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| Introduction |
| Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 6 - Refusing Politely. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to politely refuse an invitation in Danish. |
| Body |
| Sydney: Here's the way to say "No, thanks." in Danish. |
| Asger: [Normal] Nej tak. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "no" |
| Asger: [Normal] nej [Slow] nej |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "thanks" |
| Asger: [Normal] tak [Slow] tak |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "No, thanks." |
| Asger: [Slow] Nej tak. [Normal] Nej tak. |
| Sydney: Ok, now let's see the way to say "Thanks, but no thanks." |
| Asger: [Normal] Ellers tak. |
| Sydney: First is a word literally meaning "otherwise" |
| Asger: [Normal] ellers [Slow] ellers |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "thanks" |
| Asger: [Normal] tak [Slow] tak |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Thanks, but no thanks." |
| Asger: [Slow] Ellers tak. [Normal] Ellers tak. |
| Sydney: Following is the way to say "No thanks, but thanks though." |
| Asger: [Normal] Nej tak, men ellers tak. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "no" |
| Asger: [Normal] nej [Slow] nej |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "thanks" |
| Asger: [Normal] tak [Slow] tak |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "but" |
| Asger: [Normal] men [Slow] men |
| Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "otherwise" |
| Asger: [Normal] ellers [Slow] ellers |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "thanks" |
| Asger: [Normal] tak [Slow] tak |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "No thanks, but thanks though." |
| Asger: [Slow] Nej tak, men ellers tak. [Normal] Nej tak, men ellers tak. |
| Sydney: Finally is a way to say "Sorry, I already have plans." |
| Asger: [Normal] Beklager, jeg har allerede planer. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "sorry" |
| Asger: [Normal] beklager [Slow] beklager |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I" |
| Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "have" |
| Asger: [Normal] har [Slow] har |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "already" |
| Asger: [Normal] allerede [Slow] allerede |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "plans" |
| Asger: [Normal] planer [Slow] planer |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Sorry, I already have plans." |
| Asger: [Slow] Beklager, jeg har allerede planer. [Normal] Beklager, jeg har allerede planer. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Asger: In Denmark, it is acceptable to refuse invitations, but make sure to do it politely so you can avoid making the person who invited you sad or offended. Only state your reason for refusing if you want to, or if you are asked about it. |
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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