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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo, Episode 145. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Lucas, I've been thinking about something sweet. Lucas: Oh yeah? What's on your mind? Luna: Prinsesstårta. I had a slice last week and I can't stop thinking about it. Lucas: Ah, the classic Swedish princess cake. Green marzipan, layers of sponge, cream, and jam. So good. Luna: Exactly! So today — can we learn how to buy one at a bakery? Lucas: Perfect topic. Let's start with the basic phrase: Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Lucas: Great. That means 'I would like a princess cake.' Let's break it down. 'Jag skulle vilja ha' means 'I would like to have.' 'en prinsesstårta' is 'a princess cake.' Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to ask if they have one with a specific filling, you can say: Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? Luna: Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? Lucas: That means 'Do you have one with strawberry jam?' 'Har ni' is 'do you have,' 'någon' is 'any,' 'med' is 'with,' 'jordgubbssylt' is 'strawberry jam.' Luna: Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? I love that it's so specific. Lucas: And you might want to ask if it's fresh: Är den färsk? Luna: Är den färsk? 'Is it fresh?' Lucas: Exactly. Then when you decide, you say: Jag tar en prinsesstårta, tack. Luna: Jag tar en prinsesstårta, tack. 'I'll take a princess cake, please.' Lucas: And finally, ask for the price: Hur mycket kostar den? Luna: Hur mycket kostar den? 'How much does it cost?' Lucas: Let's put it all together. Imagine you walk into a bakery. You say: Hej! Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? Luna: Hej! Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? Lucas: The baker says: Ja, absolut. Den är färsk. You can ask: Är den färsk? But they already said it's fresh. Luna: Oh, so I can skip that. Then: Jag tar en prinsesstårta, tack. Hur mycket kostar den? Lucas: The baker says: Den kostar 35 kronor. You pay and say: Tack! So you just handled the whole transaction. Luna: That feels really satisfying. Let me try a full dialogue. Lucas: Go for it. Luna: Hej! Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? Lucas: Ja, den är färsk. Luna: Jag tar en prinsesstårta, tack. Hur mycket kostar den? Lucas: 35 kronor. Luna: Tack! That was awesome. Lucas: You nailed it. Now, a quick thing. If Fexingo has helped you feel more confident ordering in Swedish, and you want to support the show so we can keep making these episodes ad-free, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every bit helps us keep the fika coming. Luna: Yeah, it really does. And speaking of fika, I need to practice these phrases before my next bakery visit. Lucas: Good idea. Repeat after me: Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en prinsesstårta. Lucas: Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? Luna: Har ni någon med jordgubbssylt? Lucas: Är den färsk? Luna: Är den färsk? Lucas: Jag tar en prinsesstårta, tack. Luna: Jag tar en prinsesstårta, tack. Lucas: Hur mycket kostar den? Luna: Hur mycket kostar den? Lucas: Perfect. Practice those until next time, and you'll be ready for your own princess cake adventure. Luna: Tack, Lucas! Hej då! Lucas: Hej då! Keep learning with Fexingo.