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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another Danish lesson? Luna: Yes! I've been practicing our animal words. Min kat is very happy. Lucas: Ah, I love that. So today, let's go shopping for clothes. Luna: Oh, clothes shopping! That's useful. I always need new shirts. Lucas: Perfect. Let's start with 'en skjorte' — a shirt. Luna: En skjorte. Lucas: Good. En skjorte. And 'et par bukser' — a pair of pants. Luna: Et par bukser. That's a mouthful. Lucas: You got it. Now, a key question: 'Hvad koster det?' — How much does it cost? Luna: Hvad koster det? Lucas: Yes! Hvad koster det? You'll use that a lot. Luna: Great. So if I see a nice shirt, I ask 'Hvad koster det?' Lucas: Exactly. And if you want to try it on: 'Kan jeg prøve den?' — Can I try it on? Luna: Kan jeg prøve den? That sounds like a polite question. Lucas: It is. And if you like it and want to buy it: 'Jeg tager den.' — I'll take it. Luna: Jeg tager den. Nice and simple. Lucas: Let's put it together. Imagine you're in a store. You see a shirt. What do you ask? Luna: Hvad koster det? Lucas: Perfect. And then you want to try it on? Luna: Kan jeg prøve den? Lucas: Yes! And if you love it? Luna: Jeg tager den. Lucas: You've got it. Let's practice with pants too. 'Hvad koster et par bukser?' Luna: Hvad koster et par bukser? Lucas: Kan jeg prøve dem? — note 'dem' because bukser is plural. Luna: Oh right, 'dem'. Kan jeg prøve dem? Lucas: Exactly. And then 'Jeg tager dem.' Luna: Jeg tager dem. So for plural, we change 'den' to 'dem'. Lucas: Exactly. Now let's do a quick roleplay. I'm the shop assistant. Luna: Okay, I'm the customer. Lucas: Hej! Kan jeg hjælpe dig? Luna: Hej! Hvad koster denne skjorte? Lucas: Den koster 200 kroner. Luna: Kan jeg prøve den? Lucas: Ja, selvfølgelig. Prøverummet er derhenne. Luna: Tak!... Jeg tager den. Lucas: Godt valg! You did amazing. Luna: Thanks! I feel like I could actually do that now. Lucas: Remember, repeat these phrases out loud. En skjorte, et par bukser, Hvad koster det?, Kan jeg prøve den?, Jeg tager den. Luna: En skjorte, et par bukser, Hvad koster det?, Kan jeg prøve den?, Jeg tager den. Lucas: That's it for today. Keep practicing, and next time maybe we'll talk about colors. Luna: Ooh, colors would be great. Thanks Lucas! Tak for i dag. Lucas: Selv tak! And thanks to you, listener, for joining us on Fexingo. See you next episode.