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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 126! Feels like we've been doing this for a while. Lucas: Oh, totally. Today we're going to the grocery store again, but this time to buy bread. Luna: Bread! I love bread. I could eat it every day. Lucas: Me too. So, first phrase: Jag vill ha ett bröd. That means 'I want a loaf of bread.' Let's break it down. Jag vill ha — I want. Ett bröd — a loaf of bread. Luna: Jag vill ha ett bröd. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if you want to ask for whole wheat bread, you say: Har ni fullkornsbröd? — Do you have whole wheat bread? Fullkornsbröd is whole wheat bread. Luna: Har ni fullkornsbröd? Hmm, fullkornsbröd. Lucas: Exactly. You can also say: Jag tar en limpa, tack. — I'll take a loaf, please. Limpa is a loaf of bread. Luna: Jag tar en limpa, tack. So limpa is the loaf itself. Got it. Lucas: Right. Then you'll need to ask the price: Hur mycket kostar det? — How much does it cost? Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? Simple enough. Lucas: And finally, to say thanks and goodbye: Tack, hej då! — Thanks, bye! Luna: Tack, hej då! Okay, so let's say I walk into the store. I say: Jag vill ha ett bröd. Then I ask: Har ni fullkornsbröd? They say yes, so I say: Jag tar en limpa, tack. Then I ask: Hur mycket kostar det? And after paying: Tack, hej då! Lucas: Yeah, that's perfect. You've got the whole conversation. Luna: Let's practice a bit more. Repeat after me: Jag vill ha ett bröd. Lucas: Jag vill ha ett bröd. Luna: Har ni fullkornsbröd? Lucas: Har ni fullkornsbröd? Luna: Jag tar en limpa, tack. Lucas: Jag tar en limpa, tack. Luna: Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: Hur mycket kostar det? Luna: Tack, hej då! Lucas: Tack, hej då! You're a natural. Luna: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Swedish, honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Yeah, listener support is what keeps this ad-free and going. We appreciate it so much. Luna: So back to bread. Can you use these phrases at other stores too? Like, Jag vill ha ett äpple? Lucas: Ohh, good question. Yes, you can. The pattern works for many things. But for bread, it's common to ask for a limpa. So, let's imagine you're at the grocery store and you want a loaf of rye bread. What do you say? Luna: Jag vill ha ett bröd. And then maybe: Har ni rågbröd? Lucas: Rågbröd, exactly. Rye bread. So that would be: Har ni rågbröd? Then you'd say: Jag tar en limpa, tack. And then the rest. Luna: Let's try a role play. You're the cashier, I'm the customer. Lucas: Okay. Hej. Vill du ha något? Luna: Jag vill ha ett bröd. Har ni fullkornsbröd? Lucas: Ja, det har vi. Här. Luna: Jag tar en limpa, tack. Hur mycket kostar det? Lucas: Trettio kronor. Luna: Tack, hej då! Lucas: Wow, that was great. You handled it perfectly. Luna: Thanks. So listeners, practice these phrases. Jag vill ha ett bröd, Har ni fullkornsbröd?, Jag tar en limpa, tack, Hur mycket kostar det?, and Tack, hej då! Lucas: Yeah, keep repeating them until they feel natural. See you next time for more Swedish! Luna: Hej då!