Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Introduction |
| Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in Danish. |
| Body |
| Sydney: Here's the way to say "Hi, I'm Carl." in Danish. |
| Asger: [Normal] Hej, jeg hedder Carl. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "hi" |
| Asger: [Normal] hej [Slow] hej |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I" |
| Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Sydney: Next is the word literally meaning "am called" |
| Asger: [Normal] hedder [Slow] hedder |
| Sydney: Last is the person's first name "Carl" |
| Asger: [Normal] Carl [Slow] Carl |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Hi, I'm Carl." |
| Asger: [Slow] Hej, jeg hedder Carl. [Normal] Hej, jeg hedder Carl. |
| Sydney: Ok, now let's see the way to say "Good day, I'm Carl Jensen." |
| Asger: [Normal] Goddag, jeg hedder Carl Jensen. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "good day" |
| Asger: [Normal] goddag [Slow] goddag |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I" |
| Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "am called" |
| Asger: [Normal] hedder [Slow] hedder |
| Sydney: Last is the person's full name "Carl Jensen" |
| Asger: [Normal] Carl Jensen [Slow] Carl Jensen |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Good day, I'm Carl Jensen." |
| Asger: [Slow] Goddag, jeg hedder Carl Jensen. [Normal] Goddag, jeg hedder Carl Jensen. |
| Sydney: Following is the way to say "It's a pleasure to meet you." |
| Asger: [Normal] Hyggeligt at møde dig. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "pleasure" |
| Asger: [Normal] hyggeligt [Slow] hyggeligt |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to" |
| Asger: [Normal] at [Slow] at |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "meet" |
| Asger: [Normal] møde [Slow] møde |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "you" |
| Asger: [Normal] dig [Slow] dig |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "It's a pleasure to meet you." |
| Asger: [Slow] Hyggeligt at møde dig. [Normal] Hyggeligt at møde dig. |
| Sydney: Finally is a way to say "Nice to meet you." |
| Asger: [Normal] Rart at møde dig. |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "nice" |
| Asger: [Normal] rart [Slow] rart |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to" |
| Asger: [Normal] at [Slow] at |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "meet" |
| Asger: [Normal] møde [Slow] møde |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "you" |
| Asger: [Normal] dig [Slow] dig |
| Sydney: Listen again to the phrase meaning "Nice to meet you." |
| Asger: [Slow] Rart at møde dig. [Normal] Rart at møde dig. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Asger: When you introduce yourself, it's a good habit to shake hands in Denmark. On the other hand, you don't need to worry too much about formality. If you use one of the sentences we just learned with Danish people, they're definitely going to be impressed! |
Outro |
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| Sydney: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
| Asger: På gensyn! |
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