Introduction |
Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 20 - Talking about Your Likes. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask and answer affirmatively to the question “Do you like…?” in Danish. |
Body |
Sydney: Here's the way to ask "Do you like chocolate?" in Danish. |
Asger: [Normal] Kan du godt lide chokolade? |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "can" |
Asger: [Normal] kan [Slow] kan |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you" |
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "good" |
Asger: [Normal] godt [Slow] godt |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "like" |
Asger: [Normal] lide [Slow] lide |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "chocolate" |
Asger: [Normal] chokolade [Slow] chokolade |
Sydney: Note the rising intonation. Listen again to the question meaning "Do you like chocolate?" |
Asger: [Slow] Kan du godt lide chokolade? [Normal] Kan du godt lide chokolade? |
Sydney: Here's a way to answer, "Yes I do." |
Asger: [Normal] Ja, det kan jeg godt. |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "yes" |
Asger: [Normal] ja [Slow] ja |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "that" |
Asger: [Normal] det [Slow] det |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "can" |
Asger: [Normal] kan [Slow] kan |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I" |
Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "good" |
Asger: [Normal] godt [Slow] godt |
Sydney: Listen again to the response meaning "Yes I do." |
Asger: [Slow] Ja, det kan jeg godt. [Normal] Ja, det kan jeg godt. |
Sydney: Here's a way to ask "Do you like sweets?" |
Asger: [Normal] Kan du lide søde sager? |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "can" |
Asger: [Normal] kan [Slow] kan |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you" |
Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "like" |
Asger: [Normal] lide [Slow] lide |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "sweet" |
Asger: [Normal] søde [Slow] søde |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "things" |
Asger: [Normal] sager [Slow] sager |
Sydney: Listen again to the question, "Do you like sweets?" |
Asger: [Slow] Kan du lide søde sager? [Normal] Kan du lide søde sager? |
Sydney: Here's a response meaning, "Yes, sometimes." |
Asger: [Normal] Ja, nogle gange. |
Sydney: First is a word meaning "yes" |
Asger: [Normal] ja [Slow] ja |
Sydney: Next is the word meaning "some" |
Asger: [Normal] nogle [Slow] nogle |
Sydney: Last is the word meaning "times" |
Asger: [Normal] gange [Slow] gange |
Sydney: Listen again to the response, "Yes, sometimes." |
Asger: [Slow] Ja, nogle gange. [Normal] Ja, nogle gange. |
Cultural Insight |
Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
Asger: When talking about your likes in Danish, it is common to use the word godt in your statement. This means "good" or "well," and is simply used to confirm your statement. In this case, that you do like something. |
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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