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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 |
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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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