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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Swedish with Fexingo. It's so good to have you here with us again. Luna: Yeah, totally. I was just thinking about our last episode at the bakery — all those greetings and 'how are you's. It feels like we're building something real. Lucas: Exactly. And today, we're going to learn how to wrap things up nicely. Saying goodbye. Luna: Oh, perfect. Because I always just kind of wave awkwardly or say 'bye' in English when I'm trying to practice. Lucas: Let's fix that. We'll keep it tiny — just two phrases. The first one is the general 'bye.' In Swedish, that's... Lucas: Hejdå. Luna: Wait — what? That sounds like 'hey' and then 'daw'? Lucas: Close. It's 'hey-daw.' Hejdå. It literally means 'hey then,' but it's used like 'goodbye.' Lucas: Let me say it slowly: Hej... då. Luna: Hej... dà? Lucas: Ooh, almost. The 'då' has that soft 'aw' sound, like in 'saw.' Hejdå. Luna: Hejdå. Lucas: There it is. Nice. Now, the second phrase is 'see you later.' In Swedish, that's... Lucas: Vi ses. Luna: Vi ses. That's short. Lucas: Yeah, it's literally 'we see each other.' Vi ses. Say it with me: Vi... ses. Luna: Vi ses. Lucas: Perfect. So we have Hejdå and Vi ses. Let's practice them together. Lucas: Hejdå. Luna: Hejdå. Lucas: Vi ses. Luna: Vi ses. Lucas: Great. Now, imagine a tiny scene. You're leaving a friend's house after hanging out. You might say... Lucas: Hejdå! Vi ses imorgon. That means 'Goodbye! See you tomorrow.' Luna: Oh, that's cute. So Hejdå for the final bye, and Vi ses for the 'until next time' part. Lucas: Exactly. Want to try a quick role-play? I'll be your friend, and we're wrapping up a chat. Luna: Sure. Okay, so... Hej! Hur mår du? Lucas: Bra, tack! And you? Luna: Bra, tack. Oh, look at the time — I should head out. Lucas: Okay, no problem. Luna: Hejdå! Vi ses snart. Lucas: Vi ses! Hejdå. Luna: Ahh, yes! That felt natural. Lucas: You did it. Let's repeat our target phrases a few more times to lock them in. Lucas: Hejdå. Luna: Hejdå. Lucas: Vi ses. Luna: Vi ses. Lucas: Hejdå. Luna: Hejdå. Lucas: Vi ses. Luna: Vi ses. Lucas: Now, a tiny recap. What's the general 'bye' in Swedish? Luna: Hejdå. Lucas: Right. And how do you say 'see you later'? Luna: Vi ses. Lucas: Exactly. Let's use them in one more example. If you're ending a call with someone, you might say... Lucas: Hejdå, vi ses på fredag. 'Goodbye, see you on Friday.' Luna: Hejdå, vi ses på fredag. I like how it flows. Lucas: It does. And remember, these work with all the greetings we've learned so far — like God morgon or Hej from earlier episodes. Luna: Yeah yeah yeah. So you could start with Hej, hur mår du? and end with Hejdå, vi ses. Full circle. Lucas: Totally. That's the beauty of building piece by piece. Luna: For sure. Okay, one last practice round. Hejdå! Lucas: Vi ses! Luna: Wait, I messed up the order. Let me try again. Hejdå, vi ses! Lucas: There you go. Nailed it. Lucas: Thanks for learning with us today on Learn Swedish with Fexingo. Practice these goodbyes — Hejdå and Vi ses — until we chat again. Luna: Absolutely. See you next time! Lucas: Vi ses!