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- Lucas: Luna, ready to learn some Danish numbers today? Luna: Numbers again? We already did 1 to 10 and 11 to 20. Lucas: Ah, but these are different. These are ordinal numbers — first, second, third, fourth. Luna: Oh, like in a race? First place, second place? Lucas: Exactly. Or in a line at the bakery. So listen carefully: første. Luna: første. Lucas: Good. That means 'first'. Repeat it once more? Luna: første. Lucas: Perfect. Now, 'second' is anden. Luna: anden. Lucas: Yes. And 'third' is tredje. Luna: tredje. Lucas: And 'fourth' is fjerde. Luna: fjerde. Oh, that one's a bit tricky. Lucas: It is. The 'fj' sound takes practice. Say it again? Luna: fjerde. Lucas: Getting better. Let's put them in a sentence. Jeg er den første i køen — I am the first in line. Luna: Jeg er den første i køen. So 'den' is 'the'? Lucas: Yes, 'den' with ordinal numbers. So 'den første', 'den anden', 'den tredje', 'den fjerde'. Luna: Okay. Den første, den anden, den tredje, den fjerde. Lucas: Great. Now imagine we're at a bus stop. You're first in line. How would you say that? Luna: Jeg er den første i køen. Lucas: Exactly. And if I'm second, I'd say Jeg er den anden i køen. Luna: Jeg er den anden i køen. Lucas: Perfect. Now, if there are four people, and you're fourth, what do you say? Luna: Jeg er den fjerde i køen. Lucas: You got it. Let's do a quick review. I'll say the English, you say the Danish. First? Luna: første. Lucas: Second? Luna: anden. Lucas: Third? Luna: tredje. Lucas: Fourth? Luna: fjerde. Lucas: Excellent. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Danish, honestly, if today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link — buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, it's a small way to keep this going ad-free. We appreciate it. Lucas: So back to numbers. Let's try a little story. Imagine you're at a bakery. There are four pastries left. You want the first one. Luna: Jeg vil gerne have den første. Lucas: And if someone takes it, you might say you wanted the second. Luna: Jeg ville have den anden. Lucas: Nice use of past tense. But let's stick with present. If there are four cakes, and you want the third? Luna: Jeg vil gerne have den tredje. Lucas: And the fourth? Luna: Jeg vil gerne have den fjerde. Lucas: Perfect. So remember: første, anden, tredje, fjerde. They're a bit different from the regular numbers. Luna: Yeah, 'fjerde' especially. I'll practice that one. Lucas: Great. Let's hear them one more time from you. Luna: første, anden, tredje, fjerde. Lucas: Fantastic. That's all for today. Practice these, and next time we'll go up to tenth. Tak for i dag. Luna: Tak for i dag. Vi ses!