Learn the most essential Danish words related to culture and daily life
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, I’m Eric. |
| Anna: And I’m Anna! |
| Eric: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Danish Vocabulary, Lesson 13! In this lesson you'll learn 5 essential words related to Geography and Nature. These are five well known Danish Geographical features. Hand picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at DanishClass101.com |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: Anna, what’s our first word? |
| Anna: Møns Klint |
| Eric: the Cliffs of Møn |
| Anna: (slow) Møns Klint (regular) Møns Klint |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Møns Klint |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| The Cliffs of Møn is a 6 km long chalk cliff that faces the Baltic Sea. Protruding into the sea, the cliff is a beautiful sight from both sea and land. From sea, it appears completely white and on land it is one of the highest spots in Denmark at 126m. It is home to some special fauna due to the high concentration of chalk in the soil. The cliffs have changed their shape through the ages. The latest erosion happened in 2007 after some very heavy rains. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Anna: (normal) Møns Clint er helt hvid. |
| Eric: The Cliffs of Møn are completely white. |
| Anna: (slow) Møns Clint er helt hvid. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Anna: Bornholm |
| Eric: Bornholm, is a granite stone island |
| Anna: (slow) Bornholm (regular) Bornholm |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Bornholm |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Bornholm is a granite stone island with cliffs ranging up to 22 meters. The nature of the island is as diverse as its geography, and the granite and sandstone of Bornholm can be found in important buildings on the mainland. Many quarries are closed now, but one is still in use and is over 40m below sea level, making it one of the lowest points in Denmark. The island has four round churches, which were built during the time of the Northern Crusades. The Bornholmian people speak a very distinct version of Danish and they still use the third gender. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Anna: (normal) Bornholm er en klippeø. |
| Eric: Bornholm is a rock cliff island. |
| Anna: (slow) Bornholm er en klippeø. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Anna: Råbjerg Mile |
| Eric: Råbjerg Mile, a sand dune |
| Anna: (slow) Råbjerg Mile (regular) Råbjerg Mile |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Råbjerg Mile |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Råbjerg Mile is a sand dune that’s slowly moving across Denmark. It’s around 1 km long and 20 meters high. It contains over 3 million liters of sand and moves around 18 meters a year. Moving sand dunes used to be common in Denmark and caused great problems for the locals. In the 19th century, the government made the sand dune law and this resulted in the disappearance of this natural phenomena, except for Råbjerg Mile which has been kept as a natural park. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Anna: (normal) Råbjerg Mile er den største vandreklit i Danmark. |
| Eric: Raabjerg Mile is the biggest migrating dune in Denmark. |
| Anna: (slow) Råbjerg Mile er den største vandreklit i Danmark. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the next word? |
| Anna: Vadehavet |
| Eric: The Wadden Sea |
| Anna: (slow) Vadehavet (regular) Vadehavet |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Vadehavet |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| The Wadden Sea is a very special and dangerous sea that stretches all the way from Esbjerg in Denmark to Den Helder in the Netherlands. The Wadden Sea is a very flat high sand area. During low tide, the sand is exposed and people are able to walk on the seabed to islands. These land-bridges are only accessible during low-tide. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Anna: (normal) Vadehavet er et område der trækker mange turister til hvert år. |
| Eric: The Wadden Sea is an area that attracts many tourists every year. |
| Anna: (slow) Vadehavet er et område der trækker mange turister til hvert år. |
| Eric: Okay, what’s the last word? |
| Anna: Gammelmose |
| Eric: Gammelmose, a protected land on Zealand |
| Anna: (slow) Gammelmose (regular) Gammelmose |
| Eric: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Anna: Gammelmose |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Eric: |
| Denmark used to have many bogland areas where Danes used to gather peat for fuel. Many bogs have disappeared due to the peat industry and agriculture. Gammelmose is 13 acres of protected land on Zealand for the purpose of studying how peat is created. It was the first area of its kind in Denmark. |
| Eric: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this word. |
| Anna: (normal) Gammelmose blev fredet i 1844. |
| Eric: Gammelmose was protected in 1844. |
| Anna: (slow) Gammelmose blev fredet i 1844. |
| QUIZ |
| Eric: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the words you just learned? Anna will give you the Danish – please say the English meaning out loud! Are you ready? |
| Anna: Møns Klint |
| [pause]Eric: the Cliffs of Møn |
| Anna: Bornholm |
| [pause]Eric: Bornholm, a granite stone island |
| Anna: Råbjerg Mile |
| [pause]Eric: Råbjerg Mile, a sand dune |
| Anna: Vadehavet |
| [pause]Eric:the Wadden Sea |
| Anna: Gammelmose |
| [pause]Eric: Gammelmose, a protected land on Zealand |
Outro |
| Eric: There you have it – five Geographical features in Denmark! We have more vocab lists available at DanishClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Anna: Farvel! |
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