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Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 3: Where do you live? 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 do you live? In Danish this is
Loke: Hvor bor du?
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: bor
Becky: meaning in this case “live”
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) bor
Becky: Now repeat.
Loke: bor
{Pause}
Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Loke: hvor bor
{pause}
Becky: Next is
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 bor du
{pause}
Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where do you live?
Loke: Jeg bor i New York.
Becky: "I live in New York”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Loke: (Slow) Jeg bor i New York.
{pause}
Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word:
Loke: jeg
Becky: meaning “I” .
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) jeg
Becky: Now repeat
Loke: jeg
{Pause}
Becky: And next
Loke: bor
Becky: meaning “live”.
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) bor
Becky: Now repeat.
Loke: bor
{Pause}
Becky: And after that
Loke: i
Becky: meaning “in”.
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) i
Becky: Now repeat.
Loke: i
{Pause}
Becky: And next
Loke: New York
Becky: which is “New York”.
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) New York
Becky: Now repeat.
Loke: New York
{Pause}
Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “I live in New York.”, and then repeat.
Loke: Jeg bor i New York.
{pause}
Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace New York with London.
Loke: London
Becky: London
Loke: (slow) London (regular) London
Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with London
Loke: Jeg bor i London.
Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace New York. Say “I live in London.”
{pause}
Loke: Jeg bor i London.
Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace London with Bordeaux.
Loke: Bordeaux
Becky: Bordeaux
Loke: (slow) Bordeaux (regular) Bordeaux
Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Bordeaux
Loke: Jeg bor i Bordeaux.
Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace London. Say “I live in Bordeaux”.
{pause}
Loke: Jeg bor i Bordeaux.
Becky: To use a different phrase, replace Bordeaux with Tokyo.
Loke: Tokyo
Becky: Tokyo
Loke: (slow) Tokyo (regular) Tokyo
Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Tokyo
Loke: Jeg bor i Tokyo.
Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace Bordeaux. Say “I live in Tokyo”.
{pause}
Loke: Jeg bor i Tokyo.
Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks where you live. You live in New York. Respond to the question.
Loke: Hvor bor du? (five seconds) Jeg bor i New York.
Becky: Imagine you live in London. Respond to the question.
Loke: Hvor bor du? (five seconds) Jeg bor i London.
Becky: Imagine you live in Bordeaux. Answer the speaker's question.
Loke: Hvor bor du? (five seconds) Jeg bor i Bordeaux.
Becky: Imagine you live in Tokyo. Respond to the question.
Loke: Hvor bor du? (five seconds) Jeg bor i Tokyo.
Becky: Now you want to ask that person where they live. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Loke: Hvor bor du?
{pause}
Becky: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.
Loke: Hvor bor du?

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