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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 60 — can you believe it? Lucas: I know. We've come a long way. And today, we're going to the post office. Luna: Oh! I've actually been to a Danish post office before. It was... interesting. Lucas: Interesting how? Luna: Well, I needed a stamp, and I just stood there not knowing what to say. Lucas: Perfect. Then today's phrases will help. Let's start with the word for post office itself. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: posthuset. Luna: posthuset. Lucas: Yes. posthuset. It means 'the post office'. Can you say it once more? Luna: posthuset. Lucas: Great. Now, if you need to buy a stamp, you need the word for stamp. Luna: Which is? Lucas: et frimærke. Luna: et frimærke. That's a bit of a mouthful. Lucas: It is. Say it slowly: et fri-mær-ke. Luna: et frimærke. Lucas: Perfect. So, 'a stamp' is et frimærke. 'The stamp' is frimærket. Luna: Right. So if I want to say 'I need a stamp'? Lucas: That's our next phrase. Jeg skal bruge et frimærke. But let's start with a simpler one: I need to send a letter. Luna: That's useful. How do you say it? Lucas: Jeg skal sende et brev. Luna: Jeg skal sende et brev. Lucas: Exactly. Jeg means 'I', skal means 'must' or 'need to', sende is 'send', et brev is 'a letter'. So, 'I need to send a letter'. Luna: Jeg skal sende et brev. Lucas: You've got it. Now, after you say that, the clerk might tell you the price. So you need to ask: Hvad koster det? Luna: Hvad koster det? That sounds familiar from the market episode. Lucas: Exactly. Same phrase. 'How much does it cost?' So you can use it anywhere. Luna: Great. So if I want five stamps, I'd say...? Lucas: Jeg vil gerne have fem frimærker. Luna: Jeg vil gerne have fem frimærker. Lucas: Yes. Jeg vil gerne have is 'I would like', fem is 'five', frimærker is 'stamps' — plural. Luna: So frimærke becomes frimærker in plural. Just like æble becomes æbler. Lucas: Exactly. Good catch. So let's practice that whole sentence again. Luna: Jeg vil gerne have fem frimærker. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's put it all together in a little scene. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: You walk into the post office — posthuset. You go to the counter and say: Jeg skal sende et brev. Luna: Jeg skal sende et brev. Lucas: The clerk says something, and you ask: Hvad koster det? Luna: Hvad koster det? Lucas: They say it costs 25 kroner. Then you want stamps for a reply, so you say: Jeg vil gerne have fem frimærker. Luna: Jeg vil gerne have fem frimærker. Lucas: And you're all set. Let's review all the phrases once more. Luna: Sounds good. Lucas: First: posthuset. Luna: posthuset. Lucas: et frimærke. Luna: et frimærke. Lucas: Jeg skal sende et brev. Luna: Jeg skal sende et brev. Lucas: Hvad koster det? Luna: Hvad koster det? Lucas: And finally: Jeg vil gerne have fem frimærker. Luna: Jeg vil gerne have fem frimærker. Lucas: Fantastic. You're ready for the post office now. Luna: I feel much more confident. Tak, Lucas! Lucas: Det var så lidt. And thank you for listening to Learn Danish with Fexingo. Practice these phrases, and next time you're at a Danish post office, you'll know exactly what to say. Luna: See you next time! Lucas: Farvel!