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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: Whose is this? 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 Whose is this? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvis er det? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: hvis |
| Becky: meaning “whose” in English. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) hvis |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: hvis |
| {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 “is”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvis er |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: det |
| Becky: meaning “it”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: det |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvis er det? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this? |
| Loke: Det er min. |
| Becky: "It's mine”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Det er min. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: det |
| Becky: meaning “it”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: det |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning “is”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Next is |
| Loke: min |
| Becky: meaning “mine”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) min |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: min |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “It's mine.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Det er min. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace mine with hers. |
| Loke: hendes |
| Becky: hers |
| Loke: (slow) hendes (regular) hendes |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with hers |
| Loke: Det er hendes. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say “It's hers.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Det er hendes. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace hers with his. |
| Loke: hans |
| Becky: his |
| Loke: (slow) hans (regular) hans |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with his |
| Loke: Det er hans. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace hers. Say “It's his.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Det er hans. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace his with theirs. |
| Loke: deres |
| Becky: theirs |
| Loke: (slow) deres (regular) deres |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with theirs |
| Loke: Det er deres. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace his. Say “It's theirs.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Det er deres. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvis er det? (five seconds) Det er min. |
| Becky: Now, you want to say It's hers. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvis er det? (five seconds) Det er hendes. |
| Becky: Now, you want to say It's his. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvis er det? (five seconds) Det er hans. |
| Becky: Now, you want to say It's theirs. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvis er det? (five seconds) Det er deres. |
| Becky: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvis er det? |
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