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| Beginner Season 1 Lesson 18 - Choosing the Right Danish Bank Account |
| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DanishClass101.com. This is Beginner Season 1 Lesson 18 - Choosing the Right Danish Bank Account. Eric here. |
| Anna: Hej! I'm Anna. |
| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask questions to find out about requirements. The conversation takes place at the bank counter. |
| Anna: It's between Alexander and Oliver. |
| Eric: The speakers are strangers. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Alexander: Jeg vil gerne åbne endnu en bankkonto. Hvad skal jeg gøre? |
| Oliver: Jeg hjælper dig med det samme. |
| Alexander: Hvad har jeg brug for til at åbne en opsparingskonto? |
| Oliver: Du har allerede en konto, så du har ikke brug for noget. |
| Alexander: Behøver jeg at fremvise billedlegitimation? |
| Oliver: Det er ikke nødvendigt. |
| Alexander: Godt. Jeg skal have et sted, hvor jeg kan indsætte spillepenge. |
| Oliver: Det lyder ikke som en dårlig idé. Skal jeg gøre det til en pensionsopsparing? |
| Alexander: Nej, så gammel er jeg ikke endnu! |
| Eric: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Alexander: Jeg vil gerne åbne endnu en bankkonto. Hvad skal jeg gøre? |
| Oliver: Jeg hjælper dig med det samme. |
| Alexander: Hvad har jeg brug for til at åbne en opsparingskonto? |
| Oliver: Du har allerede en konto, så du har ikke brug for noget. |
| Alexander: Behøver jeg at fremvise billedlegitimation? |
| Oliver: Det er ikke nødvendigt. |
| Alexander: Godt. Jeg skal have et sted, hvor jeg kan indsætte spillepenge. |
| Oliver: Det lyder ikke som en dårlig idé. Skal jeg gøre det til en pensionsopsparing? |
| Alexander: Nej, så gammel er jeg ikke endnu! |
| Eric: Now listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Alexander: Jeg vil gerne åbne endnu en bankkonto. Hvad skal jeg gøre? |
| Alexander: I want to open another bank account. What should I do? |
| Oliver: Jeg hjælper dig med det samme. |
| Oliver: I will help you straight away. |
| Alexander: Hvad har jeg brug for til at åbne en opsparingskonto? |
| Alexander: What do I need to open a savings account? |
| Oliver: Du har allerede en konto, så du har ikke brug for noget. |
| Oliver: You already have an account, so you do not need anything. |
| Alexander: Behøver jeg at fremvise billedlegitimation? |
| Alexander: Do I need to show photo identification? |
| Oliver: Det er ikke nødvendigt. |
| Oliver: That is not necessary. |
| Alexander: Godt. Jeg skal have et sted, hvor jeg kan indsætte spillepenge. |
| Alexander: Good. I need a place where I can deposit gambling money. |
| Oliver: Det lyder ikke som en dårlig idé. Skal jeg gøre det til en pensionsopsparing? |
| Oliver: That doesn’t sound like a bad idea. Should I make it a pension savings scheme? |
| Alexander: Nej, så gammel er jeg ikke endnu! |
| Alexander: No, I'm not that old yet! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Eric: Anna, I know that in Denmark there are many local as well as national banks. Which are the biggest? |
| Anna: The biggest are Danske Bank, Nordea Bank, Jyske Bank, Sydbank, Nykredit Bank, Spar Bank Nord, and Arbejdernes Landsbank. Smaller banks might only have branches in some parts of the country and cannot necessarily offer the same services as the larger banks. |
| Eric: What kinds of services do they offer? |
| Anna: Today, most of the big banks offer netbanking, which makes some transactions easier since you can do them from home. |
| Eric: And do Danes often use credit cards? |
| Anna: Danes generally pay with a credit card and only rarely carry cash with them. However, there still are a few businesses that don’t take credit cards. And in most cloak rooms and coat checks, you’ll probably have to pay cash. |
| Eric: Good to know. Okay. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Eric: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Anna: at ville [natural native speed] |
| Eric: will, shall, to want to, would |
| Anna: at ville [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: at ville [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: bankkonto [natural native speed] |
| Eric: bank account |
| Anna: bankkonto [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: bankkonto [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: med det samme [natural native speed] |
| Eric: at once, straight away |
| Anna: med det samme [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: med det samme [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: at have brug for [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to need, to want |
| Anna: at have brug for [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: at have brug for [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: opsparingskonto [natural native speed] |
| Eric: savings account |
| Anna: opsparingskonto [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Eric: opsparingskonto [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: værsgo [natural native speed] |
| Eric: here you are |
| Anna: værsgo [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: værsgo [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: at behøve [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to need, to require |
| Anna: at behøve [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: at behøve [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: billedlegitimation [natural native speed] |
| Eric: photo identification |
| Anna: billedlegitimation [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: billedlegitimation [natural native speed] |
| Eric: Next we have.. |
| Anna: at skulle [natural native speed] |
| Eric: to have to, to have got to, must, should, ought to |
| Anna: at skulle [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: at skulle [natural native speed] |
| Eric: And last.. |
| Anna: pensionsopsparing [natural native speed] |
| Eric: pension savings scheme |
| Anna: pensionsopsparing [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Anna: pensionsopsparing [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Eric: Let's have a closer look at some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Anna: med det samme |
| Eric: which means “at once,” or “straight away.” |
| Anna: The phrase med det samme is made up of the preposition med, |
| Eric: which means “with,” “by,” or “in,” |
| Anna: the pronoun det, |
| Eric: which means “it,” “that,” or “the,” |
| Anna: and the adjective samme, |
| Eric: meaning “same.” |
| Anna: All-together, the phrase med det samme means the same thing as the adverb “immediately.” |
| Eric: That means you use it when you want something done with zero delay. Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Anna: Sure. For example, you can say.. Må vi betale med det samme? |
| Eric: ..which means “Can we pay right away?” Okay, what's the next word? |
| Anna: værsgo |
| Eric: which means “here you are.” |
| Anna: The interjection værsgo is originally made up of the words - vær meaning “be,” så meaning “so,” and god meaning “good.” |
| Eric: Is there anything else we should know about this word? |
| Anna: Well, when you’re using værsgo in the phrase at have værsgo at, it’s a way of indicating that someone is forced or obliged to do something specific, without having the opportunity to be let off or to refuse. |
| Eric: In English, the phrase is the equivalent to “to have to.” Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Anna: Sure. For example, you can say.. I har værsgo at rydde op. |
| Eric: .. which means “You have to tidy up.” Okay, what's the next word? |
| Anna: billedlegitimation |
| Eric: “photo identification.” |
| Anna: The common gender noun billedlegitimation is made of two other nouns. |
| Eric: One is the neuter gender noun... |
| Anna: billede, |
| Eric: which means “picture,” and the other is the common gender noun |
| Anna: legitimation, |
| Eric: which means “identification” or “identity card.” Like in English, you can use it to talk about any kind of ID card with a photo. Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Anna: Sure. For example, you can say.. Har du noget billedlegitimation? |
| Eric: .. which means “Do you have any photo identification?” Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| Eric: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to ask questions to find out about requirements. |
| Anna: We’ll cover four verbs that can be used for this purpose. |
| Eric: Alright, let’s get into it! To find out more information, you can use the verbs |
| Anna: at ville and at skulle. |
| Eric: In previous lessons, you learned a lot about these modal verbs. Now it’s time to focus on the interrogative sentence pattern. |
| Anna: As you know, you can express a wish or desire by using at ville as an auxiliary verb, followed by the main verb in the infinitive form. |
| Eric: To form a question with the same sentence pattern, use... |
| Anna: Vil, plus the subject, the infinitive, and finally, the object. |
| Eric: The subject in the sentence can be either a pronoun or a noun, and adding an object is optional. Anna, can you give us some examples? |
| Anna: For example...Vil du skære løget? |
| Eric: This means “Will” or “Would you cut the onion?” |
| Anna: When at ville is preceded by certain interrogative words, it doesn’t need to be followed by another verb. |
| Eric: What kind of sentence pattern does that follow? |
| Anna: Hvad, plus vil, plus pronoun or noun. |
| Eric: Can you give us an example? |
| Anna: Hvad vil du? |
| Eric: Meaning “What do you want?” Now, let's take a look at - |
| Anna: at skulle |
| Eric: As you know, this auxiliary verb, followed by the main verb in infinitive form, expresses necessity, intention, premonition, or when something is planned. For example... |
| Anna: Hvad skal du? |
| Eric: “What are you going to do?” Listeners, you can find a complete review of these verbs in the lesson notes. Now let’s cover the other two verbs used to find out requirements and needs - |
| Anna: at have brug for |
| Eric: meaning “to need” and |
| Anna: at behøve |
| Eric: meaning “to need” or “to require” |
| Anna: Let’s take an example from the dialogue. Alexander asked - Hvad har jeg brug for til at åbne en opsparingskonto? |
| Eric: meaning “What do I need to open a savings account?” |
| Anna: Here the phrasal verb at have brug for, is conjugated in present tense as har brug for |
| Eric: To use this phrasal verb we can use two common sentence patterns - |
| Anna: at have brug for, plus a noun or pronoun, |
| Eric: Or... |
| Anna: at have brug for, plus at and a verb in infinitive form. |
| Eric: Let’s hear an example using the verb meaning “to need” or “to require,” |
| Anna: Which is at behøve. For example - Behøver jeg at fremvise billedlegitimation? |
| Eric: “Do I need to show photo identification?” |
| Anna: Here we have the verb at behøve, in present tense - behøver. |
| Eric: Listeners, you’ll find conjugation charts and more examples in the lesson notes. |
Outro |
| Eric: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening, everyone, and we’ll see you next time! |
| Anna: Hej hej! |
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