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Introduction
Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 17 - Why? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer why in Danish.
Body
Sydney: Here's the way to ask "Why are you late?" in Danish.
Asger: [Normal] Hvorfor kommer du for sent?
Sydney: First is a word meaning "why"
Asger: [Normal] hvorfor [Slow] hvorfor
Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "come"
Asger: [Normal] kommer [Slow] kommer
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "too"
Asger: [Normal] for [Slow] for
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "late"
Asger: [Normal] sent [Slow] sent
Sydney: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Why are you late?"
Asger: [Slow] Hvorfor kommer du for sent? [Normal] Hvorfor kommer du for sent?
Sydney: Here's a way to answer, "I didn't make the train."
Asger: [Normal] Jeg nåede ikke toget.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "reached"
Asger: [Normal] nåede [Slow] nåede
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "not"
Asger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke
Sydney: Last is the phrase meaning "the train"
Asger: [Normal] toget [Slow] toget
Sydney: Listen again to the response meaning "I didn't make the train."
Asger: [Slow] Jeg nåede ikke toget. [Normal] Jeg nåede ikke toget.
Sydney: Here's a way to ask "Why are you leaving early?"
Asger: [Normal] Hvorfor tager du tidligt afsted?
Sydney: First is a word meaning "why"
Asger: [Normal] hvorfor [Slow] hvorfor
Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "take"
Asger: [Normal] tager [Slow] tager
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "early"
Asger: [Normal] tidligt [Slow] tidligt
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "leave"
Asger: [Normal] afsted [Slow] afsted
Sydney: Listen again to the question, "Why are you leaving early?"
Asger: [Slow] Hvorfor tager du tidligt afsted? [Normal] Hvorfor tager du tidligt afsted?
Sydney: Here's a response meaning, "I am tired."
Asger: [Normal] Jeg er træt.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "am"
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "tired"
Asger: [Normal] træt [Slow] træt
Sydney: Listen again to the response, "I am tired."
Asger: [Slow] Jeg er træt. [Normal] Jeg er træt.
Cultural Insight
Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Asger: A famous expression in Denmark is Hvorfor ikke? which means, "Why not?" You can use it to accept a proposition if you agree, but you are not really keen to do it. Or, if it was not planned in advance. For example if a friend suddenly invites you to the movies, you can answer Hvorfor ikke?

Outro

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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