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- Lucas: Hey there. Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I am Lucas. Luna: And I am Luna. It is so good to be back at the mic. Lucas: It really is. We have been doing a lot of home-related topics lately. Luna: Yeah. Last episode was about decorating, right? With candles and rugs? Lucas: Exactly. Hygge and home decor. But today we are going to look at the actual pieces. Luna: The furniture. Yes. I need this. My apartment feels empty. Lucas: So let us start with something you probably use every day. Luna: Okay. What is it? Lucas: A chair. In Danish, it is En stol. Luna: En stol. Like stool? Lucas: Very close. Listen closely. En stol. Luna: En stol. Lucas: Perfect. The 'st' sound is important. En stol. Luna: En stol. I can sit on it. Lucas: Exactly. Now, what do you sit at? Luna: A table. Et bord. Lucas: Right. Et bord. Notice the 'b'. Et bord. Luna: Et bord. Is that like bread? Lucas: No. Bread is brød. This is a table. Et bord. Luna: Ah. Okay. Et bord. Lucas: Good. You are getting the hang of the consonants. Luna: Thanks. So we have a chair and a table. Lucas: Yes. And where do we relax after eating? Luna: On a couch? Or a sofa? Lucas: In Danish, we say En sofa. En sofa. Luna: En sofa. That one is easy. Lucas: It is. Very similar to English. En sofa. Luna: En sofa. I love napping on en sofa. Lucas: I bet. Now, where do we put our things? Luna: In a cupboard? A closet? Lucas: Yes. In Danish, it is Et skab. Et skab. Luna: Et skab. That sounds tricky. Lucas: It has that soft 'k' sound. Let me try. Et skab. Luna: Et skab. Lucas: Almost. Think of a whispery 's' before the 'k'. Et skab. Luna: Ohh. Et skab. Lucas: There it is. Et skab. Luna: Et skab. Okay. I think I have them all. Lucas: Let us review. Chair. Luna: En stol. Lucas: Table. Luna: Et bord. Lucas: Sofa. Luna: En sofa. Lucas: Cupboard. Luna: Et skab. Lucas: Great job. Those are the four basics. Luna: But wait. I want to help out. If you enjoy these episodes... Lucas: Yeah. If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with this language... Luna: A couple of dollars a month is genuinely what keeps these going. Lucas: You can support us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo — that's F. E. X. I. N. G. O. Luna: It makes a real difference. Thank you. Lucas: Anyway, back to the room. Imagine you are walking in. Luna: Where is the first thing you see? Lucas: Maybe the sofa. Can you say 'I want the sofa'? Luna: Jeg vil have en sofa. Lucas: Perfect. And then you sit down. At the table. Luna: På et bord. Lucas: Good. And you put your keys in the cupboard. Luna: I et skab. Lucas: Yes. Small sentences. Very useful. Luna: I feel like I could furnish an apartment now. Lucas: Just don't forget the chair. En stol. Luna: En stol. Right. I need somewhere to sit. Lucas: Exactly. Practice these until we chat again. Luna: See you next time.