Learn how to invite someone somewhere
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| Introduction |
| Sydney: Welcome to 3-Minute Danish Season 1, Lesson 24 - Offering an Invitation. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone out in Danish. |
| Body |
| Sydney: Here's the way to ask "Are you free this weekend?" in Danish. |
| Asger: [Normal] Er du ledig denne weekend? |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "are" |
| Asger: [Normal] er [Slow] er |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you" |
| Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "free" |
| Asger: [Normal] ledig [Slow] ledig |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "this" |
| Asger: [Normal] denne [Slow] denne |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "weekend" |
| Asger: [Normal] weekend [Slow] weekend |
| Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "Are you free this weekend?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Er du ledig denne weekend? [Normal] Er du ledig denne weekend? |
| Sydney: Now let's see how to ask "May I invite you for a coffee?" |
| Asger: [Normal] Må jeg invitere på kaffe? |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "may" |
| Asger: [Normal] må [Slow] må |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "I" |
| Asger: [Normal] jeg [Slow] jeg |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "invite" |
| Asger: [Normal] invitere [Slow] invitere |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "for" |
| Asger: [Normal] på [Slow] på |
| Sydney: Last is the word meaning "coffee" |
| Asger: [Normal] kaffe [Slow] kaffe |
| Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "May I invite you for a coffee?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Må jeg invitere på kaffe? [Normal] Må jeg invitere på kaffe? |
| Sydney: Following is the way to ask "Would you like to come to the cinema?" |
| Asger: [Normal] Vil du med i biografen? |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "will" |
| Asger: [Normal] vil [Slow] vil |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you" |
| Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "with" |
| Asger: [Normal] med [Slow] med |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to" |
| Asger: [Normal] i [Slow] i |
| Sydney: Last is the phrase meaning "the cinema" |
| Asger: [Normal] biografen [Slow] biografen |
| Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "Would you like to come to the cinema?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Vil du med i biografen? [Normal] Vil du med i biografen? |
| Sydney: Finally is a way to ask "Will you come to the party?" |
| Asger: [Normal] Kommer du til festen? |
| Sydney: First is a word meaning "come" |
| Asger: [Normal] kommer [Slow] kommer |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "you" |
| Asger: [Normal] du [Slow] du |
| Sydney: Next is the word meaning "to" |
| Asger: [Normal] til [Slow] til |
| Sydney: Last is the phrase meaning "the party" |
| Asger: [Normal] festen [Slow] festen |
| Sydney: Listen again to the question meaning "Will you come to the party?" |
| Asger: [Slow] Kommer du til festen? [Normal] Kommer du til festen? |
| Cultural Insight |
| Sydney: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Asger: To some Danes, you might come on too strongly if you invite someone out you have just met. Danes can seem a little reserved sometimes and they prefer getting to know you a bit better under other circumstances before accepting an invitation to go out. |
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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