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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas, and here with me is the wonderful Luna. Luna: Hej hej! So excited to be here. And I'm really excited about today's topic because I actually need this. Lucas: Really? What's that? Luna: Well, I dropped my phone yesterday and the screen is fine, but the case cracked. So I need to buy a new one. Lucas: Oh no. Perfect timing then. Today we're going to learn how to buy a phone case in Swedish. Luna: Yes. Let's start. Lucas: First, the basic phrase: 'Jag skulle vilja ha ett mobilskal.' That means 'I would like a phone case.' Let's break it down. 'Jag' means 'I', 'skulle vilja' is 'would like', 'ha' is 'have', 'ett mobilskal' is 'a phone case'. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha ett mobilskal. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you have a specific color in mind, you can say 'Har ni ett i svart?' which means 'Do you have one in black?'. Luna: Har ni ett i svart? Lucas: Exactly. 'Har ni' is 'do you have', 'ett' is 'one', 'i svart' is 'in black'. Luna: So if I want a black case, I say 'Jag skulle vilja ha ett mobilskal. Har ni ett i svart?' Lucas: Yes. And then you might want to ask the price: 'Hur mycket kostar det?' That's 'How much does it cost?'. Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: Good. And finally, when you decide, you say 'Jag tar det här, tack.' which is 'I'll take this one, thanks.'. Luna: Jag tar det här, tack. Lucas: Let's imagine a quick scene. You walk into a store. You see a phone case you like. Luna: Hej. Jag skulle vilja ha ett mobilskal. Lucas: Hej. Vilken färg? Luna: Har ni ett i svart? Lucas: Ja, här är ett svart mobilskal. Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: Det kostar 99 kronor. Luna: Jag tar det här, tack. Lucas: Tack, hej då. Luna: That felt so real. I totally imagined myself in the store. Lucas: And you did great. Let's review the four phrases one more time. Repeat after me. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha ett mobilskal. Lucas: Har ni ett i svart? Luna: Har ni ett i svart? Lucas: Hur mycket kostar det? Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: Jag tar det här, tack. Luna: Jag tar det här, tack. Lucas: Excellent. Now, if you're learning Swedish with us, you know we keep this podcast completely ad-free. That's a choice we made because we think learning should be distraction-free. Luna: Yeah, I love that. No annoying ads interrupting the flow. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with your Swedish, and you'd like to support that ad-free mission, you can do so at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Every bit helps keep the show going. Luna: Totally. And now, let's do one more quick practice dialogue. Lucas: Sure. Luna, you're the customer again. I'm the shopkeeper. Luna: Hej. Jag skulle vilja ha ett mobilskal. Har ni ett i svart? Lucas: Ja, här. Det kostar 79 kronor. Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? 79? Okej, jag tar det här, tack. Lucas: Tack så mycket. Hej då. Luna: Hej då. And now I'll go buy a real one. Tack, Lucas. Lucas: Varsågod. Keep practicing these phrases, and next time you need a phone case in Sweden, you'll be ready. See you next time. Luna: Hej då!