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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 24: Have you been to Copenhagen? 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 Have you been to Copenhagen? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Har du været i København? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: har |
| Becky: meaning “have” in English. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: har |
| {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: du |
| Becky: meaning “you”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: du |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: har du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: været |
| Becky: meaning “been”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) været |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: været |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: har du været |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: i |
| Becky: meaning “in”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) i |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: i |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: har du været i |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: København |
| Becky: meaning “Copenhagen”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) København |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: København |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: har du været i København? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Have you been to Copenhagen? |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der to gange. |
| Becky: "Yes, I've been there twice.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Ja, jeg har været der to gange. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Loke: Nej, ikke endnu. |
| Becky: Which is like saying No, not yet. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Loke: (Slowly) Nej, ikke endnu. |
| Becky: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Loke: Nej, ikke endnu. |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: ja |
| Becky: means “yes”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) ja |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: ja |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: jeg |
| Becky: meaning “I”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: har |
| Becky: meaning “have”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: har |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: været |
| Becky: meaning “been”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) været |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: været |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: der |
| Becky: meaning “there”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) der |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: der |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: to |
| Becky: meaning “two”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) to |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: to |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Next is |
| Loke: gange |
| Becky: meaning “times”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) gange |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: gange |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “Yes, I've been there twice.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der to gange. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace twice with many times. |
| Loke: mange gange |
| Becky: many times |
| Loke: (slow) mange gange (regular) mange gange |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with many times |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der mange gange. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace twice. Say “Yes, I've been there many times.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der mange gange. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace many times with once. |
| Loke: én gang |
| Becky: once |
| Loke: (slow) én gang (regular) én gang |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with once |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der én gang. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace many times. Say “Yes, I've been there once.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der én gang. |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace once with a couple of times. |
| Loke: et par gange |
| Becky: a couple of times |
| Loke: (slow) et par gange (regular) et par gange |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a couple of times |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der et par gange. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace once. Say “Yes, I've been there a couple of times.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Ja, jeg har været der et par gange. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you Have you been to Copenhagen? You want to answer Yes, I've been there twice. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Har du været i København? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har været der to gange. |
| Becky: Now you want to say Yes, I've been there many times. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Har du været i København? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har været der mange gange. |
| Becky: You want to say Yes, I've been there once. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Har du været i København? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har været der én gang. |
| Becky: You want to answer Yes, I've been there a couple of times. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Har du været i København? (five seconds) Ja, jeg har været der et par gange. |
| Becky: Now imagine that you want to ask someone if he or she has been to Copenhagen. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Har du været i København? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Loke: Har du været i København? |
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