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- Lucas: Hey, hey, hey! Welcome back to Learn Danish with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! So ready to learn some Danish today. Lucas: Me too. We've covered hello and goodbye, how are you, numbers... but today we're going back to greetings — with a twist. Luna: Oh, I love a twist. What is it? Lucas: Greetings by time of day. You know, like 'good morning', 'good afternoon', 'good evening'. It's super common in Danish. Luna: Right. We already know 'hej' for any time, but now I need to be more specific. Lucas: Exactly. So first up, the basic 'hej'. That works anytime. But if it's morning... Luna: Wait, let me guess. 'God morgen'? I remember that from the bakery episode! Lucas: Yes! 'God morgen'. So good morning. Let's say it together: god morgen. Luna: God morgen. Lucas: Perfect. And in the afternoon, around lunchtime onward, we say 'god eftermiddag'. Luna: God eftermiddag. That's a mouthful. Lucas: It is. Let's break it down: god — like 'good' — and eftermiddag. 'Efter' means after, 'middag' means midday. So after midday. Luna: Oh, that makes sense! God eftermiddag. Lucas: Nice. Then in the evening, say 'god aften'. Luna: God aften. That sounds cozy. Lucas: It does. So we have four: hej, god morgen, god eftermiddag, god aften. Let's do a quick quiz. Luna: Okay, hit me. Lucas: It's 8 AM. You walk into a bakery. What do you say? Luna: God morgen! Lucas: Yes! And it's 3 PM, you meet a friend on the street. Luna: God eftermiddag? Lucas: Exactly. And it's 8 PM, you're at a dinner party. Luna: God aften. Lucas: Perfect. Now, let's do a little role-play. I'll be the time, you greet me. Luna: Okay, go. Lucas: Morning! The sun is rising. Luna: God morgen, Lucas. Lucas: God morgen, Luna! How are you? Luna: Fint, tak! And you? Lucas: Also fine. Now it's afternoon. Luna: God eftermiddag! Lucas: God eftermiddag! Nice to meet you. Luna: Hyggeligt at møde dig. Lucas: Oh, nice callback to episode 9! And now evening. Luna: God aften! How was your day? Lucas: God aften! It was good, thanks. Luna: I love how these feel so natural. Lucas: They do. Danes use them all the time. So let's recap: what's the all-purpose greeting? Luna: Hej. Lucas: Good morning? Luna: God morgen. Lucas: Good afternoon? Luna: God eftermiddag. Lucas: Good evening? Luna: God aften. Lucas: You did it! So easy, right? Luna: Yeah! I feel like I can actually use these now. Lucas: That's the goal. And remember, even if you mix them up, Danes will appreciate the effort. Luna: Good to know. So we're wrapping up? Lucas: We are. Thanks for joining us on Learn Danish with Fexingo. Practice these greetings throughout your day — morning, afternoon, evening. Say them out loud. Luna: And we'll be here with more tiny lessons. Until next time, hej hej! Lucas: Hej hej! Vi ses!