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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 22: What's this? 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 What's this? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvad er det her? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: hvad |
| Becky: meaning “what” in English. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) hvad |
| Becky: Listen again and repeat. |
| Loke: hvad |
| {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: er |
| Becky: meaning in this case “is”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvad er |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: det |
| Becky: meaning “this” or “that”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: det |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvad er det |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: her |
| Becky: meaning ”here”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) her |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: her |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvad er det her? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question What's this? |
| Loke: Det er et kamera. |
| Becky: "It's a camera”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) Det er et kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: det |
| Becky: means “it”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) det |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: det |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: er |
| Becky: meaning “is”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) er |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: er |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Next is |
| Loke: et |
| Becky: meaning “a”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) et |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: et |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Next is |
| Loke: kamera |
| Becky: meaning camera. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) kamera |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: kamera |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, “It's a camera.”, and then repeat. |
| Loke: Det er et kamera. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace a camera with a ring. |
| Loke: en ring |
| Becky: a ring |
| Loke: (slow) en ring (regular) en ring |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a ring |
| Loke: Det er en ring. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace a camera. Say “It's a ring.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Det er en ring. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace a ring with a kitten. |
| Loke: en killing |
| Becky: a kitten |
| Loke: (slow) en killing (regular) en killing |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a kitten |
| Loke: Det er en killing. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace ring. Say “It's a kitten.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Det er en killing. |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace a kitten with a present. |
| Loke: en gave |
| Becky: a present |
| Loke: (slow) en gave (regular) en gave |
| Becky: Listen to the phrase again, this time with a present |
| Loke: Det er en gave. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace kitten. Say “It's a present.” |
| {pause} |
| Loke: Det er en gave. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you what something is. You want to answer It is a camera. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvad er det her? (five seconds) Det er et kamera. |
| Becky: Now imagine that it's a ring. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvad er det her? (five seconds) Det er en ring. |
| Becky: Imagine that it's a kitten. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvad er det her? (five seconds) Det er en killing. |
| Becky: Imagine that it's a present. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvad er det her? (five seconds) Det er en gave. |
| Becky: Now you want to ask someone what something is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvad er det her? |
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