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- Lucas: Welcome back to the kitchen studio. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. We are still talking about cooking. Lucas: Exactly. Last time we talked about washing and peeling veggies. Today we refine those steps. Luna: Right. So we are not just scrubbing. We are getting ready. Lucas: Yes. First phrase is wash vegetables. In Cantonese it is 洗菜. Luna: Wash vegetables. Let me try. 洗菜. Lucas: Good. Now say it again. 洗菜. Luna: 洗菜. Okay. That means to wash the greens. Lucas: Correct. It is a general term for any vegetable. Try it once more. 洗菜. Luna: 洗菜. Got it. Very simple action. Lucas: Next is peel skin. The phrase is 削皮. Luna: Peel skin. 削皮. Lucas: Listen closely. 削皮. Luna: 削皮. Is that xue pi? Lucas: Close enough for our purposes. Say it again. 削皮. Luna: 削皮. I love peeling carrots. It is satisfying. Lucas: It is therapeutic. Repeat it. 削皮. Luna: 削皮. Yes. That is the second one. Lucas: Third phrase is cut well or cut properly. It is 切好. Luna: Cut well. 切好. Lucas: Say it slowly. 切好. Luna: 切好. Okay. So after I wash and peel, I cut them. Lucas: Exactly. And you want them cut nicely. 切好. Luna: 切好. Not too big. Not too small. Lucas: Just right. One more time. 切好. Luna: 切好. That is three down. Lucas: Fourth phrase describes cleanliness. It is 乾淨. Luna: Clean. 乾淨. Lucas: Repeat after me. 乾淨. Luna: 乾淨. I need my hands to be 乾淨. Lucas: Yes. The vegetables must be 乾淨. Say it again. 乾淨. Luna: 乾淨. No dirt left behind. Lucas: Perfect. Final phrase is ready or prepared. It is 備妥. Luna: Ready. 備妥. Lucas: Listen. 備妥. Luna: 備妥. Okay. When everything is done, I say it is 備妥. Lucas: Correct. All ingredients are 備妥. Can you say it? 備妥. Luna: 備妥. I feel like a pro chef now. Lucas: You are close. Let us review the set quickly. Luna: Okay. Wash vegetables. Lucas: 洗菜. Luna: Peel skin. Lucas: 削皮. Luna: Cut well. Lucas: 切好. Luna: Clean. Lucas: 乾淨. Luna: Ready. Lucas: 備妥. Luna: That was fast. I think I got them. Lucas: You did. Now let us put them in a scene. Luna: I am making salad. First I wash the lettuce. Lucas: You say 洗菜. Luna: 洗菜. Then I peel the cucumber. Lucas: You say 削皮. Luna: 削皮. Then I cut everything. Lucas: You say 切好. Luna: 切好. The bowl is 乾淨. Lucas: The bowl is 乾淨. And the food is 備妥. Luna: 備妥. Time to eat. Lucas: Before we go, I have a small request. Luna: Oh no. What is it? Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, a handful of listeners chip in monthly through buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo, and that is literally what funds making these episodes. That is F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Yeah. It really keeps the show going without ads. Lucas: Exactly. No interruptions. Just learning. Luna: Back to the kitchen. Do you cook often? Lucas: I do. I always start by 洗菜. Luna: Me too. It is the best part. Lucas: Practice these five phrases. See you next time.