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- Lucas: Hej og velkommen til Learn Danish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 140. Lucas, what are we talking about today? Lucas: Today we're going to look at some basic furniture words. Things you might have in your home. Luna: Oh, like table and chair? I could use those when I'm buying new furniture. Lucas: Exactly. And before we get into it, if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Danish, a couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. You can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really helps us keep making episodes ad-free. Now, let's learn some furniture! Lucas: Alright. First word: et bord. That means 'a table'. Luna: Et bord. Table. Got it. Lucas: Et bord. Can you say it? Luna: Et bord. Lucas: Perfect. Now, in a sentence: Jeg har et bord. I have a table. Luna: Jeg har et bord. That's easy. Lucas: Next: en stol. A chair. Luna: En stol. That sounds a bit like 'stool' in English. Lucas: Right, similar. En stol. Say it. Luna: En stol. Lucas: Great. Jeg har en stol. I have a chair. Luna: Jeg har en stol. Lucas: Now, en sofa. A sofa. Luna: En sofa. That's the same in English, just with a Danish pronunciation. Lucas: Exactly. En sofa. Try it. Luna: En sofa. Lucas: Good. And finally: en seng. A bed. Luna: En seng. That's different. Seng. I like it. Lucas: En seng. Your turn. Luna: En seng. Lucas: Excellent. So let's review. Et bord, en stol, en sofa, en seng. Luna: Et bord, en stol, en sofa, en seng. Lucas: Now let's put them in a little scene. Imagine you're at a furniture store. You see a nice table. Luna: Jeg kan godt lide det bord. I like that table. Lucas: Perfect. And you need a chair too? Luna: Ja, jeg har brug for en stol. Yes, I need a chair. Lucas: What about a sofa? Luna: Måske en sofa. Maybe a sofa. Lucas: And a bed? En seng? Luna: Ja, en seng også. Yes, a bed too. Lucas: Great. So you've furnished your home with Danish words. Et bord, en stol, en sofa, en seng. Luna: That was fun. I'll remember these. Lucas: Good. Now, a quick tip: notice that 'et bord' uses 'et', while 'en stol' uses 'en'. Danish has two genders for nouns. We'll get more into that later. Luna: Okay, so for now, just learn the word with its article. Lucas: Exactly. Repeat after me: et bord. Luna: Et bord. Lucas: En stol. Luna: En stol. Lucas: En sofa. Luna: En sofa. Lucas: En seng. Luna: En seng. Lucas: Fantastic. Practice these around your home. Look at your table and say 'et bord'. Your chair, 'en stol'. And so on. Luna: I will. Thanks, Lucas. Lucas: You're welcome. That's it for today. Keep practicing, and we'll see you next time on Learn Danish with Fexingo. Luna: Farvel!