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Introduction
Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Danish.
Body
Sydney: Here's the way to say "Hi, I'm Carl." in Danish.
Asger: [Normal] Hej, jeg hedder Carl.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "hi"
Asger: [Normal] hej [Slow] hej
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "am called"
Asger: [Normal] hedder [Slow] hedder
Sydney: Last is the person's first name "Carl"
Asger: [Normal] Carl [Slow] Carl
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Hi, I'm Carl."
Asger: [Slow] Hej, jeg hedder Carl. [Normal] Hej, jeg hedder Carl.
Sydney: Ok, now let's see the way to say "Good day, I'm Carl Jensen."
Asger: [Normal] Goddag, jeg hedder Carl Jensen.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "good day"
Asger: [Normal] goddag [Slow] goddag
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "am called"
Asger: [Normal] hedder [Slow] hedder
Sydney: Last is the person's full name "Carl Jensen"
Asger: [Normal] Carl Jensen [Slow] Carl Jensen
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Good day, I'm Carl Jensen."
Asger: [Slow] Goddag, jeg hedder Carl Jensen. [Normal] Goddag, jeg hedder Carl Jensen.
Sydney: Following is the way to say "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Asger: [Normal] Hyggeligt at møde dig.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "pleasure"
Asger: [Normal] hyggeligt [Slow] hyggeligt
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to"
Asger: [Normal] at [Slow] at
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "meet"
Asger: [Normal] møde [Slow] møde
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] dig [Slow] dig
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "It's a pleasure to meet you."
Asger: [Slow] Hyggeligt at møde dig. [Normal] Hyggeligt at møde dig.
Sydney: Finally is a way to say "Nice to meet you."
Asger: [Normal] Rart at møde dig.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "nice"
Asger: [Normal] rart [Slow] rart
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to"
Asger: [Normal] at [Slow] at
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "meet"
Asger: [Normal] møde [Slow] møde
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] dig [Slow] dig
Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Nice to meet you."
Asger: [Slow] Rart at møde dig. [Normal] Rart at møde dig.
Cultural Insight
Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Asger: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Denmark. On the other hand, you don't need to worry too much about formality. If you use one of the sentences we just learned with Danish people, they're definitely going to be impressed!

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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