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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. We're so glad you're here for episode 95. Lucas: Today we're talking about something fun — a birthday party. Luna: Ohh, I love birthdays. What are we learning? Lucas: Key phrases for celebrating someone's birthday in Swedish. Let's start with the classic: 'Grattis på födelsedagen!' Luna: Grattis på födelsedagen! That sounds like 'congratulations on the birthday.' Lucas: Exactly. 'Grattis' is short for 'gratulerar' — congratulations. And 'födelsedagen' means 'the birthday.' So you're saying congratulations on your birthday. Luna: Grattis på födelsedagen! Let me try again. Grattis på födelsedagen. Lucas: Perfect. Now let's say it like you're at a party. Luna, imagine it's your birthday. Luna: Okay, I'm ready. Grattis på födelsedagen! Lucas: Excellent. Now if you want to ask how old someone is turning, you say 'Hur gammal blir du?' Luna: Hur gammal blir du? So 'hur gammal' is 'how old' and 'blir du' is 'do you become'? Lucas: Exactly. 'Blir' from 'bli' — to become. So you ask how old they're becoming. Luna: Hur gammal blir du? That's a good one. Let me practice with you. Hur gammal blir du? Lucas: Jag blir trettio. I'm turning thirty. So your turn. Imagine I'm the birthday person. Luna: Grattis på födelsedagen! Hur gammal blir du? Lucas: Åh, tack! Jag blir tjugofem. Perfect. Now another nice phrase: 'Jag önskar dig allt gott.' Luna: Jag önskar dig allt gott. That means 'I wish you all the best'? Lucas: Exactly. 'Önskar' is wish, 'dig' is you, 'allt gott' is all good. Luna: Jag önskar dig allt gott. That's so warm. I'll use that. Lucas: Now after you give a gift, the person might say 'Tack för presenten!' Luna: Tack för presenten. Thank you for the present. Presenten is 'the present.' Lucas: Right. So you hand over a gift and they say 'Tack för presenten!' Luna: Tack för presenten! I can hear the gratitude. Lucas: And finally, when you raise a glass for a toast, you say 'Skål!' Luna: Skål! That's like 'cheers.' I've heard that before. Lucas: Yes. So let's put it all together. Imagine Luna's at my birthday party. Luna: Okay, I'll come in. Grattis på födelsedagen! Hur gammal blir du? Lucas: Jag blir trettio. Luna: Jag önskar dig allt gott. Här är en present. Lucas: Åh, tack för presenten! Det var snällt. Luna: Och... Skål! Lucas: Skål! That was perfect. Now let's do some repetition. Listeners, repeat after me: Grattis på födelsedagen! Luna: Grattis på födelsedagen! Lucas: Hur gammal blir du? Luna: Hur gammal blir du? Lucas: Jag önskar dig allt gott. Luna: Jag önskar dig allt gott. Lucas: Tack för presenten! Luna: Tack för presenten! Lucas: Skål! Luna: Skål! Lucas: Great. Now let's use them in a mini conversation. I'll be the birthday person. Luna: Grattis på födelsedagen! Hur gammal blir du? Lucas: Jag blir fyrtiofem. Tack! Luna: Jag önskar dig allt gott. Här är en liten present. Lucas: Åh, tack för presenten! Så snällt. Luna: Skål! Lucas: Skål! Nice. Now, you know, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Swedish, we want to keep this ad-free. We do it because we love languages. If you want to support that choice, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps keep the show free. So if you enjoy learning with us, consider it. Now, let's practice one more time with a twist. Imagine I'm turning sixty. Lucas: Grattis på födelsedagen! Hur gammal blir du? Luna: Jag blir sextio. Lucas: Jag önskar dig allt gott. Luna: Tack! Och här är en present till dig. Lucas: Åh, tack för presenten! Skål! Luna: Skål! Okay, I think we've got it. Now listeners, practice these phrases at the next birthday party you attend. Grattis på födelsedagen, hur gammal blir du, jag önskar dig allt gott, tack för presenten, and skål. Lucas: And if you want to review, the transcript is on our site. Thanks for learning with us today. See you next time! Luna: Hej då!