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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: Where did you learn 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 did you learn Danish? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvor har du lært dansk? |
| 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: har |
| Becky: meaning “have”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: har |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor har |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| 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 har du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: lært |
| Becky: meaning “learned”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) lært |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: lært |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor har du lært |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: dansk |
| Becky: meaning “Danish”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) dansk |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: dansk |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor har du lært dansk? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn Danish? |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det i gymnasiet. |
| Becky: "I learned it in high school”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Jeg lærte det i gymnasiet. |
| {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: lærte |
| Becky: meaning “learned”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) lærte |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: lærte |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: det |
| Becky: meaning in this case “it”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: det |
| {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: gymnasiet |
| Becky: meaning “high school”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) gymnasiet |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: gymnasiet |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “I learned it in high school”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det i gymnasiet. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace in high school with at home. |
| Loke: derhjemme |
| Becky: at home |
| Loke: (slow) derhjemme (regular) derhjemme |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at home |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det derhjemme. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ‘in high school’. Say “I learned it at home.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det derhjemme. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace at home with at school. |
| Loke: i skolen |
| Becky: at school |
| Loke: (slow) i skolen (regular) i skolen |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at school |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det i skolen. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace at home. Say “I learned it at school.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det i skolen. |
| Becky: To make another phrase, replace at school with - while I was living in Copenhagen. |
| Loke: mens jeg boede i København |
| Becky: while I was living in Copenhagen |
| Loke: (slow) mens jeg boede i København (regular) mens jeg boede i København |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with while I was living in Copenhagen |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det, mens jeg boede i København. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace at school. Say “I learned it while I was living in Copenhagen”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg lærte det, mens jeg boede i København. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you where you learned Danish. You learned Danish in high school. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor har du lært dansk? (five seconds) Jeg lærte det i gymnasiet. |
| Becky: Now, imagine you learned it at home. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor har du lært dansk? (five seconds) Jeg lærte det derhjemme. |
| Becky: Imagine you learned it at school. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvor har du lært dansk? (five seconds) Jeg lærte det i skolen. |
| Becky: Imagine you learned it while you were living in Copenhagen. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor har du lært dansk? (five seconds) Jeg lærte det, mens jeg boede i København. |
| Becky: Now you want to ask someone where they learned Danish. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvor har du lært dansk? |
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