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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 11: How old are you? in Danish |
| In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Danish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How old are you? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvor gammel er du? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: hvor |
| Becky: which means how” |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) hvor |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Loke: gammel |
| Becky: which means “old”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) gammel |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: gammel |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor gammel |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And Next |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning “are”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 3 words of the question again and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor gammel er |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: du |
| Becky: meaning “you”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: du |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor gammel er du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you? |
| Loke: Jeg er atten (18) år gammel. |
| Becky: "I'm 18 years old.” Once more, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Jeg er atten (18) år gammel. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: jeg |
| Becky: means “I”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning in this case “am”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: atten (18) |
| Becky: meaning “eighteen”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) atten (18) |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: atten (18) |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: år |
| Becky: meaning “years”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) år |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: år |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: gammel |
| Becky: meaning “old”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) gammel |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: gammel |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm 18 years old.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Jeg er atten (18) år gammel. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Now let’s say you’re35. |
| Loke: femogtredive (35) |
| Becky: 35 |
| Loke: (slow) femogtredive (35) (regular) femogtredive (35) |
| Becky: Listen to the sentence again, this time with 35 |
| Loke: Jeg er femogtredive (35) år gammel. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 18. Say “I'm 35 years old”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er femogtredive (35) år gammel. |
| Becky: If you want to say you’re 41 use the word... |
| Loke: enogfyrre (41) |
| Becky: 41 |
| Loke: (slow) enogfyrre (41) (regular) enogfyrre (41) |
| Becky: Listen to the sentence again, this time with 41 |
| Loke: Jeg er enogfyrre (41) år gammel. |
| Becky: It’s all the same. Only the number changes. . Say “I'm 41 years old”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er enogfyrre (41) år gammel. |
| Becky: Now let’s say you’re 74. |
| Loke: fireoghalvfjerds (74) |
| Becky: 74 |
| Loke: (slow) fireoghalvfjerds (74) (regular) fireoghalvfjerds (74) |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 74 |
| Loke: Jeg er fireoghalvfjerds (74) år gammel. |
| Becky: Repeat after the speaker. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er fireoghalvfjerds (74) år gammel. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you how old you are. You are 18. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor gammel er du? (five seconds) Jeg er atten (18) år gammel. |
| Becky: Imagine you are 35. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor gammel er du? (five seconds) Jeg er femogtredive (35) år gammel. |
| Becky: Now imagine you are 41. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvor gammel er du? (five seconds) Jeg er enogfyrre (41) år gammel. |
| Becky: Imagine you're 74. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor gammel er du? (five seconds) Jeg er fireoghalvfjerds (74) år gammel. |
| Becky: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvor gammel er du? |
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