Learn how to ask how much something is
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| Introduction |
| Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 10 - Asking How Much Something Costs. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask how much something costs in Danish. |
| Body |
| Sydney: Here's the way to ask "How much does this cost?" in Danish. |
| Asger: [Normal] Hvor meget koster denne? |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "how" |
| Asger: [Normal] hvor [Slow] hvor |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "much" |
| Asger: [Normal] meget [Slow] meget |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "costs" |
| Asger: [Normal] koster [Slow] koster |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "this" |
| Asger: [Normal] denne [Slow] denne |
| Sydney: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "How much does this cost?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Hvor meget koster denne? [Normal] Hvor meget koster denne? |
| Sydney: Now, imagine you're speaking to a stranger. Here's the way to ask, "What does this hat cost?" |
| Asger: [Normal] Hvad koster denne hat? |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "what" |
| Asger: [Normal] hvad [Slow] hvad |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "costs" |
| Asger: [Normal] koster [Slow] koster |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "this" |
| Asger: [Normal] denne [Slow] denne |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "hat" |
| Asger: [Normal] hat [Slow] hat |
| Sydney: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "What does this hat cost?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Hvad koster denne hat? [Normal] Hvad koster denne hat? |
| Sydney: Here's a response meaning "OK, I'll take it." |
| Asger: [Normal] OK, jeg tager den. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "ok" |
| Asger: [Normal] ok [Slow] ok |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I" |
| Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "take" |
| Asger: [Normal] tager [Slow] tager |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "it" |
| Asger: [Normal] den [Slow] den |
| Sydney: Listen again to the response, "OK, I'll take it." |
| Asger: [Slow] OK, jeg tager den. [Normal] OK, jeg tager den. |
| Sydney: Here's a response meaning, "It's too expensive." |
| Asger: [Normal] Den er for dyr. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "it" |
| Asger: [Normal] den [Slow] den |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "is" |
| Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "too" |
| Asger: [Normal] for [Slow] for |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "expensive" |
| Asger: [Normal] dyr [Slow] dyr |
| Sydney: Listen again to the response, "It's too expensive." |
| Asger: [Slow] Den er for dyr. [Normal] Den er for dyr. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Asger: When asking how much something costs in Danish, the most important thing is getting the pronoun right. Remember, most objects are common gender nouns and need denne, and when asking about how much some kind of service or fee costs, use the pronoun dette for neuter gender nouns. |
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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