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Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 4: What do you do? 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 What do you do? In Danish this is
Loke: Hvad laver du?
Becky: The first word in the question is
Loke: hvad
Becky: meaning “what” in English.
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) hvad
Becky: Listen again and repeat.
Loke: hvad
{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: laver
Becky: meaning in this case “doing”.
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) laver
Becky: Now repeat.
Loke: laver
{Pause}
Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat.
Loke: hvad laver
{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: hvad laver du
{pause}
Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What do you do?
Loke: Jeg er lærer.
Becky: "I'm a teacher”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase.
Loke: (Slow) Jeg er lærer.
{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: Next is
Loke: lærer
Becky: meaning “teacher”.
Loke: (Slow, by syllable) lærer
Becky: Now repeat.
Loke: lærer
{Pause}
Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm a teacher”, and then repeat.
Loke: Jeg er lærer.
{pause}
Becky: To make another phrase, replace teacher with singer.
Loke: sanger
Becky: singer
Loke: (slow) sanger (regular) sanger
Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with singer
Loke: Jeg er sanger.
Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace teacher. Say “I'm a singer”.
{pause}
Loke: Jeg er sanger.
Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace singer with artist.
Loke: kunstner
Becky: artist
Loke: (slow) kunstner (regular) kunstner
Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with artist
Loke: Jeg er kunstner.
Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace singer. Say “I'm an artist”.
{pause}
Loke: Jeg er kunstner.
Becky: To use a different phrase, replace artist with banker.
Loke: bankmand
Becky: banker
Loke: (slow) bankmand (regular) bankmand
Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with banker
Loke: Jeg er bankmand.
Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace artist. Say “I'm a banker.”
{pause}
Loke: Jeg er bankmand.
Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks what you do. You are a teacher. Respond to the question.
Loke: Hvad laver du? (five seconds) Jeg er lærer.
Becky: Imagine you are a singer. Respond to the question.
Loke: Hvad laver du? (five seconds) Jeg er sanger.
Becky: Imagine you are an artist. Answer the speaker's question.
Loke: Hvad laver du? (five seconds) Jeg er kunstner.
Becky: Imagine you're a banker. Respond to the question.
Loke: Hvad laver du? (five seconds) Jeg er bankmand.
Becky: Now you want to learn what that person does. Ask the question
(5 seconds)
Loke: Hvad laver du?
{pause}
Becky: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself.

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