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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 12: When is your birthday? 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 When is your birthday? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: hvornår |
| Becky: meaning “when” in English. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) hvornår |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: hvornår |
| {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: har |
| Becky: meaning in this case “have”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: har |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvornår har |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: du |
| Becky: meaning “you”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: du |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvornår har du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: fødselsdag |
| Becky: meaning “birthday”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) fødselsdag |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: fødselsdag |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvornår har du fødselsdag? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question When is your birthday? |
| Loke: Den toogtyvende (22.) august. |
| Becky: "On August 22nd”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Den toogtyvende (22.) august. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: den |
| Becky: meaning in this case “the”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) den |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: den |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: toogtyvende (22.) |
| Becky: meaning “twenty second”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) toogtyvende (22.) |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: toogtyvende (22.) |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: august |
| Becky: meaning “August”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) august |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: august |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “On August 22nd”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Den toogtyvende (22.) august. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace August 22nd with April 18th. |
| Loke: attende (18.) april |
| Becky: April 18th |
| Loke: (slow) attende (18.) april (regular) attende (18.) april |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with April 18th |
| Loke: Den attende (18.) april. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace August 22nd. Say “On April 18th.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Den attende (18.) april. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace April 18th with May 5th. |
| Loke: femte (5.) maj. |
| Becky: May 5th |
| Loke: (slow) femte (5.) maj. (regular) femte (5.) maj. |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with May 5th |
| Loke: Den femte (5.) maj. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace April 18th. Say “On May 5th.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Den femte (5.) maj. |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace May 5th with October 30th. |
| Loke: tredivte (30.) oktober |
| Becky: October 30th |
| Loke: (slow) tredivte (30.) oktober (regular) tredivte (30.) oktober |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with October 30th |
| Loke: Den tredivte (30.) oktober. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace May 5th. Say “On October 30th.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Den tredivte (30.) oktober. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you when your birthday is. Your birthday is August 22nd. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? (five seconds) Den toogtyvende (22.) august. |
| Becky: Imagine your birthday is April 18th. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? (five seconds) Den attende (18.) april. |
| Becky: Now, imagine your birthday is May 5th. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? (five seconds) Den femte (5.) maj. |
| Becky: Imagine your birthday is October 30th. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? (five seconds) Den tredivte (30.) oktober. |
| Becky: Now you want to ask someone when their birthday is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvornår har du fødselsdag? |
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