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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 159 already. Can you believe it? Lucas: I know. Time flies when you're learning Swedish. Today we're going back to the grocery store. Luna: Oh, I love the grocery store episodes. We've done milk, bread, cheese, butter. What's next? Lucas: Today we're buying something sweet. Jam. Sylt. Luna: Sylt. That sounds like 'silt' but with a y. Sylt. Lucas: Exactly. Sylt. Let's start with a basic phrase: Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. That's 'I would like jam,' right? Lucas: Perfect. Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. Let's say it together. Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. Easy enough. Lucas: Now, if you want a specific flavor, you can ask: Har ni jordgubbssylt? Luna: Har ni jordgubbssylt? That's 'Do you have strawberry jam?' Jordgubbssylt. Strawberry jam. Lucas: Right. Jordgubbssylt. Let's try that. Har ni jordgubbssylt? Luna: Har ni jordgubbssylt? I can almost taste it. Lucas: When you decide to buy, you say: Jag tar ett glas sylt, tack. Luna: Jag tar ett glas sylt, tack. 'I'll take a jar of jam, thanks.' Ett glas. A jar. Lucas: Yes. Glas can mean glass, but here it's a jar. So, Jag tar ett glas sylt, tack. Luna: Jag tar ett glas sylt, tack. Got it. Lucas: Then you'll need to ask the price. Hur mycket kostar sylten? Luna: Hur mycket kostar sylten? 'How much does the jam cost?' Sylten, with the -en ending, means 'the jam.' Lucas: Exactly. Hur mycket kostar sylten? Let's all say it. Hur mycket kostar sylten? Luna: Hur mycket kostar sylten? And then you pay and say: Tack, hej då! Lucas: Tack, hej då! That's our standard goodbye at the store. Let's put it all together in a little scene. Luna: Okay, I'll be the customer. You be the shopkeeper. Lucas: Hej! Vad kan jag hjälpa dig med? Luna: Hej! Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. Har ni jordgubbssylt? Lucas: Ja, vi har jordgubbssylt. Här är ett glas. Luna: Jag tar ett glas sylt, tack. Hur mycket kostar sylten? Lucas: Den kostar 25 kronor. Luna: Tack, hej då! Lucas: Hej då! Bra jobbat, Luna! That was excellent. Luna: Thanks. I felt like a real shopper. Let's practice the phrases one more time. Lucas: Sure. First: Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. Luna: Jag skulle vilja ha sylt. Lucas: Har ni jordgubbssylt? Luna: Har ni jordgubbssylt? Lucas: Jag tar ett glas sylt, tack. Luna: Jag tar ett glas sylt, tack. Lucas: Hur mycket kostar sylten? Luna: Hur mycket kostar sylten? Lucas: And last: Tack, hej då! Luna: Tack, hej då! Lucas: You know, Luna, making these episodes has been a joy. And if Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Swedish, listeners can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps keep the podcast ad-free and coming to you. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: So back to jam. What's your favorite kind of sylt, Luna? Luna: I love jordgubbssylt, strawberry jam, but also hallonsylt. Raspberry jam. How do you say that? Lucas: Hallonsylt. Har ni hallonsylt? That's another useful phrase. Luna: Har ni hallonsylt? I'll remember that. Lucas: Great. So now you can buy jam in Swedish. Practice these phrases and next time you're at the store, try them out. Luna: And don't forget, practice makes perfect. Tack för idag, Lucas! Lucas: Tack själv, Luna. And to all our listeners, see you next time for more Swedish with Fexingo. Hej då!