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Introduction
Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 15 - Where Are You Going? In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask where someone is going in Danish.
Body
Sydney: Here's the way to ask "Where are you going?" in Danish.
Asger: [Normal] Hvor skal du hen?
Sydney: First is a word meaning "where"
Asger: [Normal] hvor [Slow] hvor
Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "shall"
Asger: [Normal] skal [Slow] skal
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "to"
Asger: [Normal] hen [Slow] hen
Sydney: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Where are you going?"
Asger: [Slow] Hvor skal du hen? [Normal] Hvor skal du hen?
Sydney: Here's a way to answer, "I'm going to the supermarket."
Asger: [Normal] Jeg skal i supermarkedet.
Sydney: First is a word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "shall"
Asger: [Normal] skal [Slow] skal
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to"
Asger: [Normal] i [Slow] i
Sydney: Last is the phrase meaning "the supermarket"
Asger: [Normal] supermarkedet [Slow] supermarkedet
Sydney: Listen again to the response meaning "I'm going to the supermarket."
Asger: [Slow] Jeg skal i supermarkedet. [Normal] Jeg skal i supermarkedet.
Sydney: Here's the way to ask "Where are you?"
Asger: [Normal] Hvor er du?
Sydney: First is a word meaning "where"
Asger: [Normal] hvor [Slow] hvor
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "are"
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Sydney: Listen again to the question, "Where are you?"
Asger: [Slow] Hvor er du? [Normal] Hvor er du?
Sydney: Here's a response meaning, "I'm at work."
Asger: [Normal] Jeg er på arbejde.
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: Next is the word meaning "at"
Asger: [Normal] på [Slow] på
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "work"
Asger: [Normal] arbejde [Slow] arbejde
Sydney: Listen again to the response, "I'm at work."
Asger: [Slow] Jeg er på arbejde. [Normal] Jeg er på arbejde.
Cultural Insight
Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Asger: If you ask where someone is going, they will most likely be happy to tell you. Unless you have just met them. Then, you might come off as a little bit too curious, which may creep some Danes out. But of course, this all depends on the situation.

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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