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Hej, jeg hedder [name]. Hi everybody! I’m [name].
Welcome to DanishClass101.com’s “Dansk på tre minutter”. The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn Danish.
In the last lesson, you learned how to use the verb at lave which means "to do" in Danish.
In this lesson, you will learn how to use at kunne lide, a very delightful Danish verb, which is also the third verb in our series dedicated to the most common Danish verbs.
At kunne lide means "to like" in Danish, so in this lesson you are going to see how to use it correctly. Let’s go! Lad os begynde!
Imagine you are in a restaurant with your fiance and he or she asks you - Kan du lide ost?
This means "Do you like cheese?"
So supposing you like it – even though it might sound like a weird question – you can answer Ja, jeg kan godt lide ost.
[slowly] Ja, jeg kan godt lide ost.
So let’s break down this answer.
First we had-
Ja which is simply "Yes."
Then Jeg which is "I" in Danish. After that we have kan lide, which is the present form of the verb at kunne lide. We also have godt which translates as “well,” confirming that you do indeed like cheese.
Finally we had ost which means “cheese”.
So all together it is Ja, jeg kan godt lide ost.
You can use this verb with other verbs in infinitive form as well, to express that you like performing an action. Say you like climbing. In Danish you would say it like Jeg kan godt lide at klatre.
[slowly] Jeg kan godt lide at klatre
Where at klatre means “to climb”. Make sure your verbs after lide are in the infinitive form with the at article in front of them.
You can use this verb about a person as well. Like in English you can say “I like you”.
And in Danish this would translate as, Jeg kan godt lide dig.
[slowly] Jeg kan godt lide dig.
Now of course this doesn’t come close to the verb at elske “to love”, but it does show a certain affection towards the other person. It can easily be used when you are at the stage where you don’t quite want to say “I love you” just yet.
If you want to say “I love you”, just change the verb at kunne lide to the verb at elske. At elske is the most romantic verb in Danish and has more or less the same uses as in English. Jeg elsker dig meaning “I love you”, is probably one of the most romantic sentences you can say to someone.
Now it’s time for [name]’s Insights.
Now, at kunne lide is sort of bland if you want to express absolute love for an object or something. Like English, using “I love chocolate!” is a much stronger way of expressing your feelings towards chocolate. In Danish this would be Jeg elsker chokolade!
[slowly] Jeg elsker chokolade!
In this lesson, you learned how to use the verb at kunne lide depending on the degree of your love!
Next time, we’ll learn another very useful verb, at komme.
Do you know what this Danish verb means? I’ll be waiting for you with the answer in the next Dansk på 3 minutter.
På gensyn!

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