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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Episode 126 — can you believe we've made it this far? Lucas: Right? And today we're going to talk about getting around — modes of transport. Luna: Oh, good. Because last week I was in Copenhagen and I got totally lost trying to find a bus. Lucas: Perfect timing then. Let's start with one you'll see everywhere: a car. In Danish, en bil. Luna: En bil. Lucas: Yes. En bil. Luna: En bil. That sounds very close to 'bil' in English, but with a clear Danish L. Lucas: Exactly. And if you want to say 'I drive a car', you say Jeg kører i bil. Luna: Jeg kører i bil. Lucas: Perfect. Jeg kører i bil. Now, another common one: a bicycle. En cykel. Luna: En cykel. That's a bit trickier — 'cykel' sounds almost like 'sickel'. Lucas: Close. Cykel. The 'cy' is like 'sue' but shorter. En cykel. Luna: En cykel. Lucas: Great. Now, public transport: a train. Et tog. Luna: Et tog. Lucas: Et tog. And a bus. En bus. Luna: En bus. That one's easy — it's almost like English. Lucas: Exactly. So we have en bil, en cykel, et tog, en bus. Let's practice a sentence: I take the train. Jeg tager toget. Luna: Jeg tager toget. Lucas: Perfect. And a question you might need: Where is the bus? Hvor er bussen? Luna: Hvor er bussen? Lucas: Yes. Hvor er bussen? Now, let's put it together. Imagine you're in Copenhagen and you want to ask for the bus. Luna: So I'd say 'Undskyld, hvor er bussen?' Lucas: Exactly. Undskyld, hvor er bussen? That's polite and clear. Luna: And if I want to say I'm driving a car, it's 'Jeg kører i bil'. Lucas: You've got it. You know, we've been doing this for over a hundred episodes, and one thing I love is that we keep it ad-free. Luna: Yeah, I really appreciate that. No annoying interruptions. Lucas: If Fexingo has been helping you make actual progress with Danish, and you want to support that ad-free choice, you can find us at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: That's a nice way to keep the show going. Now, back to transport — I'm going to try a sentence: Jeg tager bussen. Lucas: Perfect. Jeg tager bussen. But note: we say 'bussen' with the -en ending because it's 'the bus'. Luna: Right. So 'en bus' becomes 'bussen'. Lucas: Exactly. And 'et tog' becomes 'toget'. Luna: So 'Jeg tager toget' is 'I take the train'. Lucas: Yes. And 'Jeg kører i bil' is 'I drive a car' — no article needed there. Luna: Let's do a quick round. I'll say the English, you say the Danish. Car. Lucas: En bil. Luna: Bicycle. Lucas: En cykel. Luna: Train. Lucas: Et tog. Luna: Bus. Lucas: En bus. Luna: I take the bus. Lucas: Jeg tager bussen. Luna: Where is the bus? Lucas: Hvor er bussen? Luna: I drive a car. Lucas: Jeg kører i bil. Luna: That felt good. I think I'm ready to navigate Copenhagen now. Lucas: Almost! Next time we'll add a few more like 'taxi' and 'metro'. But for now, practice these: en bil, en cykel, et tog, en bus. Luna: And sentences: Jeg kører i bil, Jeg tager toget, Hvor er bussen? Lucas: Perfect. Thanks for joining us on Fexingo. Keep practicing, and see you next time. Luna: Hej hej!