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- Lucas: Hey everyone. Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back with you all. Lucas: We have been doing great work lately with house rooms and furniture. Luna: Yes. We talked about the living room and the bedroom. Lucas: And we learned how to put things on the table or under the chair. Luna: But what happens when something breaks? Or when you want to build that shelf? Lucas: That is a great question. Today we are going to a different place. Luna: Oh no. Is it scary? Lucas: Not at all. It is just a hardware store. A place for tools. Luna: I love hardware stores. They smell like metal and possibility. Lucas: Exactly. And we need some specific words to survive there. Luna: I am ready. Let us start with the most common tool. Lucas: The hammer. In Danish, it is called hammeren. Luna: Hammeren. Okay. That sounds easy enough. Lucas: It is. But we usually ask where it is. So let us make a full phrase. Luna: Where is the hammer? Lucas: Right. Hvor er hammeren? Luna: Hvor er hammeren? Lucas: Perfect. Now say it slowly. Hvor er hammeren. Luna: Hvor er hammeren. Lucas: Good job. One more time, normal speed. Hvor er hammeren. Luna: Hvor er hammeren. Lucas: You nailed it. So if I need to fix a picture frame, I would ask: Hvor er hammeren? Luna: And the clerk might point me to the wall section. Lucas: Yes. But what if I need to tighten a loose screw? I need another tool. Luna: A screwdriver. How do we say that? Lucas: It is skruetrækkeren. The definite form adds an 'en' at the end. Luna: Skruetrækkeren. Okay. Skruetrækkeren. Lucas: Let's try the question format again. Do you have a screwdriver? Luna: Har du en skruetrækker? Lucas: Very good. Har du en skruetrækker? Luna: Har du en skruetrækker? Lucas: Slowly now. Har du en skruetrækker. Luna: Har du en skruetrækker. Lucas: There it is. Just repeat it until your tongue gets used to the 'tr' sound. Luna: Har du en skruetrækker. Got it. Lucas: Now imagine you are walking through the aisles. You are not sure which one you need. Luna: I feel lost. What do I tell the staff? Lucas: You can simply say: Jeg mangler et værktøj. Luna: Jeg mangler et værktøj. Lucas: This means 'I am missing a tool' or 'I lack a tool'. Luna: Jeg mangler et værktøj. Lucas: Say it slowly. Jeg mangler et værktøj. Luna: Jeg mangler et værktøj. Lucas: Normal speed. Jeg mangler et værktøj. Luna: Jeg mangler et værktøj. Lucas: Excellent. This is a very useful phrase when you are browsing. Luna: So if I say that, the clerk might ask me which department. Lucas: Exactly. And you might ask: Er det i afdeling fem? Luna: Is it in department five? Lucas: Correct. Er det i afdeling fem? Luna: Er det i afdeling fem? Lucas: Slowly. Er det i afdeling fem. Luna: Er det i afdeling fem. Lucas: Again. Er det i afdeling fem. Luna: Er det i afdeling fem. Lucas: Great pronunciation. You sound like a pro already. Luna: Thanks. I found the screwdriver. Now I should say thank you. Lucas: Always. The polite way to close the interaction is: Tak for hjælpen. Luna: Tak for hjælpen. Lucas: This means 'Thanks for the help'. Luna: Tak for hjælpen. Lucas: Slowly. Tak for hjælpen. Luna: Tak for hjælpen. Lucas: One more time. Tak for hjælpen. Luna: Tak for hjælpen. Lucas: Wonderful. Let us review our five phrases together quickly. Luna: Okay. Where is the hammer? Lucas: Hvor er hammeren. Luna: Do you have a screwdriver? Lucas: Har du en skruetrækker? Luna: I am missing a tool. Lucas: Jeg mangler et værktøj. Luna: Is it in department five? Lucas: Er det i afdeling fem? Luna: Thanks for the help. Lucas: Tak for hjælpen. Luna: I feel much more confident about fixing my bookshelf now. Lucas: Me too. These phrases are simple but very powerful. Luna: Practice them while you walk around your home today. Lucas: Look for a hammer or a screwdriver and use the Danish words. Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Lucas: We deliberately don't run ads on these. If you want to support that choice, the link is buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: Yeah. It really keeps the show free and focused on learning. Lucas: Thank you for listening. See you next time.