Learn how to talk about doing intentional actions in the future using future tense and present tense verbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Gina: Hello and welcome back to DanishClass101.com. This is Absolute Beginner, season 1, lesson 21, I See Danish Snacks in Your Future! I’m Gina. |
| Anna: Hej! And I’m Anna. |
| Gina: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about doing intentional actions in the future using future and present tense verbs. |
| Anna: The conversation takes place outside the movies, and it’s between Emma, William, and Peter, who are talking about where to go and what to do next. |
| Gina: The speakers are friends, and they’re speaking standard Danish. Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Emma: Sikke en film. |
| William: Ja, skal vi gå i parken senere? |
| Peter: Ja, lad os det. |
| Emma: Køber vi snacks på vejen? |
| William: Jeg troede, du havde fået nok i biografen. |
| Gina: Let’s hear the conversation one time slowly. |
| Emma: Sikke en film. |
| William: Ja, skal vi gå i parken senere? |
| Peter: Ja, lad os det. |
| Emma: Køber vi snacks på vejen? |
| William: Jeg troede, du havde fået nok i biografen. |
| Gina: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Emma: Sikke en film. |
| Gina: What a movie! |
| William: Ja, skal vi gå i parken senere? |
| Gina: Yes, are we going to the park later? |
| Peter: Ja, lad os det. |
| Gina: Yes, let’s do that. |
| Emma: Køber vi snacks på vejen? |
| Gina: Will we buy snacks on the way? |
| William: Jeg troede, du havde fået nok i biografen. |
| Gina: I thought you'd had enough at the cinema. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Gina: Okay, let’s talk a little about Danish parks and recreation. |
| Anna: That’s a good idea! Danish cities have a lot of green areas, such as parks and also recreation grounds, including playgrounds for the kids. |
| Gina: I can imagine a lot of Danes like to hang out in the park, especially during summer. |
| Anna: That’s right. And if you plan to stay long and perhaps take a nap, make sure you take a blanket onto the grass! |
| Gina: Sounds lovely! Is there room for playing sports or lawn games? |
| Anna: In the larger parks there is. You'll most likely see people playing frisbee and the game Pétanque, where you try to throw metal balls as close as possible to a smaller ball thrown at the beginning of the game. |
| Gina: Oh, I love that game! |
| Anna: Me, too. |
| Gina: Okay, now let’s move on to the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Gina: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| The first word we shall see is: |
| Anna: sikke en film [natural native speed] |
| Gina: What a movie! |
| Anna: sikke en film [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: sikke en film [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: gå [natural native speed] |
| Gina: to go, to pass, to walk, to leave |
| Anna: gå [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: gå [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: park [natural native speed] |
| Gina: park |
| Anna: park [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: park [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: senere [natural native speed] |
| Gina: later, afterwards |
| Anna: senere [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: senere [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: lad os det [natural native speed] |
| Gina: let’s do it, let’s do that |
| Anna: lad os det [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: lad os det [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: købe [natural native speed] |
| Gina: buy, purchase |
| Anna: købe [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: købe [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: snack [natural native speed] |
| Gina: snack |
| Anna: snack [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: snack [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: på vejen [natural native speed] |
| Gina: on the way, on the road, on the street |
| Anna: på vejen [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: på vejen [natural native speed] |
| Next: |
| Anna: nok [natural native speed] |
| Gina: enough, probably |
| Anna: nok [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: nok [natural native speed] |
| And Last: |
| Anna: biograf [natural native speed] |
| Gina: cinema |
| Anna: biograf [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: biograf [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Gina: Let’s take a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. What’s first? |
| Anna: First we have senere. [pause] Senere. |
| Gina: As an adjective, it means “later” and is used like in English. |
| Anna: For example, Jeg kommer på et senere tidspunkt means “I'll come at a later time.” Breaking this down, Jeg means “I,” kommer is the verb “come” in present tense, på means “at,” et means “a,” senere means “later,” and tidspunkt means “time.” |
| Gina: As a comparative, senere is used as an adverb. |
| Anna: For example, Vi ordner det senere. [pause] Vi ordner det senere. |
| Gina: This means “We'll take care of it later.” |
| Anna: Vi means “we,” ordner is the verb “take care of” in present tense, det means “it,” and senere means “later.” |
| Gina: Okay, what’s next? |
| Anna: Lad os det. [pause] Lad os det. |
| Gina: This means “let’s do it” or “let’s do that,” if it follows an interjection, such as ja, which means “yes.” |
| Anna: Lad is the verb “let” in imperative, os means “us,” and det means “it” or “that” and refers to whatever it is you're going to do. |
| Gina: Great. What’s next? |
| Anna: På vejen. [pause] På vejen. |
| Gina: This means “on the way,” “on the road,” or “on the street.” |
| Anna: På is the preposition “on” and vejen is the common gender noun “way” or “road” with the definite article -en. |
| Gina: The phrase is used in the same ways in Danish as in English, for when something is on the way or happens on the way to somewhere. |
| Anna: Or more literally when something or someone is on the road or the street. |
| Gina: Can you repeat it for our listeners? |
| Anna: Sure. På vejen. [pause] På vejen. |
| Gina: Great, now let’s move on to the grammar. |
| GRAMMAR POINT |
| Gina: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about doing intentional actions in the future using future and present tense. |
| Anna: The future tense is constructed using the auxiliary verb skal, which is the verb “have to” in present tense, followed by a verb in infinitive. |
| Gina: Can you give us an example? |
| Anna: Vi skal rejse til København i weekenden. [pause] Vi skal rejse til København i weekenden. |
| Gina: This means “We're traveling to Copenhagen on the weekend.” |
| Anna: Vi means “we,” skal rejse means “are traveling,” til means “to,” København means “Copenhagen,” i means “in,” and weekenden means “the weekend.” |
| Gina: Another way to use future tense in Danish is by simply conjugating verbs in present tense. |
| Anna: Yes, and this means that Danish verbs are conjugated the same in present tense and future tense. |
| Gina: That seems doable! |
| Anna: But remember to follow it with an expression of time in the future, like i weekenden, which we just learned means “on the weekend.” |
| Gina: So what would the previous sentence be now? |
| Anna: Vi rejser til København i weekenden. [pause] Vi rejser til København i weekenden. |
| Gina: This literally means “We travel to Copenhagen in the weekend,” but it’s equivalent to “We'll travel to Copenhagen on the weekend.” |
| Anna: The auxiliary verb skal has been removed and the verb rejser, which means “travel,” is in present tense. |
| Gina: Regular verbs are conjugated in present tense by adding -r to the infinitive form. |
| Anna: That’s right. The verb skulle, however, is skal in present tense, because it's irregular. |
| Gina: What else can you tell us about this verb? |
| Anna: Well, as a third option, you can actually use skal to express future tense, when you want to say where you're going in the future. |
| Gina: Can you give us an example? |
| Anna: Vi skal til København i weekenden. [pause] Vi skal til København i weekenden. |
| Gina: This means “We're going to Copenhagen on the weekend.” |
| Anna: Here, skal is the present tense of the verb “be going,” which can be used to express where you're going in the future. |
| Gina: So in this case, you don’t actually need an expression of time in the sentence? |
| Anna: Not really, because you know from the context that you're going in the future. Even if it’s in the very near future, like in five minutes. |
Outro |
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| Gina: Okay, listeners, that’s all for this lesson! |
| Anna: Remember to check out the lesson notes for more examples and information! |
| Gina: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you next time! |
| Anna: Hej hej! |
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