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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Everyday Expressions |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DanishClass101.com. I'm Michael. |
| Anna: And I'm Anna! |
| Michael: This is Must-Know Danish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 10. In this lesson, you'll learn Everyday Expressions. |
| Michael: These expressions are useful for describing a bad experience or a rough day to your friends. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: Yo, hvad så? |
| Anna: Jeg chiller bare. |
| Anna: Hvad sker der? |
| Anna: andre boller på suppen |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: Yo, hvad så? |
| Michael: meaning "Yo, what then?" |
| Anna: [SLOW] Yo, hvad så? [NORMAL] Yo, hvad så? |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: Yo, hvad så? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you meet a friend or greet a friend on the phone and you want to ask how they have been or what they are doing. |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Yo, hvad så går det godt? [SLOW] Yo, hvad så går det godt? |
| Michael: "Yo, what's up how's it going?" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Yo, hvad så går det godt? |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: Jeg chiller bare. |
| Michael: It means "I chill just." |
| Anna: [SLOW] Jeg chiller bare. [NORMAL] Jeg chiller bare. |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: Jeg chiller bare. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you want to say that you are not doing anything in particular, just relaxing or sitting around. |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Jeg chiller bare. Hvad med dig? [SLOW] Jeg chiller bare. Hvad med dig? |
| Michael: "I'm just chilling. What about you?" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Jeg chiller bare. Hvad med dig? |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: Hvad sker der? |
| Michael: literally meaning "What happens there?" But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "What's going on?" |
| Anna: [SLOW] Hvad sker der? [NORMAL] Hvad sker der? |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: Hvad sker der? |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when you meet a friend or greet a friend on the phone and you want to ask what is new or want to know about future plans. |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Hey, hvad sker der? Fik du fat i din bror? [SLOW] Hey, hvad sker der? Fik du fat i din bror? |
| Michael: "Hey, what's going on? Did you get a hold of your brother?" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Hey, hvad sker der? Fik du fat i din bror? |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: andre boller på suppen |
| Michael: literally meaning "other buns on the soup." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "a change, something new and different from before." |
| Anna: [SLOW] andre boller på suppen [NORMAL] andre boller på suppen |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: andre boller på suppen |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about a change or something that is new and completely different from what it used to be. |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu kommer der andre boller på suppen. [SLOW] Nu kommer der andre boller på suppen. |
| Michael: "From now on things will change (for the better)." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Nu kommer der andre boller på suppen. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Michael: When you have been asked what you are doing and you are not doing anything, in particular, just relaxing. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: Jeg chiller bare. |
| Michael: "I'm just chilling." |
| Michael: When you are greeting your friends and want to know what's new. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: Yo, hvad så? |
| Michael: "Yo, what's up?" |
| Michael: When you want to say that there has been some kind of big change, for example, at work. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: andre boller på suppen |
| Michael: "a change, something new and different from before" |
| Michael: When you meet your friends and want to know what is happening. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: Hvad sker der? |
| Michael: "What's going on?" |
Outro |
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| Michael: There you have it; you have mastered four Danish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at DanishClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Anna: Hej hej! |
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