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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Danish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 16 - Going on a Trip
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 at the airport, waiting for a flight. Johanne waits at the airport for her flight, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Anne: Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. Man er vel livsnyder!
John: Meaning - "Sweetening the wait with a bagel and a coffee. I am surely a hedonist!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Johanne: Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. Man er vel livsnyder!
(clicking sound)
Hans: God tur, skat! Jeg passer på vores guldklump imens.
Isak: Nyd turen og pausen fra forældretjansen.
Gitte: Pas godt på dig selv, min ven! Husk at slappe af.
Susanne: God rejse, Johanne. Jeg håber, der er gode film på flyet.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Johanne: Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. Man er vel livsnyder!
John: "Sweetening the wait with a bagel and a coffee. I am surely a hedonist!"
(clicking sound)
Hans: God tur, skat! Jeg passer på vores guldklump imens.
John: "Have a nice trip, honey! I will take care of our gold nugget in the meantime."
Isak: Nyd turen og pausen fra forældretjansen.
John: "Enjoy the trip and the break from the parenting job."
Gitte: Pas godt på dig selv, min ven! Husk at slappe af.
John: "Take care of yourself, my friend! Remember to relax."
Susanne: God rejse, Johanne. Jeg håber, der er gode film på flyet.
John: "Good journey, Johanne. I hope there are good movies on the plane."
POST
John: Listen again to Johanne's post.
Anne: Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. Man er vel livsnyder!
John: "Sweetening the wait with a bagel and a coffee. I am surely a hedonist!"
Anne: (SLOW) Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. Man er vel livsnyder! (REGULAR) Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. Man er vel livsnyder!
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Sweetening the wait with a bagel and a coffee."
Anne: Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe.
John: You can use this phrase to indicate that you're making a wait better or more pleasurable by buying a bagel and a coffee. Remember, Danes love making situations just a little bit better, even if they're already pretty good. Listen again- "Sweetening the wait with a bagel and a coffee" is...
Anne: (SLOW) Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. (REGULAR) Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe.
John: Then comes the phrase - "I am surely a hedonist!"
Anne: Man er vel livsnyder!
John: This phrase is great to describe Danes in general, as they love enjoying life and all its assets, which is quite easy to do in Denmark. Here, the pronoun
Anne: man
John: is equivalent of "you" or "one." Listen again- "I am surely a hedonist" is...
Anne: (SLOW) Man er vel livsnyder! (REGULAR) Man er vel livsnyder!
John: All together, it's "Sweetening the wait with a bagel and a coffee. I am surely a hedonist!"
Anne: Forsøder ventetiden med en bagel og en kaffe. Man er vel livsnyder!
COMMENTS
John: In response, Johanne's friends leave some comments.
John: Her husband, Hans, uses an expression meaning - "Have a nice trip, honey! I will take care of our gold nugget in the meantime."
Anne: (SLOW) God tur, skat! Jeg passer på vores guldklump imens. (REGULAR) God tur, skat! Jeg passer på vores guldklump imens.
[Pause]
Anne: God tur, skat! Jeg passer på vores guldklump imens.
John: Use this expression to say you’ll take care of the baby.
John: Her college friend, Isak, uses an expression meaning - "Enjoy the trip and the break from the parenting job."
Anne: (SLOW) Nyd turen og pausen fra forældretjansen. (REGULAR) Nyd turen og pausen fra forældretjansen.
[Pause]
Anne: Nyd turen og pausen fra forældretjansen.
John: Use this expression to tell them to have a good time.
John: Her neighbor, Gitte, uses an expression meaning - "Take care of yourself, my friend! Remember to relax."
Anne: (SLOW) Pas godt på dig selv, min ven! Husk at slappe af. (REGULAR) Pas godt på dig selv, min ven! Husk at slappe af.
[Pause]
Anne: Pas godt på dig selv, min ven! Husk at slappe af.
John: Use this expression to congratulate them on their time off.
John: Her high school friend, Susanne, uses an expression meaning - "Good journey, Johanne. I hope there are good movies on the plane."
Anne: (SLOW) God rejse, Johanne. Jeg håber, der er gode film på flyet. (REGULAR) God rejse, Johanne. Jeg håber, der er gode film på flyet.
[Pause]
Anne: God rejse, Johanne. Jeg håber, der er gode film på flyet.
John: Use this expression to wish them a good journey.

Outro
John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being at the airport, waiting for a flight, 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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