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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready for another episode? Luna: Absolutely! I've been practicing the numbers from last time. Eins, zwei, drei... up to zehn. I think I've got them. Lucas: That's great. Today we'll go from elf to zwanzig — numbers 11 to 20. They're a little trickier, but you'll get it. Luna: Ooh, I've heard elf — that's eleven, right? Like the Christmas elf? Lucas: Yeah, exactly. Elf sounds just like the English word 'elf'. So it's easy to remember. Say it with me: elf. Luna: Elf. Lucas: Perfect. Now twelve is zwölf. Z-w-ö-l-f. Try it. Luna: Zwölf. That's a mouthful. Lucas: You did it. Now thirteen — dreizehn. It's like 'drei' plus 'zehn'. Three and ten. Luna: Oh, so it's like 'three-ten'? Dreizehn. Lucas: Exactly. Fourteen — vierzehn. 'Vier' plus 'zehn'. Luna: Vierzehn. That's smooth. Lucas: Fifteen — fünfzehn. Careful with the ü. Fünf-zehn. Luna: Fünfzehn. Ugh, that ü sound. Lucas: You got it. Sixteen — sechzehn. 'Sechs' becomes 'sech' before 'zehn'. Luna: Sechzehn. Oh, like 'sechs' but without the 's'? Lucas: Yes. Seventeen — siebzehn. 'Sieben' becomes 'sieb'. Luna: Siebzehn. Interesting. Lucas: Eighteen — achtzehn. Just 'acht' plus 'zehn'. Luna: Achtzehn. That's easy. Lucas: Nineteen — neunzehn. 'Neun' plus 'zehn'. Luna: Neunzehn. Okay, I'm feeling good. And twenty? Lucas: Zwanzig. Z-w-a-n-z-i-g. The ending is 'tsig'. Luna: Zwanzig. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: elf. Luna: Elf. Lucas: Zwölf. Luna: Zwölf. Lucas: Dreizehn. Luna: Dreizehn. Lucas: Vierzehn. Luna: Vierzehn. Lucas: Fünfzehn. Luna: Fünfzehn. Lucas: Sechzehn. Luna: Sechzehn. Lucas: Siebzehn. Luna: Siebzehn. Lucas: Achtzehn. Luna: Achtzehn. Lucas: Neunzehn. Luna: Neunzehn. Lucas: Und zwanzig. Luna: Zwanzig. Lucas: Now let's use them. Imagine you're at a market. You want to buy apples. How many? Fifteen. Luna: Ich möchte fünfzehn Äpfel. Lucas: Perfekt! And then the seller says, 'Das macht fünfzehn Euro.' Luna: So fünfzehn is fifteen for both apples and euros? That's handy. Lucas: Exactly. Let's try another: you want twelve bananas. Luna: Ich möchte zwölf Bananen. Lucas: Very good. Now, what about eighteen oranges? Luna: Ich möchte achtzehn Orangen. Lucas: Perfect. You're really getting it. Luna: I love using them in sentences. It makes it real. Lucas: Let's do a little quiz. I'll say a number in English, you say it in German. Eleven. Luna: Elf. Lucas: Seventeen. Luna: Siebzehn. Lucas: Twenty. Luna: Zwanzig. Lucas: Thirteen. Luna: Dreizehn. Lucas: Excellent! Now let's practice counting from elf to zwanzig in order. I'll start: elf. Luna: Zwölf. Lucas: Dreizehn. Luna: Vierzehn. Lucas: Fünfzehn. Luna: Sechzehn. Lucas: Siebzehn. Luna: Achtzehn. Lucas: Neunzehn. Luna: Zwanzig. Lucas: You did it! From elf to zwanzig without a pause. Luna: That felt great. I'm going to practice counting things around my house. Like 'elf Stühle' or 'zwölf Tassen'. Lucas: That's a perfect idea. Use them in your daily life. And next time, we can look at numbers beyond twenty. Luna: Ooh, yes. I'm ready for that. Lucas: Remember, repetition is key. Keep saying elf, zwölf, dreizehn, all the way to zwanzig. You'll have them down in no time. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! This was fun. Lucas: And thanks to Fexingo for making this possible. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time. Tschüss! Luna: Tschüss!