Learn how to ask meaningful questions with interrogative adverbs
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DanishClass101.com. This is Intermediate Season 1 Lesson 21 - An Interview with a Danish Celebrity. John here. |
| Nana: Hej I'm Nana. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn about asking meaningful questions with interrogative adverbs. The conversation takes place at a studio. |
| Nana: It's between Mia and Villads. |
| John: The speakers are strangers. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Mia: I dag byder vi velkommen til singer-songwriter Villads, som vil spille sin nye single for os om lidt. |
| Villads: Mange tak for invitationen. |
| Mia: Nå, Villads, hvornår vidste du, at du ville være sanger? |
| Villads: Det har jeg vidst, siden jeg var barn. Jeg har altid haft stor interesse for musik. |
| Mia: Hvor længe har det taget dig at lære at spille guitar? |
| Villads: Jeg begyndte, da jeg var 10, men det var først 4 år senere, at jeg virkelig begyndte at øve mig. |
| Mia: Så det har kun taget dig 4 år at blive så god som du er i dag? Hvor øvede du dig? |
| Villads: Mest på mit værelse. Mine forældre købte dog høretelefoner til mig, da jeg skiftede til el-guitar. |
| Mia: Ha ha, det var måske for deres egen skyld? Hvordan finder du inspiration til dine tekster? |
| Villads: Det er forskelligt. Det kan være, når jeg går ned ad en gade, eller når jeg ser min smukke kæreste. |
| Mia: Hvorfor har alle de søde fyre altid en kæreste? |
| Villads: Ha ha, jeg er sikker på, der er mange søde fyre derude, som ikke har kærester. |
| Mia: Tak fordi du ville komme og være med i vores elevpodcast. Her er Villads med sin nye single! |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Mia: I dag byder vi velkommen til singer-songwriter Villads, som vil spille sin nye single for os om lidt. |
| Mia: Today, we welcome singer-songwriter Villads, who will play his new single for us in a bit. |
| Villads: Mange tak for invitationen. |
| Villads: Thank you very much for the invitation. |
| Mia: Nå, Villads, hvornår vidste du, at du ville være sanger? |
| Mia: So, Villads, when did you know that you wanted to be a singer? |
| Villads: Det har jeg vidst, siden jeg var barn. Jeg har altid haft stor interesse for musik. |
| Villads: I've known since I was a child. I've always had a great interest in music. |
| Mia: Hvor længe har det taget dig at lære at spille guitar? |
| Mia: How long has it taken you to learn to play guitar? |
| Villads: Jeg begyndte, da jeg var 10, men det var først 4 år senere, at jeg virkelig begyndte at øve mig. |
| Villads: I started when I was 10, but it wasn't until 4 years later that I really started practicing. |
| Mia: Så det har kun taget dig 4 år at blive så god som du er i dag? Hvor øvede du dig? |
| Mia: So it has only taken you 4 years to become as good as you are today? Where did you practice? |
| Villads: Mest på mit værelse. Mine forældre købte dog høretelefoner til mig, da jeg skiftede til el-guitar. |
| Villads: Mostly in my room. My parents, however, bought me headphones when I switched to electric guitar. |
| Mia: Ha ha, det var måske for deres egen skyld? Hvordan finder du inspiration til dine tekster? |
| Mia: Ha ha, perhaps it was for their own sake? How do you find inspiration for your lyrics? |
| Villads: Det er forskelligt. Det kan være, når jeg går ned ad en gade, eller når jeg ser min smukke kæreste. |
| Villads: It differs. It can be when I'm walking down a street, or when I see my beautiful girlfriend. |
| Mia: Hvorfor har alle de søde fyre altid en kæreste? |
| Mia: Why do all the cute guys always have girlfriends? |
| Villads: Ha ha, jeg er sikker på, der er mange søde fyre derude, som ikke har kærester. |
| Villads: Ha ha, I'm sure there are many nice guys out there who don't have girlfriends. |
| Mia: Tak fordi du ville komme og være med i vores elevpodcast. Her er Villads med sin nye single! |
| Mia: Thank you for coming and joining our student podcast. Here's Villads with his new single! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: Wow, there was a celebrity in the conversation this time! |
| Nana: Yes...something like that! It was interesting to hear his story of how he became a singer. |
| John: Yeah, sounds like it was a lifelong dream. |
| Nana: I’m glad that Villads is making it happen! |
| John: How do new musicians go about getting discovered in Denmark? |
| Nana: Like in a lot of other countries, you can apply for a TV talent show. |
| John: What talent shows are popular? |
| Nana: The X Factor and Talent. But, it’s rare for even the winners to have more than fifteen minutes of fame. |
| John: I think that sometimes the runners-up do better out of those contests. |
| Nana: I think so too. If talent shows don’t work out, you can also try the annual SPOT festival for up-and-coming talents from all over Scandinavia. |
| John: Is social media a good route? |
| Nana: Yes, many artists try promoting themselves and getting their name out there via Facebook or Instagram. |
| John: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Nana: byde [natural native speed] |
| John: to ask, to invite, to offer, to command, to bid, to subject to |
| Nana: byde [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: byde [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: om lidt [natural native speed] |
| John: in a bit |
| Nana: om lidt [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: om lidt [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: vide [natural native speed] |
| John: to know |
| Nana: vide [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: vide [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: interesse [natural native speed] |
| John: interest |
| Nana: interesse [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: interesse [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: øve [natural native speed] |
| John: to practice |
| Nana: øve [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: øve [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: høretelefon [natural native speed] |
| John: headphone |
| Nana: høretelefon [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: høretelefon [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: tekst [natural native speed] |
| John: text, words, lyrics |
| Nana: tekst [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: tekst [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: forskellig [natural native speed] |
| John: different |
| Nana: forskellig [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: forskellig [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Nana: gå [natural native speed] |
| John: to go, to walk |
| Nana: gå [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: gå [natural native speed] |
| John: And last... |
| Nana: elevpodcast [natural native speed] |
| John: student podcast |
| Nana: elevpodcast [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Nana: elevpodcast [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first phrase is.. |
| Nana: byde velkommen |
| John: meaning "to welcome, to greet." What can you tell us about this phrase? |
| Nana: This phrase consists of the irregular verb byde, |
| John: which has several meanings such as "to bid," |
| Nana: and the adjective velkommen, which means "welcome.” |
| John: How can you use this phrase? |
| Nana: You can use it when welcoming or greeting someone or something, most often a person or a group of people. |
| John: Can you just say “Welcome?” |
| Nana: Yes, that’s Velkommen. |
| John: Can you give us an example using the longer phrase? |
| Nana: Sure. For example, you can say, Jeg vil gerne byde alle velkommen. |
| John: ...which means "I would like to welcome everyone." |
| John: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Nana: have interesse for |
| John: Meaning "to have interest in." Can you break down this expression for us? |
| Nana: Sure. The first word is have |
| John: the irregular verb "to have," |
| Nana: the second word is interesse |
| John: the common gender noun "interest," |
| Nana: and the third word for is the preposition "for." |
| John: So, altogether, this means “to have an interest in” something. |
| Nana: Yes, you can follow the phrase with either an object or an action describing what you have an interest in. |
| John: Are there any other ways to say this? |
| Nana: You can use the phrase være interesseret i, which literally means "to be interested in." |
| John: Can you give us an example using “to have interest in?” |
| Nana: Sure. For example, you can say, Hun har stor interesse for at skrive artikler. |
| John: ...which means "She has great interest in writing articles." |
| John: Okay, what's the next phrase? |
| Nana: være forskellig |
| John: Meaning "to differ." What can you tell us about this expression? |
| Nana: This phrase consists of the irregular verb være, |
| John: which means "to be," |
| Nana: and the adjective forskellig, which means "different." |
| John: This is used to say that something is different from something or someone else. |
| Nana: It can also be used when something differs or varies. |
| John: Is there anything we should be mindful of regarding this phrase? |
| Nana: Don’t confuse forskellig with anderledes. Although that means “different” too, it has a nuance of “not normal” and even slightly weird. |
| John: Can you give us an example using the original phrase? |
| Nana: Sure. For example, you can say, Hvis ikke alle var forskellige, ville det være kedeligt." |
| John: ...which means "If everyone weren't different, it would be boring." Indeed! Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to ask meaningful questions with interrogative adverbs. |
| Enter Lesson Focus section here. |
| John: Let’s start by looking at the sentence structure. |
| Nana: In main clauses, the subject precedes the verb. If there’s an adverb in the sentence, it’s placed at the end or at the beginning. |
| John: Are there any exceptions to that? |
| Nana: When an adverb of time or place introduces a sentence, you change the word order. The verb precedes the subject. |
| John: Are there any other situations where you change the word order like this? |
| Nana: Yes, it’s called inversion. You also do this in questions. |
| John: So the simplest of Danish sentences would be structured like... |
| Nana: Subject, then a verb. |
| John: And the simplest question? |
| Nana: Interrogative, followed by a verb, followed by a subject. The verb and subject change order. |
| John: Let’s look at some words that we can use to ask questions. |
| Nana: You can use the interrogative adverbs hvornår and hvor længe. |
| John: They mean “when” and “how long,” respectively. They go at the beginning of the sentence. |
| Nana: Hvornår optrådte du for første gang? |
| John: “When did you perform for the first time?” |
| Nana: Hvor længe varede interviewet? |
| John: “How long did the interview last?” |
| Nana: Two more interrogative adverbs are hvordan and hvorfor. |
| John: These mean “how” and “why,” respectively. Again, they go at the beginning of the sentence. |
| Nana: Hvordan føles det at være kendt? |
| John: “How does it feel to be famous?” |
| Nana: Hvorfor har vi ikke mødt hinanden tidligere? |
| John: “Why haven’t we met each other earlier?” |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Nana: Hej hej! |
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