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- Lucas: Hey Luna, welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, thanks Lucas. It's good to be here again. Lucas: Yeah, totally. So, today we're keeping it super simple. Just four tiny words. Luna: Oh, that sounds manageable. What are they? Lucas: Yes, no, please, and thank you. The building blocks of any conversation. Luna: Right. Like, you can't really get by without those. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with 'yes.' In Danish, that's 'ja.' Luna: Ja. Lucas: Yeah, you got it. Say it slowly: 'ja.' Luna: Ja. Lucas: And at normal speed: 'ja.' Luna: Ja. Lucas: Perfect. Now 'no' is 'nej.' Luna: Nej. Lucas: Right. Slowly: 'nej.' Luna: Nej. Lucas: Normally: 'nej.' Luna: Nej. Lucas: There you go. Now, 'please' in Danish is 'vær så venlig.' Luna: Whoa, that's a mouthful. Vær så venlig. Lucas: Yeah, it means 'be so kind.' But it's the standard 'please.' Let's break it down: 'vær så venlig.' Luna: Vær så venlig. Lucas: Good. Now normally: 'vær så venlig.' Luna: Vær så venlig. Lucas: Nice. And finally, 'thank you' is 'tak.' Luna: Oh, that's easy. Tak. Lucas: Yeah, just like in episode two when we did 'fint, tak.' Slowly: 'tak.' Luna: Tak. Lucas: Normally: 'tak.' Luna: Tak. Lucas: Absolutely. So we have ja, nej, vær så venlig, tak. Luna: Ja, nej, vær så venlig, tak. Got it. Lucas: Let's do a tiny scene. Imagine I'm offering you a coffee. I say, 'Vil du have kaffe?' That means 'Do you want coffee?' Luna: Okay, so I could say 'ja, tak' or 'nej, tak.' Lucas: Exactly. Try it. Vil du have kaffe? Luna: Ja, tak. Lucas: Ahh, yes! Nailed it. Or if you don't want it? Luna: Nej, tak. Lucas: Perfect. Now add 'please' if you're asking for something. Like, 'Kan jeg få kaffe, vær så venlig?' Luna: Kan jeg få kaffe, vær så venlig? Lucas: Yeah, that's it. 'Can I get coffee, please?' Luna: This feels useful already. Lucas: Totally. Let's practice all four again. Ja. Luna: Ja. Lucas: Nej. Luna: Nej. Lucas: Vær så venlig. Luna: Vær så venlig. Lucas: Tak. Luna: Tak. Lucas: Great. Now, quick callback to episode four: if someone says 'farvel,' you could say 'ja, farvel' or 'nej, vi ses.' Luna: Oh right. Ja, farvel. Or nej, vi ses. Lucas: Yeah. See how these tiny words fit with what we've learned? Luna: For sure. It's like building blocks. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do another tiny scene. You're at a bakery from episode three. The baker says, 'Vil du have et brød?' That's 'Do you want a bread?' Luna: Ja, tak. Vær så venlig. Lucas: Oh that's so good. 'Yes, thank you. Please.' You could even say 'ja, vær så venlig, tak.' Luna: Ja, vær så venlig, tak. Lucas: There it is. Now, time for a little recap quiz. I'll say something in English, you give the Danish. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: Yes. Luna: Ja. Lucas: No. Luna: Nej. Lucas: Please. Luna: Vær så venlig. Lucas: Thank you. Luna: Tak. Lucas: You did it. All four, perfect. Luna: Thanks. I mean, tak. Lucas: See? You're using it already. So, to wrap up, today we learned ja, nej, vær så venlig, and tak. Luna: Ja, that was fun. Tak, Lucas. Lucas: Selv tak. That means 'you're welcome,' but we'll save that for another time. Thanks for learning with Fexingo today. Luna: Yeah, practice these till we chat again. Lucas: Absolutely. See you next time.