Learn how to ask and answer the question, "Are you hungry?"
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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 21: Are you hungry? 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 Are you hungry? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Er du sulten? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning “are” in English. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {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: du |
| Becky: meaning “you”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: du |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: er du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: sulten |
| Becky: meaning “hungry”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) sulten |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: sulten |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: er du sulten? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Are you hungry? |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er en smule sulten. |
| Becky: "Yes, I'm a bit hungry.” Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Ja, jeg er en smule sulten. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To say "no", in a simple way, just say: |
| Loke: Nej. |
| Becky: Which is like saying No. in English. Let's hear it slowly. |
| Loke: (Slowly) Nej. |
| Becky: And one more time at normal speed: |
| Loke: Nej. |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: ja |
| Becky: means “yes”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) ja |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: ja |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: jeg |
| Becky: meaning “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: en |
| Becky: meaning “a”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) en |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: en |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: smule |
| Becky: meaning “bit”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) smule |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: smule |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: sulten |
| Becky: meaning “hungry”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) sulten |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: sulten |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “Yes, I'm a bit hungry.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er en smule sulten. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace a bit hungry with very hungry. |
| Loke: meget sulten |
| Becky: very hungry |
| Loke: (slow) meget sulten (regular) meget sulten |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with very hungry |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er meget sulten. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace a bit hungry. Say “Yes, I'm very hungry”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er meget sulten. |
| Becky: To make another phrase, replace very hungry with extremely hungry. |
| Loke: ekstremt sulten |
| Becky: extremely hungry |
| Loke: (slow) ekstremt sulten (regular) ekstremt sulten |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with extremely hungry |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er ekstremt sulten. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace very hungry. Say “Yes, I'm extremely hungry.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er ekstremt sulten. |
| Becky: To make another phrase, replace extremely hungry with hungry. |
| Loke: sulten |
| Becky: hungry |
| Loke: (slow) sulten (regular) sulten |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with hungry |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er sulten. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace extremely hungry. Say “Yes, I'm hungry.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Ja, jeg er sulten. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you if you're hungry. You want to answer Yes, I'm a bit hungry. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er en smule sulten. |
| Becky: Now you want to say Yes, I'm very hungry. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er meget sulten. |
| Becky: You want to say Yes, I'm extremely hungry. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er ekstremt sulten. |
| Becky: You want to say Yes, I'm hungry. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Er du sulten? (five seconds) Ja, jeg er sulten. |
| Becky: Now you want to ask someone if they are hungry. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Er du sulten? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Loke: Er du sulten? |
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