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- Lucas: Hej Luna, ready for another Danish lesson? Luna: Yes! I've been craving a coffee, so maybe we can learn coffee shop phrases? Lucas: Perfect timing. And hey, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress, we want to keep it ad-free. You can support that at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's great that there are no ads. I'll check that out. Lucas: So today, let's learn how to order a coffee in Danish. First phrase: 'Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe.' That means 'I would like a coffee.' Say it with me: Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe. Luna: Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe. Lucas: Good. Now, if you want it with milk, you say 'Med mælk.' That's 'with milk.' Try it: Med mælk. Luna: Med mælk. Lucas: Great. Now, when you want to ask the price, say 'Hvad koster det?' which is 'How much is it?' Say it: Hvad koster det? Luna: Hvad koster det? Lucas: And if you want it to go, you can ask 'Kan jeg få det med ud?' That's 'Can I get it to go?' Try it: Kan jeg få det med ud? Luna: Kan jeg få det med ud? Lucas: Finally, to be polite, say 'Tak, hav en god dag.' That means 'Thank you, have a nice day.' Say it: Tak, hav en god dag. Luna: Tak, hav en god dag. Lucas: Let's put it all together. Imagine you walk into a coffee shop. You say: 'Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe med mælk.' Then: 'Hvad koster det?' Then: 'Kan jeg få det med ud?' And finally: 'Tak, hav en god dag.' Can you try that sequence? Luna: Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe med mælk. Hvad koster det? Kan jeg få det med ud? Tak, hav en god dag. Lucas: Fantastic! You just ordered a coffee like a Dane. Let's repeat once more: Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe. Luna: Jeg vil gerne have en kaffe. Lucas: Med mælk. Luna: Med mælk. Lucas: Hvad koster det? Luna: Hvad koster det? Lucas: Kan jeg få det med ud? Luna: Kan jeg få det med ud? Lucas: Tak, hav en god dag. Luna: Tak, hav en god dag. Lucas: Now you're ready to order. Practice these before your next coffee run. See you next time! Luna: Tak, hav en god dag!