Learn how to say the five most common Danish phrases used in a classroom
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Anna: Hello everyone, I’m Anna. |
| Becky: And I’m Becky. Welcome back to DanishClass101.com! This is All About, lesson 14: Top 5 Danish Classroom Phrases. In this lesson, you will learn the top 5 phrases you will hear in a classroom. |
Lesson focus |
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| Anna: Some are phrases that a teacher would use, and some are phrases you can use to speak to a teacher. |
| Becky: You'll get a head start by already knowing these phrases! |
| Anna: Our first phrase is “Hvad betyder...?" |
| Becky: This is a phrase that literally translates to "What does [something] mean?" This is a very useful phrase in the classroom because you can ask your teacher what certain words, ideas, or places mean in Danish. |
| Anna: To use this phrase, say “Hvad betyder”, and then say the name of the item. |
| Becky: Could you give us some examples? |
| Anna: Sure! "Hvad betyder ‘bil’?" is “What does bil mean?", and “Hvad betyder ‘at studere’?” is "What does at studere mean?" |
| Becky: And what do they mean, Anna? |
| Anna: Well, "bil" means "car," and "at studere" means "to study." |
| Becky: Ok, our next phrase is "Turn to page..." |
| Anna: In Danish, this is “Slå op på side...” |
| Becky: Instead of asking you to simply open your book, your teacher might be more specific and tell you to turn to a given page of a book. |
| Anna: “Slå op på side...” means “Turn to page...” and as you have probably already guessed, the page number is added at the end of the sentence. |
| Becky: Cool. The next phrase is... |
| Anna: “Jeg forstår det ikke". It means “I don’t understand.” |
| Becky: You would use this phrase if your teacher explains something or says something that you didn't understand. |
| Anna: You can also use the phrase “Det forstår jeg ikke,” which literally means “That I don’t understand,” but carries the exact same meaning as “Jeg forstår det ikke.” |
| Becky: That’s right. Let’s continue with how to say “One more time” in Danish. |
| Anna: That’s “En gang til”. |
| Becky: You can expect your teacher to say this when they want you to repeat something, or you can also use this when you want your teacher to explain something again. |
| Anna: This would be a useful phrase in the classroom as you may hear or use it frequently. Again, “En gang til.” |
| Becky: All right. And our last phrase is... |
| Anna: “Forstået?” It means "Understood?" or “Got it?” Teachers use this question to make sure the students understand what they are explaining. |
| Becky: Let's recap what we learned in this lesson. Can we hear all of those phrases one more time? |
| Anna: Sure! Our first phrase was "Hvad betyder...?" |
| Becky: "What does (something) mean?" |
| Anna: And then we had "Slå op på side..." |
| Becky: "Turn to page..." |
| Anna: And then it was "Jeg forstår det ikke." |
| Becky: "I don't understand." |
| Anna: Next we had "En gang til." |
| Becky: "One more time." |
| Anna: And finally it was "Forstået?" |
| Becky: "Understood?" And there you have it, the five essential classroom phrases! |
Outro |
| Anna: See you next time! |
| Becky: Thanks for listening, bye everyone! |
| Anna: Farvel! |
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