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- Lucas: Luna, ready for another Danish session on Fexingo? Luna: Totally. Last time we did supermarket stuff. That was useful. Lucas: Glad you liked it. Today, let's tackle something you use every day: telling time. Luna: Oh, good. I still get confused when someone asks me the time in Danish. Lucas: Then this is perfect. The key question is: Hvad er klokken? Luna: Hvad er klokken? Lucas: Exactly. Hvad means what, er means is, and klokken means the clock or the time. So literally, 'What is the clock?' Luna: Hvad er klokken. Got it. Lucas: Now, to answer, you say: Klokken er... and then the hour. For example, Klokken er to. Luna: Klokken er to. So that's 'It is two o'clock'. Lucas: Perfect. Klokken er to. Remember, we already know numbers from earlier episodes. Luna: Yeah, en, to, tre, fire, fem. So Klokken er en would be one o'clock? Lucas: Exactly right. Klokken er en. But careful: for one o'clock, we say Klokken er et. Because it's neuter. Luna: Oh, Klokken er et. That's a little twist. Lucas: Just a small one. Let's practice: Klokken er et. Luna: Klokken er et. Lucas: Good. Now let's add half hours. In Danish, half past is expressed as 'half to' the next hour. So half past two is halv tre. Luna: Halv tre? That sounds like 'half three'. Lucas: Exactly. And it means half past two. So Klokken er halv tre. Luna: Klokken er halv tre. So if it's half past four, it would be halv fem? Lucas: Yes! Klokken er halv fem. Great logic. Luna: Okay, that's a bit tricky but I think I get it. Lucas: Let's also learn minutes past the hour. For ten past two, we say: Klokken er ti over to. Luna: Klokken er ti over to. So over means past? Lucas: Exactly. Ti over to. Ten past two. And for quarter past, it's kvart over. So kvart over to. Luna: Kvart over to. That sounds like 'quarter over two'. Lucas: Right. And for quarter to, it's kvart i. So quarter to three would be kvart i tre. Luna: Kvart i tre. I means 'to' in this context? Lucas: Yes. So kvart i tre is quarter to three. Luna: Okay, I need to practice these. Let me try: Hvad er klokken? Klokken er halv seks. Lucas: That's half past five, correct. You're getting it. Luna: Now let me ask you: Hvad er klokken? Lucas: Klokken er ti over elleve. That would be ten past eleven. Luna: Klokken er ti over elleve. Elleve is eleven, right? Lucas: Yes. You remember from numbers. Good. Luna: Alright. So let's recap: Hvad er klokken? Lucas: Yes. And answers: Klokken er to, Klokken er halv tre, Klokken er ti over to. Luna: Klokken er to, halv tre, ti over to. I'll practice those. Lucas: Let's do a quick role-play. I'll ask you the time, you answer. Ready? Luna: Ready. Lucas: Hvad er klokken? Luna: Klokken er halv fire. Lucas: Perfect. That's half past three. You nailed it. Luna: Aww, thanks. This is fun. Lucas: One more: Hvad er klokken? Luna: Klokken er kvart over syv. Lucas: Quarter past seven. Excellent. Luna: Okay, I feel more confident now. But I'll need to practice the 'half to' thing. Lucas: It takes a bit of getting used to. But you'll get it. Luna: So today's phrases: Hvad er klokken? Klokken er to. Klokken er halv tre. Klokken er ti over to. Lucas: That's it. Simple, but powerful. Next time you're waiting for a train, you can ask someone. Luna: Or tell them I'm late, in Danish. Lucas: Exactly. Well, that's all for today's episode of Learn Danish with Fexingo. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! See you next time. Lucas: Hej hej, Luna. And hej hej to all our listeners. Practice these phrases, and we'll see you next episode.