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- Lucas: Hey, Luna, glad to have you back for another episode of Learn Danish with Fexingo. Luna: Hey, Lucas! I'm excited. What are we learning today? Lucas: Today, we're going to a museum. A Danish museum. We'll learn how to talk about art and exhibits. Luna: Oh, I love museums. But I always feel lost when trying to describe what I see in Danish. Lucas: Perfect, that's exactly what we'll practice. First phrase: 'Hvad er det?' It means 'What is that?'. Luna: Hvad er det? Lucas: Yes, great. 'Hvad er det?' You're pointing at something and asking. Luna: Hvad er det? Lucas: Now, imagine you're at a museum and you see a painting. You ask 'Hvad er det?' and I answer: 'Det er et maleri.' That means 'It's a painting.' Luna: Det er et maleri. Lucas: Exactly. 'Maleri' is painting. Let's say it together: Det er et maleri. Luna: Det er et maleri. Lucas: Now, if you like it, you can say 'Jeg kan godt lide det.' That means 'I like it.' Luna: Jeg kan godt lide det. That's a mouthful. Lucas: It is. Break it down: Jeg kan godt lide det. 'Jeg' is I, 'kan godt lide' means like, 'det' is it. Luna: Jeg kan godt lide det. Lucas: Perfect. And if you want to ask who painted it, you say 'Hvem har malet det?' meaning 'Who painted it?' Luna: Hvem har malet det? Lucas: Yes. 'Hvem' is who, 'har malet' is has painted, 'det' is it. Luna: Hvem har malet det? Lucas: And finally, if you think it's beautiful, you can say 'Det er smukt.' That means 'It's beautiful.' Luna: Det er smukt. Oh, I like that one. Smukt. Lucas: Yeah, it's a nice word. Let's practice all of them in a little scene. Imagine we're at the Louisiana Museum in Humlebæk. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Lucas: You see a large abstract painting. You point and say 'Hvad er det?' Luna: Hvad er det? Lucas: I answer 'Det er et maleri.' Then you say 'Jeg kan godt lide det.' Luna: Jeg kan godt lide det. Lucas: Then you ask 'Hvem har malet det?' Luna: Hvem har malet det? Lucas: I say 'Det er malet af en kendt kunstner.' And you look at it and say 'Det er smukt.' Luna: Det er smukt. Lucas: You did it. Now, if Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Danish, and today felt worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep the show ad-free and going. We appreciate it. Lucas: Totally. Now let's take one more look at those phrases. Repeat after me: Hvad er det? Luna: Hvad er det? Lucas: Det er et maleri. Luna: Det er et maleri. Lucas: Jeg kan godt lide det. Luna: Jeg kan godt lide det. Lucas: Hvem har malet det? Luna: Hvem har malet det? Lucas: Det er smukt. Luna: Det er smukt. Lucas: Great job. Now you can navigate a Danish museum with confidence. Practice these phrases, and we'll see you next time. Luna: Tak for i dag, Lucas. Vi ses! Lucas: Vi ses! Keep learning with Fexingo.