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| INTRODUCTION |
| Michael: Common Expressions For Family Members |
| Michael: Hi everyone, and welcome back to DanishClass101.com. I'm Michael. |
| Anna: And I'm Anna! |
| Michael: This is Must-Know Danish Slang Words and Phrases, Season 1, Lesson 12. In this lesson, you'll learn Common Expressions for Family Members. |
| Michael: By mastering how to use these expressions, you'll impress your friends. |
| SLANG EXPRESSIONS |
| Michael: The expressions you will be learning in this lesson are: |
| Anna: mutter |
| Anna: fatter |
| Anna: den gamle |
| Anna: lillemor |
| Michael: Anna, what's our first expression? |
| Anna: mutter |
| Michael: It means "mom." |
| Anna: [SLOW] mutter [NORMAL] mutter |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: mutter |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about your wife, your own mom or someone else's mom in a loving or joking manner. The word is taken directly from German. |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Hvordan har din mutter det? [SLOW] Hvordan har din mutter det? |
| Michael: "How is your mom?" |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Hvordan har din mutter det? |
| Michael: Okay, what's the next expression? |
| Anna: fatter |
| Michael: Meaning "dad." |
| Anna: [SLOW] fatter [NORMAL] fatter |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: fatter |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about your husband, your own dad or someone else's dad in a loving or joking manner. The word is taken from the German equivalent "Vatter." |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Min fatter arbejder stadig. [SLOW] Min fatter arbejder stadig. |
| Michael: "My dad is still working." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Min fatter arbejder stadig. |
| Michael: Okay, what's our next expression? |
| Anna: den gamle |
| Michael: literally meaning "the old." But when it's used as a slang expression, it means "the old one." |
| Anna: [SLOW] den gamle [NORMAL] den gamle |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: den gamle |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about your own or someone else's father in a loving or joking manner. Be careful when using this word in the presence of the father you are talking about. He might not consider himself old |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Den gamle er ikke kommet hjem endnu. [SLOW] Den gamle er ikke kommet hjem endnu. |
| Michael: "The old one has not come home yet." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Den gamle er ikke kommet hjem endnu. |
| Michael: Okay, what's the last expression? |
| Anna: lillemor |
| Michael: literally meaning "little mom." But, when it's used as a slang expression, it means "mommy." |
| Anna: [SLOW] lillemor [NORMAL] lillemor |
| Michael: Listeners, please repeat. |
| Anna: lillemor |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Michael: Use this slang expression when talking about your wife or mother in a loving or joking manner. You can also use this when addressing the wife or mother in question directly. |
| Michael : Now, let's hear an example sentence. |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Lillemor og jeg tager i sommerhuset i weekenden. [SLOW] Lillemor og jeg tager i sommerhuset i weekenden. |
| Michael: "Mommy and I are going to the holiday home this weekend." |
| Anna: [NORMAL] Lillemor og jeg tager i sommerhuset i weekenden. |
| QUIZ |
| Michael: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the expressions you just learned? I will describe four situations, and you will choose the right expression to use in your reply. Are you ready? |
| Michael: When you want to address or refer to your father or husband in a joking, but loving way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: fatter |
| Michael: "dad" |
| Michael: When you want to address or refer to your mother or wife in a joking, but loving way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: mutter |
| Michael: "mom" |
| Michael: When you want to address or refer to your mother or wife in a joking, but loving way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: lillemor |
| Michael: "mommy" |
| Michael: When you want to refer to your father in a joking, but loving way. |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| Anna: den gamle |
| Michael: "the old one" |
Outro |
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| Michael: There you have it; you have mastered four Danish Slang Expressions! We have more vocab lists available at DanishClass101.com so be sure to check them out. Thanks everyone, and see you next time! |
| Anna: Hej hej! |
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