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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is good to be here again. Lucas: Today we are going somewhere quiet and smelling like paper. Luna: A bookstore. Jag älskar bokhandlar. I love bookstores. Lucas: We have been buying many things lately. Tickets, helmets, plants. Luna: Yes. But today we buy stories instead of objects. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language, your support keeps our episodes ad-free. Luna: You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: It helps us keep creating these small lessons for you. Luna: Thank you. Now let us step into the shop. Lucas: The first thing you might want to do is look around. Luna: I want to say: I would like to look at the books. Lucas: That is a great start. Listen closely. Lucas: Jag skulle vilja titta på böckerna. Luna: Jag skulle vilja titta på böckerna. Lucas: Very good. It means: I would like to look at the books. Luna: It sounds polite and clear. Lucas: Let us try it one more time together. Lucas: Jag skulle vilja titta på böckerna. Luna: Jag skulle vilja titta på böckerna. Lucas: Perfect. Now imagine you are walking down the aisle. Luna: I see some English books, but I want Swedish ones. Lucas: So you ask the staff for help. Luna: Do you have any Swedish novels? Lucas: Here is the phrase. Har ni några svenska romaner? Luna: Har ni några svenska romaner? Lucas: Excellent pronunciation. Romaner means novels. Luna: I feel like a real reader now. Lucas: Let us repeat it slowly. Lucas: Har ni några svenska romaner? Luna: Har ni några svenska romaner? Lucas: Great. The clerk points you toward the translations section. Luna: I need to know where that is. Lucas: Ask: Where is the translation section? Luna: Var ligger fackverket för översättningar? Lucas: Listen carefully. Var ligger fackverket för översättningar? Luna: Var ligger fackverket för översättningar? Lucas: You said it perfectly. Översättningar means translations. Luna: It feels a bit long, but I got it. Lucas: Practice makes it shorter in your mind. Lucas: Var ligger fackverket för översättningar? Luna: Var ligger fackverket för översättningar? Lucas: You find a cover that looks interesting. Luna: Can I take it out to read a page? Lucas: Yes. Ask: Can I see this book? Luna: Kan jag få se den här boken? Lucas: Listen. Kan jag få se den här boken? Luna: Kan jag få se den här boken? Lucas: Very natural. Den här boken means this book. Luna: I am reading the first paragraph. It is good. Lucas: You decide to buy it right away. Luna: I will take this one, thank you. Lucas: Here is how you say that. Jag tar den här, tack. Luna: Jag tar den här, tack. Lucas: Simple and direct. Just like before. Luna: But for a book this time. Lucas: Let us run through all five phrases again. Luna: First: Jag skulle vilja titta på böckerna. Lucas: Second: Har ni några svenska romaner? Luna: Third: Var ligger fackverket för översättningar? Lucas: Fourth: Kan jag få se den här boken? Luna: Fifth: Jag tar den här, tack. Lucas: You did not miss a single word. Luna: I feel ready to walk into any shop in Sweden. Lucas: Just remember to smile when you speak. Luna: And maybe look for a bookmark too. Lucas: That is a plan. Keep practicing these phrases. Luna: See you next time on Learn Swedish with Fexingo.