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- Lucas: Velkommen tilbage, Luna. Ready for another episode? Luna: Absolutely! And thanks to Fexingo for bringing us together. I've been thinking about our last episode—kitchen utensils. I can now ask for a knife and fork! Lucas: That's great. Today, let's go somewhere new: the train station. Luna: Oh, I love trains. But I'm not sure how to ask for things in Danish. Lucas: Don't worry, we'll start simple. First word: en billet. Luna: En billet. That sounds like 'a ticket'. Lucas: Exactly. En billet. Let's say it together: en billet. Luna: En billet. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to ask the price: Hvad koster en billet til København? Luna: That's a mouthful. Hvad koster... en billet til København? Lucas: Almost. Hvad koster en billet til København? The 'en billet' part flows together. Luna: Hvad koster en billet til København? Lucas: Yes! You did it. So 'Hvad koster' means 'how much does... cost'. And 'til København' means 'to Copenhagen'. Luna: So if I want to go to Aarhus, I just say 'til Aarhus'? Lucas: Exactly. But for now, let's stick with Copenhagen. Now, you might also need to ask: Hvornår går toget? Luna: Hvornår går toget? That's 'when does the train leave'? Lucas: Spot on. 'Hvornår' is 'when', 'går' is 'goes' or 'leaves', and 'toget' is 'the train'. Say it with me: Hvornår går toget? Luna: Hvornår går toget? Lucas: Good. And one more: Hvilken perron? That means 'which platform?'. Luna: Hvilken perron. That sounds like 'which platform'. Lucas: Right. Hvilken perron? Let's practice all three phrases. First: Hvad koster en billet til København? Luna: Hvad koster en billet til København? Lucas: Next: Hvornår går toget? Luna: Hvornår går toget? Lucas: And: Hvilken perron? Luna: Hvilken perron? Lucas: You've got them. Now let's imagine you're at the ticket counter. You walk up and say: Hej, jeg vil gerne have en billet til København. Luna: Hej, jeg vil gerne have en billet til København. That's 'Hi, I'd like a ticket to Copenhagen'. Lucas: Yes. Then the clerk says: Det koster 200 kroner. So you can ask: Hvad koster en billet til København? But they already told you. Luna: So I could just say 'Tak' and pay. Lucas: Exactly. Then you might ask: Hvornår går toget? And they'll say a time, like 'Klokken ti'. Luna: And then I ask: Hvilken perron? Lucas: Perfect. You're ready for your trip. Let's do a mini role-play. I'll be the ticket seller. You're the passenger. Luna: Okay. Hej, jeg vil gerne have en billet til København. Lucas: Det koster 250 kroner. Luna: Hvornår går toget? Lucas: Klokken halv elleve. Luna: Hvilken perron? Lucas: Perron 3. You did great! Luna: Thanks. So I only used the three phrases. That's neat. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's repeat them one more time. Say them after me: Hvad koster en billet til København? Luna: Hvad koster en billet til København? Lucas: Hvornår går toget? Luna: Hvornår går toget? Lucas: Hvilken perron? Luna: Hvilken perron? Lucas: Wonderful. Remember, practice makes perfect. Try using these the next time you're at a station. Luna: I will. Thanks Lucas, and thanks Fexingo for this episode. Lucas: That's it for today. Vi ses næste gang! Luna: Vi ses!