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INTRODUCTION
John: Must-Know Danish Social Media Phrases Season 1. Lesson 8 - Feeling Exhausted.
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 exhausted. Johanne feels exhausted after a long day at work, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment.
Anne: Endelig fri! Kan høre sofaen kalde.
John: Meaning - "Finally off! Can hear the couch calling." Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Johanne: Endelig fri! Kan høre sofaen kalde.
(clicking sound)
Susanne: Ha ha, kan også høre min sofa råbe og skrige. Nu skal der slappes af!
Hans: Har kaffen klar til dig, min skat.
Gitte: Skynd dig hjem til din søde mand!
Isak: Nyd det! Min vagt er først lige begyndt.
John: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Johanne: Endelig fri! Kan høre sofaen kalde.
John: "Finally off! Can hear the couch calling."
(clicking sound)
Susanne: Ha ha, kan også høre min sofa råbe og skrige. Nu skal der slappes af!
John: "Ha ha, can also hear my couch yelling and shouting. Now, let us relax!"
Hans: Har kaffen klar til dig, min skat.
John: "Got the coffee ready for you, my darling."
Gitte: Skynd dig hjem til din søde mand!
John: "Hurry home to your sweet man!"
Isak: Nyd det! Min vagt er først lige begyndt.
John: "Enjoy it! My shift has just begun."
POST
John: Listen again to Johanne's post.
Anne: Endelig fri! Kan høre sofaen kalde.
John: "Finally off! Can hear the couch calling."
Anne: (SLOW) Endelig fri! Kan høre sofaen kalde. (REGULAR) Endelig fri! Kan høre sofaen kalde.
John: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Finally off!"
Anne: Endelig fri!
John: This phrase is used when expressing how happy you are when school or work ends. It can also be interpreted more literally, as in you are finally free from captivity, as school and work can sometimes feel like prison. Listen again- "Finally off!" is...
Anne: (SLOW) Endelig fri! (REGULAR) Endelig fri!
John: Then comes the phrase - "Can hear the couch calling.."
Anne: Kan høre sofaen kalde.
John: You can use this phrase to indicate that you're going to spend time on your couch once you get home by stating that you can hear it calling to you, as if it were alive. Listen again- "Can hear the couch calling" is...
Anne: (SLOW) Kan høre sofaen kalde. (REGULAR) Kan høre sofaen kalde.
John: All together, it's "Finally off! Can hear the couch calling."
Anne: Endelig fri! Kan høre sofaen kalde.
COMMENTS
John: In response, Johanne's friends leave some comments.
John: Her high school friend, Susanne, uses an expression meaning - "Ha ha, can also hear my couch yelling and shouting. Now, let us relax!"
Anne: (SLOW) Ha ha, kan også høre min sofa råbe og skrige. Nu skal der slappes af! (REGULAR) Ha ha, kan også høre min sofa råbe og skrige. Nu skal der slappes af!
[Pause]
Anne: Ha ha, kan også høre min sofa råbe og skrige. Nu skal der slappes af!
John: Use this expression to be funny.
John: Her boyfriend, Hans, uses an expression meaning - "Got the coffee ready for you, my darling."
Anne: (SLOW) Har kaffen klar til dig, min skat. (REGULAR) Har kaffen klar til dig, min skat.
[Pause]
Anne: Har kaffen klar til dig, min skat.
John: Use this expression to give them something to look forward to.
John: Her neighbor, Gitte, uses an expression meaning - "Hurry home to your sweet man!"
Anne: (SLOW) Skynd dig hjem til din søde mand! (REGULAR) Skynd dig hjem til din søde mand!
[Pause]
Anne: Skynd dig hjem til din søde mand!
John: Use this expression to be warmhearted.
John: Her college friend, Isak, uses an expression meaning - "Enjoy it! My shift has just begun."
Anne: (SLOW) Nyd det! Min vagt er først lige begyndt. (REGULAR) Nyd det! Min vagt er først lige begyndt.
[Pause]
Anne: Nyd det! Min vagt er først lige begyndt.
John: Use this expression to be sympathetic.

Outro

John: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being exhausted, 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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