Learn how to ask and answer the question, "How tall are you?"
Now Playing: Lesson Audio
Get a breakdown of the dialogue and translations instantly with the Premium line-by-line Audio. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Get this lesson’s key vocab, their translations and pronunciations. Sign up for your Free Lifetime Account Now and get 7 Days of Premium Access including this feature.
Unlock Lesson Notes and Transcripts for every single lesson. Sign Up for a Free Lifetime Account and Get 7 Days of Premium Access.
| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 14: How tall are you? in Danish |
| In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Danish learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How tall are you? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvor høj er du? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: hvor |
| Becky: meaning in this case “how” in English. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) hvor |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Loke: høj |
| Becky: meaning “tall”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) høj |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: høj |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor høj |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning “are”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor høj er |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: du |
| Becky: meaning “you”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: du |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor høj er du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How tall are you? |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredefirs (180) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: "I'm 180 centimeters tall”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Jeg er hundredefirs (180) centimeter høj. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: jeg |
| Becky: means “I”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) jeg |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: jeg |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning in this case “am”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: hundredefirs (180) |
| Becky: meaning 180. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) hundredefirs (180) |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: hundredefirs (180) |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: centimeter (cm) |
| Becky: meaning centimeters. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) centimeter (cm) |
| Becky:Now repeat. |
| Loke: centimeter (cm) |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: høj |
| Becky: meaning “tall”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) høj |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: høj |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “I'm 180 cm tall.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredefirs (180) centimeter høj. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace 180 with 167. |
| Loke: hundredesyvogtres (167) |
| Becky: 167 |
| Loke: (slow) hundredesyvogtres (167) (regular) hundredesyvogtres (167) |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 167 |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredesyvogtres (167) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 180. Say “I'm 167 cm tall.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredesyvogtres (167) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace 167 with 170. |
| Loke: hundredehalvfjerds (170) |
| Becky: 170 |
| Loke: (slow) hundredehalvfjerds (170) (regular) hundredehalvfjerds (170) |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 170 |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredehalvfjerds (170) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 167. Say “I'm 170 cm tall.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredehalvfjerds (170) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace 170 with 163.5. |
| Loke: hundredetreogtresenhalv(163,5) |
| Becky: 163,5 |
| Loke: (slow) hundredetreogtresenhalv (163,5) (regular) hundredetreogtresenhalv (163,5) |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 163.5 |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredetreogtresenhalv (163,5) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 170. Say “I'm 163.5 cm tall.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Jeg er hundredetreogtresenhalv (163,5) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you how tall you are. You are 180cm. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor høj er du? (five seconds) Jeg er hundredefirs (180) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: Imagine you are 167cm. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor høj er du? (five seconds) Jeg er hundredesyvogtres (167) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: Now imagine you are 170cm. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvor høj er du? (five seconds) Jeg er hundredehalvfjerds (170) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: Imagine you're 163.5 cm. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor høj er du? (five seconds) Jeg er hundredetreogtresenhalv (163,5) centimeter høj. |
| Becky: Now you want to ask that person how tall they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvor høj er du? |
Comments
Hide