Learn how to ask and answer the question "Where are you from?" in Danish
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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 2: Where are you from? 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 Where are you from? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvor er du fra? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: hvor |
| Becky: meaning “where” in English. |
| 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: er |
| Becky: meaning in this case “are”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor 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 first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor er du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: fra |
| Becky: meaning “from”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) fra |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: fra |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor er du fra |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where are you from? |
| Loke: Jeg er fra USA. |
| Becky: “I'm from the U.S”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Jeg er fra USA. |
| {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 after that |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning in this case, “am”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: fra |
| Becky: meaning “from”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) fra |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: fra |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: USA |
| Becky: which is “the U.S”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) USA |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: USA |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm from the U.S.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Jeg er fra USA. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace the U.S with England. |
| Loke: England |
| Becky: England |
| Loke: (slow) England (regular) England |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with England |
| Loke: Jeg er fra England. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the U.S. Say “I'm from England.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er fra England. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace England with France. |
| Loke: Frankrig |
| Becky: France |
| Loke: (slow) Frankrig (regular) Frankrig |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with France |
| Loke: Jeg er fra Frankrig. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace England. Say “I'm from France”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er fra Frankrig. |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace France with Germany. |
| Loke: Tyskland |
| Becky: Germany |
| Loke: (slow) Tyskland (regular) Tyskland |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Germany |
| Loke: Jeg er fra Tyskland. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Germany. Say “I'm from Germany”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er fra Tyskland. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you where you're from. You're from the U.S. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra USA. |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're from England. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra England. |
| Becky: Now, imagine you're from France. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra Frankrig. |
| Becky: Imagine you're from Germany. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor er du fra? (five seconds) Jeg er fra Tyskland. |
| Becky: Now you want to ask that person where they're from. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvor er du fra? |
| Becky: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
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