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Velkommen til Dansk Sprogcenter!
(Welcome to the Danish Language Center!)
Lesson 1:
Scenario 1GO >>>
Udgang = Exit
Mistet Bagage = Lost Baggage
Jordtransport = Ground Transportation
Udgang = Exit
Mistet bagage = Lost baggage
Jordtransport = Ground transportation
With your newfound information, now you know where the exit is. You find your way outside and you hear a taxi driver calling out.
Transcript:
Har du brug for en taxa?
Nej, jeg har ikke brug for en taxa.
Og du? Har du brug for en taxa til København?
*Transcripts for audio will only available early on
Transcript:
Har du brug for en taxa?
Nej, jeg har ikke brug for en taxa.
Og du? Har du brug for en taxa til København?
*Transcripts for audio will only available early on
Oh no! This taxi driver just asked you something, but you have no idea what he is saying. Let's try to break it down and see what he is asking us.
Let's start with the word "taxa". Assuming because he is a taxi drive, this probably means taxi. The two words sound very similar, so you go with that translation. Next let's look at the other words. What about "København"? You look around and you see this sign:
As you may recall, the lesson intro had the translation of "velkommen til" as "welcome to". After knowing that, you can probably see how the words are related ("vel" to "well" and "kommen" to "come" as well as "til" to "to"). Because you are in Copenhagen, the only logical place you would be welcomed to that sounds like "København" is Copenhagen.
So, you piece together what you know and realize that he is asking if you need a taxi to Copenhagen. Yes, you certainly do. You try to think of what "yes" is in Danish, but you can't, and you say "yeah". Fortunately, yes in Danish is "ja" (pronounced "yea").
Below are some more flashcards for you. There are also flashcards for the words we didn't cover, some of which are important. Spend time reviewing them. It will be very beneficial.
Velkommen = Welcome
Til = To
København = Copenhagen
Taxa = Taxi
Har brug for = Needs
Jeg = I
Du = You
Ja = Yes
Nej = No
Og = And
(Verb) + ikke = Negation (Do not (verb))
En = A
You make it to your hotel, and you are waiting at reception to be checked in. Thankfully, they spoke English. You sit down near the deck and pick up a newspaper.
Brandmand redder dagen
Der var en ild i en bygning. Alle er okay men det var en forskrækkelse. Brandmanden kom og han hjalp folket i bygningen.
Hardly any of that probably made sense, but we do know two of those words at least. We know "en" is "a" and "og" is "and".
Brandmand redder dagen
Der var a ild i a bygning. Alle er okay men det var a forskrækkelse. Brandmanden kom and han hjalp folket i bygningen.
Next, let's next examine the phrase, "Alle er okay.". We'll have to make some assumptions here, but "Alle" may as well be "All", and "Okay" is pretty self-explanatory. So, maybe, "er" is "is".
Brandmand redder dagen
Der var a ild i a bygning. All is okay men det var a forskrækkelse. Brandmanden kom and han hjælp folket i bygningen.
Next, let's examine "hjalp", "kom", and "der". "Hjalp" in many ways resembles "helps". Kom also resembles another verb. It looks like the verb "to come".
Brandmand redder dagen
Der var a ild i a bygning. All is okay men det var a forskrækkelse. Brandmanden comes and han helps folket i bygningen.
However, now you are too exhausted from your flight, finding the exit, and deciphering things that that taxi driver are shouting. You give up. It's okay though; you will run into this experience when you are starting off, but after taking this course, this won't happen. The following is the full translation:
Firefighter saves the day
There was a fire in a building. Everyone is okay but it was a scare. The fireman came and he helped the people in the building.
Among the words you filled in, you managed to get a good portion correct or close. There are a few that are not quite right, so just check through. It is totally okay if you don't understand immediately.
Brandmand = Fireman
Der = There
Var = Was
Ild = Fire
I = In
Bygning = Building
Alle = Everyone
Er = Is
Men = But
Det = It
Forskrækkelse = Scare
Kom = Came
Hjalp = Helped
Folk = People
Redder = Saves
Lesson 2:
Grammar:
Welcome to the second part of the course. Yes, we all know this is the boring part, but it is important to actually understand Danish Grammar. That is why we are doing a grammar lesson. Let's start with the fundamentals namely personal pronouns. Down below is a table with Danish personal pronouns.
I = Jeg
You = Du
He/She = Han/Hun
We = Vi
You all = Du
They = De
Reinforcements:
Take a good look at the table and proceed to do the practice below.
Jeg = I
Du = You/You all
Han = He
Hun = She
Vi = We
De = They
Kan lide = Like
Går = Go
Supermarked = Supermarket
Pige = Girl
Dreng = Boy
Lesson 3:
Practice:
Take a good look at the table and proceed to do the practice below.
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