Introduction |
Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 13 - Who Is It? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask who it is in Danish. |
Body |
Sydney: Here's the way to ask "Who is it?" in Danish. |
Asger: [Normal] Hvem er det? |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "who" |
Asger: [Normal] hvem [Slow] hvem |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "is" |
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "it" |
Asger: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
Sydney: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Who is it?" |
Asger: [Slow] Hvem er det? [Normal] Hvem er det? |
Sydney: Here's the way to ask, "Who is that man?" |
Asger: [Normal] Hvem er den mand? |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "who" |
Asger: [Normal] hvem [Slow] hvem |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "is" |
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "that" |
Asger: [Normal] den [Slow] den |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "man" |
Asger: [Normal] mand [Slow] mand |
Sydney: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Who is that man?" |
Asger: [Slow] Hvem er den mand? [Normal] Hvem er den mand? |
Sydney: Here's a response meaning "It's me." |
Asger: [Normal] Det er mig. |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "it" |
Asger: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "is" |
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "me" |
Asger: [Normal] mig [Slow] mig |
Sydney: Listen again to the response, "It's me." |
Asger: [Slow] Det er mig. [Normal] Det er mig. |
Sydney: Here's a response meaning, "That is my friend." |
Asger: [Normal] Det er min ven. |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "that" |
Asger: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "is" |
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "my" |
Asger: [Normal] min [Slow] min |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "friend" |
Asger: [Normal] ven [Slow] ven |
Sydney: Listen again to the response, "That is my friend." |
Asger: [Slow] Det er min ven. [Normal] Det er min ven. |
Cultural Insight |
Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Asger: If someone that you didn't expect is knocking at your door in Denmark, you can ask the question we just learned: Hvem er det? before opening the door. Or, you can simply say hallo? while swinging your intonation up to indicate that it's a question. |
Outro
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Sydney: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
Asger: På gensyn! |
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