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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 94! Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. And today we are going to the café for fika. Luna: Fika — I love that word. Coffee and something sweet, right? Lucas: Exactly. So let's start with how to order a coffee. In Swedish, you say: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Lucas: Great. 'Jag skulle vilja ha' means 'I would like to have.' Practice it again. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want something to eat with your coffee, you can ask: Har ni något gott att äta? Luna: Har ni något gott att äta? That means 'Do you have something good to eat?' Lucas: Yes. 'Gott' is 'good' when talking about food. Say it with me. Luna: Har ni något gott att äta? Lucas: Nice. And a common answer is 'Ja, vi har kanelbullar.' Cinnamon buns. Luna: Oh, kanelbullar. So when you want one, you say: En kanelbulle, tack. Lucas: Exactly. En kanelbulle, tack. Let's hear that. Luna: En kanelbulle, tack. Lucas: Good. Then they'll tell you the price, so you need to ask: Hur mycket kostar det? Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? 'How much does it cost?' Lucas: Yes. Let's put it all together. Imagine you walk in and say: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Lucas: Then you look at the pastries and ask: Har ni något gott att äta? Luna: Har ni något gott att äta? Lucas: They say yes, kanelbullar. So you say: En kanelbulle, tack. Luna: En kanelbulle, tack. Lucas: And then: Hur mycket kostar det? Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: They say 'Femtio kronor.' Then you pay and say: Tack så mycket. Luna: Tack så mycket. 'Thank you very much.' That's a good one. Lucas: Let's do a quick roleplay. I'll be the café worker. Luna: Okay. Hej! Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Lucas: Ja, självklart. Något att äta? Luna: Har ni något gott att äta? Lucas: Ja, vi har kanelbullar. Luna: En kanelbulle, tack. Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: Det blir sextio kronor. Luna: Tack så mycket! Lucas: Perfect, Luna. You just ordered fika like a pro. Luna: Tack! That felt good. Lucas: Now let's practice the phrases one more time. Repeat after me: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe. Lucas: Har ni något gott att äta? Luna: Har ni något gott att äta? Lucas: En kanelbulle, tack. Luna: En kanelbulle, tack. Lucas: Hur mycket kostar det? Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: And Tack så mycket. Luna: Tack så mycket. Lucas: You know, if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Swedish, a couple of dollars a month on Buy Me a Coffee genuinely keeps these episodes coming. It's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it really makes a difference. We appreciate every bit of support. Lucas: Now, before we go, let's imagine you're at a café. You want to order a coffee and a bun. What do you say? Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha en kaffe och en kanelbulle, tack. Lucas: Perfect. And if they ask if you want anything else? Luna: Nej, tack. Det är allt. Lucas: Exactly. 'Det är allt' — that's all. Great job today, everyone. Practice these phrases and fika like a Swede. Luna: Tack för idag! See you next time.