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Introduction
Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 24 - Offering an Invitation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Danish.
Body
Sydney: Here's the way to ask "Are you free this weekend?" in Danish.
Asger: [Normal] Er du ledig denne weekend?
Sydney: First is a word meaning "are"
Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "free"
Asger: [Normal] ledig [Slow] ledig
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "this"
Asger: [Normal] denne [Slow] denne
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "weekend"
Asger: [Normal] weekend [Slow] weekend
Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "Are you free this weekend?"
Asger: [Slow] Er du ledig denne weekend? [Normal] Er du ledig denne weekend?
Sydney: Now let's see how to ask "May I invite you for a coffee?"
Asger: [Normal] Må jeg invitere på kaffe?
Sydney: First is a word meaning "may"
Asger: [Normal] må [Slow] må
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I"
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "invite"
Asger: [Normal] invitere [Slow] invitere
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "for"
Asger: [Normal] på [Slow] på
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "coffee"
Asger: [Normal] kaffe [Slow] kaffe
Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "May I invite you for a coffee?"
Asger: [Slow] Må jeg invitere på kaffe? [Normal] Må jeg invitere på kaffe?
Sydney: Following is the way to ask "Would you like to come to the cinema?"
Asger: [Normal] Vil du med i biografen?
Sydney: First is a word meaning "will"
Asger: [Normal] vil [Slow] vil
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you"
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "with"
Asger: [Normal] med [Slow] med
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to"
Asger: [Normal] i [Slow] i
Sydney: Last is the phrase meaning "the cinema"
Asger: [Normal] biografen [Slow] biografen
Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "Would you like to come to the cinema?"
Asger: [Slow] Vil du med i biografen? [Normal] Vil du med i biografen?
Sydney: Finally is a way to ask "Will you come to the party?"
Asger: [Normal] Kommer du til festen?
Sydney: First is a word 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 "to"
Asger: [Normal] til [Slow] til
Sydney: Last is the phrase meaning "the party"
Asger: [Normal] festen [Slow] festen
Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "Will you come to the party?"
Asger: [Slow] Kommer du til festen? [Normal] Kommer du til festen?
Cultural Insight
Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Asger: To some Danes, you might come on too strongly if you invite someone out you have just met. Danes can seem a little reserved sometimes and they prefer getting to know you a bit better under other circumstances before accepting an invitation to go out.

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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