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- Lucas: Välkomna tillbaka, everyone! Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. Episode 195 already. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Last episode we were at the picnic, talking about picking blankets and baskets. That was fun. Lucas: Yeah, it was. And since summer is arriving, I thought today we could talk about a classic Swedish celebration — midsommar. Midsummer. Luna: Oh, Midsummer! I've heard it's a huge deal in Sweden. Dancing around a pole and eating strawberry cake? Lucas: Exactly! First phrase: Glad midsommar! That's how you wish someone a happy midsummer. Let's say it together. Glad midsommar. Luna: Glad midsommar. Lucas: Good. Now if you want to say 'We celebrate Midsummer,' you say Vi firar midsommar. Luna: Vi firar midsommar. That sounds nice. So if I invite someone: 'Vi firar midsommar, kom och fira med oss.' Lucas: Perfect! Adding 'come celebrate with us' — but we'll save that for another day. Today, let's focus on the key symbols. The maypole is called midsommarstången. Luna: Midsommarstången. That's a long word! Lucas: It is. Break it down: midsommar + stång. So midsommarstången. People dance around it. They sing a song about little frogs: Små grodorna. Luna: Små grodorna — the little frogs. That's adorable. Lucas: Yes! And after all that dancing, you eat jordgubbstårta — strawberry cake. Let's hear both. Små grodorna. Jordgubbstårta. Luna: Små grodorna. Jordgubbstårta. Lucas: Oh, that's so good. Små grodorna is actually a song where you hop like frogs. It's hilarious. Luna: I love that! So if I go to a midsummer party, I can say 'Glad midsommar! Vi firar midsommar. Dansa kring midsommarstången, sjunga små grodorna, och äta jordgubbstårta.' Lucas: You just made a whole sentence! That's fantastic. And you know, if this is really helping you make progress with Swedish, the reason we can keep making these episodes ad-free is because of listeners like you. You can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. It's an easy way to keep us going. Luna: Yeah, totally. Every little bit helps us keep making these conversations. And speaking of conversations, let's practice these phrases more. Lucas: Great idea. So let's set a scene: You're at a midsummer celebration. You see your Swedish friend. What do you say? Luna: Glad midsommar! Lucas: And they ask what you do here. You can say 'Vi firar midsommar.' And then point to the maypole: 'Midsommarstången.' Luna: Right. 'Glad midsommar! Vi firar midsommar. Titta på midsommarstången.' Lucas: Nice! And later, someone suggests dancing. You can say 'Små grodorna!' and hop a little. Luna: Små grodorna. And then we eat cake! 'Jordgubbstårta.' Lucas: Exactly. Let's do a quick review. Repeat after me: Glad midsommar. Luna: Glad midsommar. Lucas: Vi firar midsommar. Luna: Vi firar midsommar. Lucas: Midsommarstången. Luna: Midsommarstången. Lucas: Små grodorna. Luna: Små grodorna. Lucas: Och jordgubbstårta. Luna: Jordgubbstårta. Yum. Lucas: You've got it. So now you're ready to celebrate midsommar like a Swede. Practice these phrases with friends. Glad midsommar! Luna: Glad midsommar! See you next time!