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- Lucas: Hey Luna, ready to learn some Dutch for grocery shopping? Luna: I am! I always get stuck at the checkout. Let's do this. Lucas: Perfect. We'll start with a simple phrase: Ik wil graag... That means 'I would like...' Luna: Ik wil graag... Okay, so if I want apples, I say: Ik wil graag appels. Lucas: Exactly! Ik wil graag appels. Now, what if you're looking for something and you're not sure they have it? You can ask: Heeft u...? That means 'Do you have...?' Luna: Heeft u... So: Heeft u appels? Lucas: Yes! Heeft u appels? And they might say 'Ja, hier.' Now, if you want two of something, say: Ik wil er twee. 'I want two of them.' Luna: Ik wil er twee. So for two apples: Ik wil graag appels, ik wil er twee. Lucas: Perfect. Then when you're done, you say: Dat is alles. 'That's everything.' Luna: Dat is alles. Nice and simple. Lucas: And at the register, they'll ask how you want to pay. You can say: Mag ik pinnen? 'Can I pay by card?' Luna: Mag ik pinnen. That's handy. Lucas: Okay, let's practice a full scene. You're at the grocery store. You want two bags of milk. What do you say? Luna: Uhm... Ik wil graag melk. Ik wil er twee. Lucas: Good start! But you can also ask first: Heeft u melk? Luna: Right! Heeft u melk? Ik wil graag melk, ik wil er twee. Dan: Dat is alles. Mag ik pinnen? Lucas: Yes! That's a perfect interaction. Let's try it again, slowly. Heeft u melk? Luna: Heeft u melk? Lucas: Ik wil graag melk, ik wil er twee. Luna: Ik wil graag melk, ik wil er twee. Lucas: Dat is alles. Luna: Dat is alles. Lucas: Mag ik pinnen? Luna: Mag ik pinnen? Lucas: Great. Now, you might also hear them ask: 'Wilt u pinnen of contant?' That means 'Do you want to pay by card or cash?' Luna: Oh, so I can just say 'pinnen' if I want to pay by card. Lucas: Exactly. Now, if you want to buy something from a market stall, you can use the same phrases. Luna: Awesome. These are really practical. Lucas: If today's episode was useful to you and you want to keep it ad-free, buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo helps. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to support what we do here. Lucas: Okay, so let's do one more round of the phrases. I'll say them, you repeat. Luna: Sounds good. Lucas: Heeft u...? Luna: Heeft u...? Lucas: Ik wil graag... Luna: Ik wil graag... Lucas: Ik wil er twee. Luna: Ik wil er twee. Lucas: Dat is alles. Luna: Dat is alles. Lucas: Mag ik pinnen? Luna: Mag ik pinnen? Lucas: Perfect! Now you're ready for your next grocery run in Dutch. Practice these and we'll hear you next time. Luna: Dank je wel, Lucas! See you all next episode.