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INTRODUCTION
John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DanishClass101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 21 - An Interview with a Danish Celebrity. John here.
Nana: Hej I'm Nana.
John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about asking meaningful questions with interrogative adverbs. The conversation takes place at a studio.
Nana: It's between Mia and Villads.
John: The speakers are strangers. Okay, let's listen to the conversation.
DIALOGUE
Mia: I dag byder vi velkommen til singer-songwriter Villads, som vil spille sin nye single for os om lidt.
Villads: Mange tak for invitationen.
Mia: Nå, Villads, hvornår vidste du, at du ville være sanger?
Villads: Det har jeg vidst, siden jeg var barn. Jeg har altid haft stor interesse for musik.
Mia: Hvor længe har det taget dig at lære at spille guitar?
Villads: Jeg begyndte, da jeg var 10, men det var først 4 år senere, at jeg virkelig begyndte at øve mig.
Mia: Så det har kun taget dig 4 år at blive så god som du er i dag? Hvor øvede du dig?
Villads: Mest på mit værelse. Mine forældre købte dog høretelefoner til mig, da jeg skiftede til el-guitar.
Mia: Ha ha, det var måske for deres egen skyld? Hvordan finder du inspiration til dine tekster?
Villads: Det er forskelligt. Det kan være, når jeg går ned ad en gade, eller når jeg ser min smukke kæreste.
Mia: Hvorfor har alle de søde fyre altid en kæreste?
Villads: Ha ha, jeg er sikker på, der er mange søde fyre derude, som ikke har kærester.
Mia: Tak fordi du ville komme og være med i vores elevpodcast. Her er Villads med sin nye single!
John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation.
Mia: I dag byder vi velkommen til singer-songwriter Villads, som vil spille sin nye single for os om lidt.
Mia: Today, we welcome singer-songwriter Villads, who will play his new single for us in a bit.
Villads: Mange tak for invitationen.
Villads: Thank you very much for the invitation.
Mia: Nå, Villads, hvornår vidste du, at du ville være sanger?
Mia: So, Villads, when did you know that you wanted to be a singer?
Villads: Det har jeg vidst, siden jeg var barn. Jeg har altid haft stor interesse for musik.
Villads: I've known since I was a child. I've always had a great interest in music.
Mia: Hvor længe har det taget dig at lære at spille guitar?
Mia: How long has it taken you to learn to play guitar?
Villads: Jeg begyndte, da jeg var 10, men det var først 4 år senere, at jeg virkelig begyndte at øve mig.
Villads: I started when I was 10, but it wasn't until 4 years later that I really started practicing.
Mia: Så det har kun taget dig 4 år at blive så god som du er i dag? Hvor øvede du dig?
Mia: So it has only taken you 4 years to become as good as you are today? Where did you practice?
Villads: Mest på mit værelse. Mine forældre købte dog høretelefoner til mig, da jeg skiftede til el-guitar.
Villads: Mostly in my room. My parents, however, bought me headphones when I switched to electric guitar.
Mia: Ha ha, det var måske for deres egen skyld? Hvordan finder du inspiration til dine tekster?
Mia: Ha ha, perhaps it was for their own sake? How do you find inspiration for your lyrics?
Villads: Det er forskelligt. Det kan være, når jeg går ned ad en gade, eller når jeg ser min smukke kæreste.
Villads: It differs. It can be when I'm walking down a street, or when I see my beautiful girlfriend.
Mia: Hvorfor har alle de søde fyre altid en kæreste?
Mia: Why do all the cute guys always have girlfriends?
Villads: Ha ha, jeg er sikker på, der er mange søde fyre derude, som ikke har kærester.
Villads: Ha ha, I'm sure there are many nice guys out there who don't have girlfriends.
Mia: Tak fordi du ville komme og være med i vores elevpodcast. Her er Villads med sin nye single!
Mia: Thank you for coming and joining our student podcast. Here's Villads with his new single!
POST CONVERSATION BANTER
John: Wow, there was a celebrity in the conversation this time!
Nana: Yes...something like that! It was interesting to hear his story of how he became a singer.
John: Yeah, sounds like it was a lifelong dream.
Nana: I’m glad that Villads is making it happen!
John: How do new musicians go about getting discovered in Denmark?
Nana: Like in a lot of other countries, you can apply for a TV talent show.
John: What talent shows are popular?
Nana: The X Factor and Talent. But, it’s rare for even the winners to have more than fifteen minutes of fame.
John: I think that sometimes the runners-up do better out of those contests.
Nana: I think so too. If talent shows don’t work out, you can also try the annual SPOT festival for up-and-coming talents from all over Scandinavia.
John: Is social media a good route?
Nana: Yes, many artists try promoting themselves and getting their name out there via Facebook or Instagram.
John: Okay, now onto the vocab.
VOCAB LIST
John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is...
Nana: byde [natural native speed]
John: to ask, to invite, to offer, to command, to bid, to subject to
Nana: byde [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: byde [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: om lidt [natural native speed]
John: in a bit
Nana: om lidt [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: om lidt [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: vide [natural native speed]
John: to know
Nana: vide [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: vide [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: interesse [natural native speed]
John: interest
Nana: interesse [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: interesse [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: øve [natural native speed]
John: to practice
Nana: øve [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: øve [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: høretelefon [natural native speed]
John: headphone
Nana: høretelefon [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: høretelefon [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: tekst [natural native speed]
John: text, words, lyrics
Nana: tekst [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: tekst [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: forskellig [natural native speed]
John: different
Nana: forskellig [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: forskellig [natural native speed]
John: Next we have...
Nana: gå [natural native speed]
John: to go, to walk
Nana: gå [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: gå [natural native speed]
John: And last...
Nana: elevpodcast [natural native speed]
John: student podcast
Nana: elevpodcast [slowly - broken down by syllable]
Nana: elevpodcast [natural native speed]
KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES
John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is..
Nana: byde velkommen
John: meaning "to welcome, to greet." What can you tell us about this phrase?
Nana: This phrase consists of the irregular verb byde,
John: which has several meanings such as "to bid,"
Nana: and the adjective velkommen, which means "welcome.”
John: How can you use this phrase?
Nana: You can use it when welcoming or greeting someone or something, most often a person or a group of people.
John: Can you just say “Welcome?”
Nana: Yes, that’s Velkommen.
John: Can you give us an example using the longer phrase?
Nana: Sure. For example, you can say, Jeg vil gerne byde alle velkommen.
John: ...which means "I would like to welcome everyone."
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Nana: have interesse for
John: Meaning "to have interest in." Can you break down this expression for us?
Nana: Sure. The first word is have
John: the irregular verb "to have,"
Nana: the second word is interesse
John: the common gender noun "interest,"
Nana: and the third word for is the preposition "for."
John: So, altogether, this means “to have an interest in” something.
Nana: Yes, you can follow the phrase with either an object or an action describing what you have an interest in.
John: Are there any other ways to say this?
Nana: You can use the phrase være interesseret i, which literally means "to be interested in."
John: Can you give us an example using “to have interest in?”
Nana: Sure. For example, you can say, Hun har stor interesse for at skrive artikler.
John: ...which means "She has great interest in writing articles."
John: Okay, what's the next phrase?
Nana: være forskellig
John: Meaning "to differ." What can you tell us about this expression?
Nana: This phrase consists of the irregular verb være,
John: which means "to be,"
Nana: and the adjective forskellig, which means "different."
John: This is used to say that something is different from something or someone else.
Nana: It can also be used when something differs or varies.
John: Is there anything we should be mindful of regarding this phrase?
Nana: Don’t confuse forskellig with anderledes. Although that means “different” too, it has a nuance of “not normal” and even slightly weird.
John: Can you give us an example using the original phrase?
Nana: Sure. For example, you can say, Hvis ikke alle var forskellige, ville det være kedeligt."
John: ...which means "If everyone weren't different, it would be boring." Indeed! Okay, now onto the lesson focus.

Lesson focus

John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask meaningful questions with interrogative adverbs.
Enter Lesson Focus section here.
John: Let’s start by looking at the sentence structure.
Nana: In main clauses, the subject precedes the verb. If there’s an adverb in the sentence, it’s placed at the end or at the beginning.
John: Are there any exceptions to that?
Nana: When an adverb of time or place introduces a sentence, you change the word order. The verb precedes the subject.
John: Are there any other situations where you change the word order like this?
Nana: Yes, it’s called inversion. You also do this in questions.
John: So the simplest of Danish sentences would be structured like...
Nana: Subject, then a verb.
John: And the simplest question?
Nana: Interrogative, followed by a verb, followed by a subject. The verb and subject change order.
John: Let’s look at some words that we can use to ask questions.
Nana: You can use the interrogative adverbs hvornår and hvor længe.
John: They mean “when” and “how long,” respectively. They go at the beginning of the sentence.
Nana: Hvornår optrådte du for første gang?
John: “When did you perform for the first time?”
Nana: Hvor længe varede interviewet?
John: “How long did the interview last?”
Nana: Two more interrogative adverbs are hvordan and hvorfor.
John: These mean “how” and “why,” respectively. Again, they go at the beginning of the sentence.
Nana: Hvordan føles det at være kendt?
John: “How does it feel to be famous?”
Nana: Hvorfor har vi ikke mødt hinanden tidligere?
John: “Why haven’t we met each other earlier?”

Outro

John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye!
Nana: Hej hej!

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