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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode of Learn Danish with Fexingo? Luna: Absolutely! I've been counting in Danish all week — seks, syv, otte… I think I've got it now. Lucas: Nice work! Today we're going to talk about the months of the year. It's a great way to build on what you know about days and numbers. Luna: Oh, good! I've been wanting to make plans in Danish. Like, 'See you in March' — that kind of thing. Lucas: Exactly. So let's start with the first month. Listen: januar. Luna: Januar. That sounds like January, but with a Danish twist. Lucas: That's it. And the second month: februar. Luna: Februar. Close to English too. Lucas: Yep. Now marts. Luna: Marts. That's March, right? Lucas: Right. April is almost the same: april. Luna: April. Easy. Lucas: Then maj. Luna: Maj. Wait, that's May with a j? Lucas: Exactly. Danish uses 'j' where English uses 'y' sometimes. So maj. Luna: Okay, maj. Got it. Lucas: After that comes juni. Luna: Juni. That's June. Lucas: Yes. And juli. Luna: Juli. July. So far so good. Lucas: Now august. Luna: August. Same. Lucas: September is september. Luna: September. Okay, that's easy too. Lucas: October is oktober. Luna: Oktober. Oh, like the beer festival. Lucas: Exactly. Then november. Luna: November. And finally december? Lucas: Yes, december. So let's say them all together from the start. Repeat after me: januar. Luna: Januar. Lucas: Februar. Luna: Februar. Lucas: Marts. Luna: Marts. Lucas: April. Luna: April. Lucas: Maj. Luna: Maj. Lucas: Juni. Luna: Juni. Lucas: Juli. Luna: Juli. Lucas: August. Luna: August. Lucas: September. Luna: September. Lucas: Oktober. Luna: Oktober. Lucas: November. Luna: November. Lucas: December. Luna: December. I love that they're so similar to English. Makes it easy. Lucas: For sure. Now let's put them in a simple sentence. Say: Jeg er født i april. That means 'I am born in April.' Luna: Jeg er født i april. So 'I am born in april' — literally. Lucas: Exactly. And if I wanted to say my birthday is in October, I'd say: Min fødselsdag er i oktober. Luna: Min fødselsdag er i oktober. Fødselsdag — that's birthday, right? Lucas: Yes. So now you can talk about months and birthdays. Let's practice. When is your birthday, Luna? Luna: Min fødselsdag er i marts. Wait, marts? Or is it marts? Lucas: Marts, yes. That's March. So you said: Min fødselsdag er i marts. Perfect. Luna: Yay! What about you, Lucas? Lucas: Min fødselsdag er i november. Luna: November. That's nice. So now I can ask someone: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? Lucas: Great question! Hvornår har du fødselsdag? means 'When is your birthday?' Let's say that. Luna: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? Lucas: You could answer: Jeg har fødselsdag i august. I have birthday in August. Luna: Jeg har fødselsdag i august. So 'har' is 'have', right? Lucas: Yes. Two ways to say it: Jeg er født i... or Jeg har fødselsdag i... Both work. Luna: Okay. Let me try both. Jeg er født i maj. Jeg har fødselsdag i maj. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's do a quick review. I'll say a month, and you repeat. Januar. Luna: Januar. Lucas: Februar. Luna: Februar. Lucas: Marts. Luna: Marts. Lucas: April. Luna: April. Lucas: Maj. Luna: Maj. Lucas: Juni. Luna: Juni. Lucas: Juli. Luna: Juli. Lucas: August. Luna: August. Lucas: September. Luna: September. Lucas: Oktober. Luna: Oktober. Lucas: November. Luna: November. Lucas: December. Luna: December. I think I've got them! Lucas: I think so too. Now, let's use them in a tiny scene. Imagine we're planning a trip. I say: Vi ses i juli. See you in July. Luna: Vi ses i juli. That's 'see you in July'. Lucas: And you reply: Ja, vi ses i juli. Yes, see you in July. Luna: Ja, vi ses i juli. Easy. Lucas: Now what if you want to say 'See you in February'? Luna: Vi ses i februar. Lucas: Perfect. And 'See you in September'? Luna: Vi ses i september. Lucas: You've got it. So today we learned all twelve months in Danish. Let's do one final run-through together, slowly. I'll say each, you repeat. Luna: Sounds good. Lucas: Januar. Luna: Januar. Lucas: Februar. Luna: Februar. Lucas: Marts. Luna: Marts. Lucas: April. Luna: April. Lucas: Maj. Luna: Maj. Lucas: Juni. Luna: Juni. Lucas: Juli. Luna: Juli. Lucas: August. Luna: August. Lucas: September. Luna: September. Lucas: Oktober. Luna: Oktober. Lucas: November. Luna: November. Lucas: December. Luna: December. Amazing. Lucas: That wraps up Episode 31 of Learn Danish with Fexingo. Practice the months, and next time you can tell someone your birthday in Danish. Luna: Tak, Lucas! Vi ses i næste episode! Lucas: Vi ses! That means 'see you'. Keep practicing, everyone.