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- Lucas: Hej, og velkommen til Episode 21 of Learn Danish with Fexingo. Luna: Hej Lucas! I'm excited. What are we doing today? Lucas: Today, we are going to talk about animals. Specifically, some common pets. Luna: Oh, animals! I love animals. Do I already know any words? Lucas: Well, you know 'en' and 'to' from before. We'll build on that. Let's start with a very popular pet: en hund. Luna: En hund. Is that a dog? Lucas: Exactly. En hund. Repeat after me: en hund. Luna: En hund. Lucas: Good. Now, what's the sound a dog makes? In Danish, we say 'vov vov'. Luna: Vov vov. That's cute. So if I see a dog, I can say 'en hund'. Lucas: Yes. Let's try a sentence: 'Jeg har en hund.' That means 'I have a dog.' Say it. Luna: Jeg har en hund. Lucas: Perfect. Next animal: en kat. Luna: En kat. That sounds like cat, right? Lucas: Exactly. En kat. And a cat says 'mjau' in Danish. Luna: Mjau. That's like meow. Okay, en kat. Lucas: Good. Now, let's say 'Jeg har en kat.' Try it. Luna: Jeg har en kat. Lucas: Wonderful. Next: en fugl. That means a bird. Luna: En fugl. Fugl. That doesn't sound like English at all. Lucas: No, it's quite different. En fugl. Birds go 'pip pip'. Luna: Pip pip. That's adorable. En fugl. Lucas: And last for today: en fisk. A fish. Luna: En fisk. That sounds like 'fisk' in English almost, but with an S. Lucas: Yes, exactly. En fisk. Fish don't make a sound, but they swim. Luna: Swim in Danish? Lucas: That's 'svømme'. But we'll save that for another day. Let's review: en hund, en kat, en fugl, en fisk. Luna: En hund, en kat, en fugl, en fisk. Lucas: Great. Now, let's learn a useful question: 'Har du et kæledyr?' That means 'Do you have a pet?' Luna: Har du et kæledyr? Kæledyr... is that pet? Lucas: Yes. 'Et kæledyr' means a pet. Notice it's 'et' not 'en'. That's a different gender. But don't worry, just learn it as a phrase. Luna: Har du et kæledyr? Lucas: Perfect. Now, how would you answer? If you have a dog, you can say 'Ja, jeg har en hund.' Try it. Luna: Ja, jeg har en hund. Lucas: Or if you have a cat: 'Ja, jeg har en kat.' Luna: Ja, jeg har en kat. Lucas: And if you don't have a pet, you say 'Nej, jeg har ikke et kæledyr.' Luna: Nej, jeg har ikke et kæledyr. That's useful. Lucas: Let's practice a mini dialogue. I'll ask you: 'Har du et kæledyr?' You answer. Luna: Okay. Har du et kæledyr? Lucas: Hey, I'm asking! Let's do it properly. I ask: 'Har du et kæledyr?' Luna: Oh, sorry! Ja, jeg har en kat. Lucas: Great. Now switch: you ask me. Luna: Har du et kæledyr? Lucas: Ja, jeg har en hund. Han hedder Mikkel. Luna: Aww, Mikkel. That's a cute name for a dog. Lucas: Let's do a little scene. Imagine you meet a Danish friend. You can ask about their pet. Luna: Okay. Hej! Har du et kæledyr? Lucas: Ja, jeg har en fugl. Han hedder Pippi. Luna: En fugl! Pip pip! Lucas: Exactly. And you can say 'Hvor sød!' meaning 'How cute!' Luna: Hvor sød! I like that. Lucas: Let's review all the words one more time. Listen and repeat after me: en hund. Luna: En hund. Lucas: En kat. Luna: En kat. Lucas: En fugl. Luna: En fugl. Lucas: En fisk. Luna: En fisk. Lucas: And the question: 'Har du et kæledyr?' Luna: Har du et kæledyr? Lucas: Perfect. Now, before we go, a little challenge. I'll say an animal in English, you say it in Danish. Luna: Okay, bring it on. Lucas: Dog. Luna: En hund. Lucas: Cat. Luna: En kat. Lucas: Bird. Luna: En fugl. Lucas: Fish. Luna: En fisk. Lucas: You nailed it. Great job today, Luna. Luna: Thanks, Lucas! This was fun. I feel like I can talk about pets now. Lucas: And you can. Remember, practice these words with your own pets or friends. Tak for i dag. Luna: Tak for i dag. Vi ses! Lucas: Vi ses! And thanks to Fexingo for making this possible. See you next time.