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INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Danish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 14 - Talking About Your Baby
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 a smiling baby picture. Johanne plays with her baby, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Anne: Sjov med vores lille charmetrold!
John: Meaning - "Fun with our little charmer!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Johanne: Sjov med vores lille charmetrold!
(clicking sound)
Susanne: Hvor er han sød!
Isak: Han ligner sin far! Ha ha!
Noah: Ikke for meget baby-spam, tak!
Gitte: Flere billeder tak!
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Johanne: Sjov med vores lille charmetrold!
John: "Fun with our little charmer!"
(clicking sound)
Susanne: Hvor er han sød!
John: "He is so cute!"
Isak: Han ligner sin far! Ha ha!
John: "He looks like his father! Ha ha!"
Noah: Ikke for meget baby-spam, tak!
John: "Not too much baby-spam, thank you!"
Gitte: Flere billeder tak!
John: "More pictures please!"
POST
John: Listen again to Johanne's post.
Anne: Sjov med vores lille charmetrold!
John: "Fun with our little charmer!"
Anne: (SLOW) Sjov med vores lille charmetrold! (REGULAR) Sjov med vores lille charmetrold!
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "fun with."
Anne: sjov med
John: This phrase is used when indicating that you're having fun with something or someone. Listen again- "fun with" is...
Anne: (SLOW) sjov med (REGULAR) sjov med
John: Then comes the phrase - "our little charmer."
Anne: vores lille charmetrold
John: You can use this phrase when referring to you and your partner's child. Basically, you're calling him or her a little charming troll. As unappealing as it may sound in English, it's a very common way for Danes to describe cute kids who know how to charm others. Listen again- "our little charmer" is...
Anne: (SLOW) vores lille charmetrold (REGULAR) vores lille charmetrold
John: All together, it's "Fun with our little charmer!"
Anne: Sjov med vores lille charmetrold!
COMMENTS
John: In response, Johanne's friends leave some comments.
John: Her high school friend, Susanne, uses an expression meaning - "He is so cute!"
Anne: (SLOW) Hvor er han sød! (REGULAR) Hvor er han sød!
[Pause]
Anne: Hvor er han sød!
John: Use this expression to say the baby is cute.
John: Her college friend, Isak, uses an expression meaning - "He looks like his father! Ha ha!"
Anne: (SLOW) Han ligner sin far! Ha ha! (REGULAR) Han ligner sin far! Ha ha!
[Pause]
Anne: Han ligner sin far! Ha ha!
John: Use this expression to say you notice a resemblance.
John: Her nephew, Noah, uses an expression meaning - "Not too much baby-spam, thank you!"
Anne: (SLOW) Ikke for meget baby-spam, tak! (REGULAR) Ikke for meget baby-spam, tak!
[Pause]
Anne: Ikke for meget baby-spam, tak!
John: Use this expression to be funny.
John: Her neighbor, Gitte, uses an expression meaning - "More pictures please!"
Anne: (SLOW) Flere billeder tak! (REGULAR) Flere billeder tak!
[Pause]
Anne: Flere billeder tak!
John: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted.

Outro

John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about a smiling baby picture, 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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