Learn how to ask about someone's age
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| Introduction |
| Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 8 - Talking About Your Age. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask someone's age and say yours in Danish. |
| Body |
| Sydney: Here's the way to ask "How old are you?" in Danish. |
| Asger: [Normal] Hvor gammel er du? |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "how" |
| Asger: [Normal] hvor [Slow] hvor |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "old" |
| Asger: [Normal] gammel [Slow] gammel |
| 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: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "How old are you?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Hvor gammel er du? [Normal] Hvor gammel er du? |
| Sydney: Here's a different way to ask the age, meaning "Can I have your age?" |
| Asger: [Normal] Må jeg spørge om din alder? |
| 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 "have" |
| Asger: [Normal] få [Slow] få |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "your" |
| Asger: [Normal] din [Slow] din |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "age" |
| Asger: [Normal] alder [Slow] alder |
| Sydney: Note again the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Can I have your age?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Må jeg spørge om din alder? [Normal] Må jeg spørge om din alder? |
| Sydney: Here's a response meaning "I am 17." |
| Asger: [Normal] Jeg er sytten. |
| 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 "seventeen" |
| Asger: [Normal] sytten [Slow] sytten |
| Sydney: Listen again to the response, "I am 17." |
| Asger: [Slow] Jeg er sytten. [Normal] Jeg er sytten. |
| Sydney: Here's a response meaning, "I would rather not say." |
| Asger: [Normal] Jeg vil helst ikke sige det. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "I" |
| Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Sydney: Next is a word meaning "would" |
| Asger: [Normal] vil [Slow] vil |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "rather" |
| Asger: [Normal] helst [Slow] helst |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "not" |
| Asger: [Normal] ikke [Slow] ikke |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "say" |
| Asger: [Normal] sige [Slow] sige |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "it" |
| Asger: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
| Sydney: Listen again to the response, "I would rather not say." |
| Asger: [Slow] Jeg vil helst ikke sige det. [Normal] Jeg vil helst ikke sige det. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Asger: Be careful when asking someone's age in Denmark. Make sure it is not one of the first questions you ask when meeting someone for the first time, unless they ask YOU of course. If you are really curious about someone's age, watch your intonation when you’re asking. It is all about your tone. |
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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