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INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Danish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 11 - Changing Your Relationship Status
John: Hi, everyone. I'm John.
Anne: And I'm Anne.
John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in Danish about being in a relationship. Hans changes his status to "In a relationship," posts an image, and leaves this comment.
Anne: Bedre sent end aldrig. Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
John: Meaning - "Better late than never. Let us embark on a new chapter!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Hans: Bedre sent end aldrig. Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
(clicking sound)
Gitte: Ægte kærlighed!
Isak: Øh, burde der ikke stå, at ingen vil have dig???
Frederikke: Så blev det endelig officielt!
Bent: Måske skulle jeg gøre det samme. Ved dog ikke hvordan...
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Hans: Bedre sent end aldrig. Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
John: "Better late than never. Let us embark on a new chapter!"
(clicking sound)
Gitte: Ægte kærlighed!
John: "True love!"
Isak: Øh, burde der ikke stå, at ingen vil have dig???
John: "Uhm, shouldn't say that nobody wants you???"
Frederikke: Så blev det endelig officielt!
John: "Now, it finally became official!"
Bent: Måske skulle jeg gøre det samme. Ved dog ikke hvordan...
John: "Maybe I should do the same. Do not know how though..."
POST
John: Listen again to Hans's post.
Anne: Bedre sent end aldrig. Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
John: "Better late than never. Let us embark on a new chapter!"
Anne: (SLOW) Bedre sent end aldrig. Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel! (REGULAR) Bedre sent end aldrig. Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Better late than never."
Anne: Bedre sent end aldrig.
John: Use this convenient phrase to indicate that it's better that something happens, or has happened, at a later time than not at all. Listen again- "Better late than never" is...
Anne: (SLOW) Bedre sent end aldrig. (REGULAR) Bedre sent end aldrig.
John: Then comes the phrase - "Let us embark on a new chapter!"
Anne: Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
John: This other convenient phrase can be used when showing a positive attitude toward starting a new phase or chapter in life. For instance, you can use this phrase if you decide to move to Denmark! Listen again- "Let us embark on a new chapter" is...
Anne: (SLOW) Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel! (REGULAR) Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
John: All together, it's "Better late than never. Let us embark on a new chapter!"
Anne: Bedre sent end aldrig. Lad os tage hul på et nyt kapitel!
COMMENTS
John: In response, Hans's friends leave some comments.
John: His neighbor, Gitte, uses an expression meaning - "True love!"
Anne: (SLOW) Ægte kærlighed! (REGULAR) Ægte kærlighed!
[Pause]
Anne: Ægte kærlighed!
John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted.
John: His college friend, Isak, uses an expression meaning - "Uhm, shouldn't say that nobody wants you???"
Anne: (SLOW) Øh, burde der ikke stå, at ingen vil have dig??? (REGULAR) Øh, burde der ikke stå, at ingen vil have dig???
[Pause]
Anne: Øh, burde der ikke stå, at ingen vil have dig???
John: Use this expression to make fun of some past comment they made.
John: His high school friend, Frederikke, uses an expression meaning - "Now, it finally became official!"
Anne: (SLOW) Så blev det endelig officielt! (REGULAR) Så blev det endelig officielt!
[Pause]
Anne: Så blev det endelig officielt!
John: Use this expression to show you are happy for him.
John: His supervisor, Bent, uses an expression meaning - "Maybe I should do the same. Do not know how though..."
Anne: (SLOW) Måske skulle jeg gøre det samme. Ved dog ikke hvordan... (REGULAR) Måske skulle jeg gøre det samme. Ved dog ikke hvordan...
[Pause]
Anne: Måske skulle jeg gøre det samme. Ved dog ikke hvordan...
John: Use this expression to be funny.

Outro

John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being in a relationship, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know, and we'll see you next time!
Anne: Hej hej!

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