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- Lucas: Hey everyone, welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another episode? I'm actually a bit hungry today. Lucas: Well, perfect timing then. Today we're going to learn how to order a sandwich in Swedish. Luna: Oh, a smörgås! I love that word. It's so fun to say. Lucas: Exactly. Smörgås. And you know, if today's episode helps you get a real sandwich in Sweden, that's exactly the kind of thing we love to hear. If you find it useful, the way Fexingo stays ad-free is through listener support at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep these lessons coming. Anyway, let's dig in. So what's the first phrase? Lucas: The basic 'I want a sandwich' is 'Jag vill ha en smörgås.' Let's say it together: Jag vill ha en smörgås. Luna: Jag vill ha en smörgås. That sounds good, right? Lucas: Perfect. Now let's add what you want on it. For example, 'Kan jag få en smörgås med ost och skinka?' That means 'Can I get a sandwich with cheese and ham?' Luna: Kan jag få en smörgås med ost och skinka? Ost och skinka – cheese and ham. I love that combination. Lucas: Me too. And if you want to ask the price, you say 'Vad kostar den?' – 'What does it cost?' Luna: Vad kostar den? Simple enough. So after you know the price, you can say 'Jag tar en smörgås, tack.' – 'I'll take a sandwich, please.' Lucas: Exactly. And then to finish, 'Tack, hej då!' – 'Thanks, goodbye!' So let's put it all together in a mini scene. Luna: Okay, let's do it. I'll be the customer. Lucas: Great. So Luna walks up to the counter. Luna: Hej! Jag vill ha en smörgås. Lucas: The server asks what kind – so you say 'Kan jag få en smörgås med ost och skinka?' Luna: Kan jag få en smörgås med ost och skinka? Lucas: Then you ask 'Vad kostar den?' Luna: Vad kostar den? Fifty kronor, let's say. Lucas: So you say 'Jag tar en smörgås, tack.' And then 'Tack, hej då!' Luna: Jag tar en smörgås, tack. Tack, hej då! Perfect. That felt like a real conversation. Lucas: It did. Let's run through the phrases one more time. 'Jag vill ha en smörgås.' Say it with me. Luna: Jag vill ha en smörgås. Lucas: Kan jag få en smörgås med ost och skinka? Luna: Kan jag få en smörgås med ost och skinka? Lucas: Vad kostar den? Luna: Vad kostar den? Lucas: Jag tar en smörgås, tack. Luna: Jag tar en smörgås, tack. Lucas: Tack, hej då! Luna: Tack, hej då! I feel ready to order now. Lucas: That's the goal. Practice these a few times, and you'll be set. Thanks for joining us on Learn Swedish with Fexingo. Luna: See you next time! Hej då!