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- Lucas: Hallo Luna! Willkommen zurück zu Learn German with Fexingo. Luna: Hi Lucas! I'm ready. Last time we did numbers one to five — eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf. Lucas: Exactly! And today we're going up: numbers six through ten in German. Luna: Oh, perfect. I've been practicing my counting. So what's six? Lucas: Six is 'sechs'. Listen: sechs. Luna: Sechs. That sounds a bit like 'sex' in English, but with a softer 'ch'. Lucas: Good ear! It's spelled s-e-c-h-s, but the 'ch' is like the 'ch' in 'Bach', from the throat. Try it again: sechs. Luna: Sechs. Yeah, I think I've got it. Sechs. Lucas: Perfect. Now, seven is 'sieben'. Sieben. Luna: Sieben. Sounds like 'see-ben'. Sieben. Lucas: Great! Next, eight: 'acht'. Acht. Luna: Acht. Like 'akt' with a throaty 'ch'? Acht. Lucas: Exactly. And nine: 'neun'. Neun. Luna: Neun. Like 'noyn'. Neun. Lucas: You're on fire! And finally, ten: 'zehn'. Zehn. Luna: Zehn. That's like 'tsayn'. Zehn. Lucas: Perfect pronunciation. Let's review them all: sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. Luna: Sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. Nice! I can count to ten now. Lucas: Let's do a little scene. Imagine you're at a market and you want to buy six apples. You say: 'Sechs Äpfel, bitte.' That means 'Six apples, please.' Luna: Sechs Äpfel, bitte. Oh, I remember 'bitte' from before. So I can order six apples. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want nine apples, you say: 'Neun Äpfel, bitte.' Luna: Neun Äpfel, bitte. That's handy. So I can use numbers with food. Lucas: You got it. Now let's do a quick listen-and-repeat. I say the number, you repeat. Ready? Luna: Ready! Lucas: sechs Luna: sechs Lucas: sieben Luna: sieben Lucas: acht Luna: acht Lucas: neun Luna: neun Lucas: zehn Luna: zehn Lucas: Excellent! Now let's mix them up. Count from one to ten with me in German. Luna: Okay. Eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. I did it! Lucas: You sure did! That's a big milestone. How does it feel? Luna: Ahh, yes! I feel so accomplished. Now I can count up to ten at the market. Lucas: And beyond soon. Let's do one more mini-scene. If you want seven oranges, you say: 'Sieben Orangen, bitte.' Luna: Sieben Orangen, bitte. Orange is 'Orange' in German? That's easy. Lucas: Yes, but with a German 'r' sound. But you'll get that later. For now, focus on the numbers. Luna: Got it. Sieben Orangen. I love that I can use these right away. Lucas: That's the idea. Let's do a quick challenge: I'll say a number in English, you say it in German. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: Six. Luna: Sechs. Lucas: Seven. Luna: Sieben. Lucas: Eight. Luna: Acht. Lucas: Nine. Luna: Neun. Lucas: Ten. Luna: Zehn. Lucas: You are a natural! So, let's recap today's phrases: sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. Luna: Sechs, sieben, acht, neun, zehn. I'll practice these on my walk home. Lucas: Great idea. And if you want to say you have ten fingers, you say: 'Ich habe zehn Finger.' Luna: Ich habe zehn Finger. That's a fun sentence. Lucas: Alright, that wraps up Episode 14 of Learn German with Fexingo. Luna, any final thoughts? Luna: Just that I'm excited to use my new numbers. Thanks, Lucas! Bis später! Lucas: Bis später, Luna! And to all our listeners: practice these numbers, and we'll see you next time. Tschüss!