pile of grated cheese. Lucas: What do we do with it? Remember last episode? We had the dough ready. Luna: Yes. The big ball of dough. It was waiting for me. Lucas: Now we add the cheese to it. This is a key action. Lucas: Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Luna: Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Lucas: 'Sekoita' means to mix or stir. 'Taikinaan' means into the dough. Luna: Mix the cheese into the dough. Very clear. Lucas: Repeat after me. Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Luna: Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Lucas: Again. Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Luna: Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Lucas: This is important. You want every piece of cheese to be coated. Luna: Like little pockets of flavor everywhere. Lucas: Exactly. Now, let us take a break from mixing. The cheese needs to warm up a bit. Luna: Why does it need to warm up? Lucas: Cold cheese is hard to mix. Warm cheese blends better. We wait for it. Lucas: Anna juuston sulaa. Luna: Anna juuston sulaa. Lucas: 'Anna' is to let or allow. 'Sulaa' comes from 'sulaa', to melt. Let the cheese melt. Luna: Anna juuston sulaa. Just let it sit for a moment. Lucas: Yes. Give it thirty seconds. Anna juuston sulaa. Luna: Anna juuston sulaa. I can almost smell it. Lucas: Okay, the time is up. The cheese is soft now. It is pliable. Luna: It looks creamy already. Lucas: That brings us to our final phrase. Describing the result. Lucas: Maku on kermainen. Luna: Maku on kermainen. Lucas: 'Maku' is taste or flavor. 'On' is is. 'Kermainen' is creamy. Luna: The taste is creamy. Or the texture is creamy. Lucas: Both. It describes the mouthfeel too. Say it slowly. Maku on kermainen. Luna: Maku on kermainen. Lucas: One more time. Maku on kermainen. Luna: Maku on kermainen. Oh my gosh, I am hungry. Lucas: Me too. Let us review what we learned today. We started with the grater. Luna: Käytä riveä. Use the grater. Lucas: Then we prepared the cheese. Raasta juusto hienoksi. Luna: Raasta juusto hienoksi. Grate the cheese finely. Lucas: Then we added it to the dough. Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Luna: Sekoita juusto taikinaan. Mix the cheese into the dough. Lucas: Then we waited. Anna juuston sulaa. Luna: Anna juuston sulaa. Let the cheese melt. Lucas: And finally, we tasted it. Maku on kermainen. Luna: Maku on kermainen. The taste is creamy. Lucas: You did great today. Your pronunciation is getting smoother. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. I feel like I could actually bake this now. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, please consider supporting us. A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. If you've gotten something out of them, it helps us keep creating free episodes like this one. Luna: Yeah, it really does make a difference. Thank you for listening. Lucas: Remember to practice these phrases until we chat again. See you next time.