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- Lucas: Hey there, welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. Luna: Oh, it's good to be here. Episode ten already. Lucas: Yeah, time flies when you're learning. And today we're keeping it super simple but super useful. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. What are we diving into? Lucas: Numbers. Just the first five. One through five. Luna: Oh, perfect. That feels manageable. Lucas: Exactly. Let's start with number one. In Danish, that's 'en'. Luna: En. Lucas: Yeah, like the letter N but with an E in front. En. Luna: En. Lucas: There you go. Meaning one. En. Luna: En. Lucas: Great. Now number two is 'to'. Luna: To. Wait, like the English word 'to'? Lucas: Exactly. Same spelling, same sound. To. Luna: To. Meaning two. Lucas: Right. So we have en and to. Luna: En, to. Lucas: Yeah. Next, number three: 'tre'. Luna: Tre. Lucas: Close. Try it with a softer T, almost like 'dre'. Tre. Luna: Tre. Lucas: Better. Meaning three. Tre. Luna: Tre. Lucas: Good. Number four is 'fire'. Luna: Fire. Like the English word for flames? Lucas: Yeah, same spelling. But in Danish, it's pronounced 'fee-reh'. Fire. Luna: Fire. Fee-reh. Lucas: Exactly. Meaning four. Fire. Luna: Fire. Lucas: And finally, number five: 'fem'. Luna: Fem. That sounds like 'femme' but shorter. Lucas: Right. Fem. Meaning five. Fem. Luna: Fem. Lucas: So let's put them all together slowly. En, to, tre, fire, fem. Luna: En, to, tre, fire, fem. Lucas: Nice. One more time, a bit quicker. En, to, tre, fire, fem. Luna: En, to, tre, fire, fem. Lucas: You've got it. Now, let's imagine a tiny scene. Remember our bakery episode? Luna: Oh yeah, with the pastries. Lucas: Exactly. So picture you're there, and you want to order. You point and say, 'Jeg vil gerne have en kanelsnegl.' Luna: I would like one cinnamon roll. Lucas: Right. Or maybe you're feeling generous and say, 'Jeg vil gerne have to kanelsnegle.' Luna: Two cinnamon rolls. Got it. Lucas: Yeah. So en and to in action. Luna: That makes sense. What about a scene with more numbers? Lucas: Okay, let's say you're meeting friends at a café. You arrive and count how many are there. 'Der er tre venner.' Luna: There are three friends. Lucas: Then two more show up. 'Nu er der fire venner.' Luna: Now there are four friends. Lucas: And then you. 'Nu er der fem.' Luna: Now there are five. Oh, I like that. Lucas: So tre, fire, fem all in one little story. Luna: Yeah, that helps it stick. Lucas: Let's practice counting again. Ready? En. Luna: En. Lucas: To. Luna: To. Lucas: Tre. Luna: Tre. Lucas: Fire. Luna: Fire. Lucas: Fem. Luna: Fem. Lucas: And backwards? Fem, fire, tre, to, en. Luna: Fem, fire, tre, to, en. Lucas: Perfect. Now, tiny quiz. I'll say a number in English, you say it in Danish. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: Number one. Luna: En. Lucas: Yeah. Number four. Luna: Fire. Lucas: Right. Number two. Luna: To. Lucas: Good. Number five. Luna: Fem. Lucas: And number three. Luna: Tre. Lucas: Nailed it. You're a natural. Luna: Thanks. This feels really solid. Lucas: Awesome. So to recap, we learned en, to, tre, fire, fem. Numbers one through five in Danish. Luna: En, to, tre, fire, fem. I'm going to practice counting everything now. Lucas: That's the spirit. Use it in your day—count steps, count snacks, whatever works. Luna: For sure. This was fun. Lucas: Glad to hear it. Thanks for learning with us on Learn Danish with Fexingo. Keep practicing these till we chat again. Luna: See you next time.