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| Becky: Top 25 Danish Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: How long have you been studying 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 long have you been studying Danish? In Danish this is |
| Loke: Hvor længe har du læst dansk? |
| Becky: The first word in the question is |
| Loke: hvor |
| Becky: in this case meaning “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: længe |
| Becky: meaning “long”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) længe |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: længe |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor længe |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: har |
| Becky: meaning “have”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) har |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: har |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor længe har |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: du |
| Becky: meaning you. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: du |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor længe har du |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: læst |
| Becky: meaning in this case “studied”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) læst |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: læst |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor længe har du læst |
| {pause} |
| Becky: And next |
| Loke: dansk |
| Becky: meaning “Danish”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) dansk |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: dansk |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Loke: hvor længe har du læst dansk? |
| {pause} |
| Becky: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying Danish? |
| Loke: I en måned. |
| Becky: "For one month”. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Loke: (Slow) I en måned. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Loke: i |
| Becky: in this case meaning “for”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) i |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: i |
| {Pause} |
| Loke: en |
| Becky: meaning “one”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) en |
| Becky: Now repeat |
| Loke: en |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: And after that |
| Loke: måned |
| Becky: meaning “month”. |
| Loke: (Slow, by syllable) måned |
| Becky: Now repeat. |
| Loke: måned |
| {Pause} |
| Becky: Listen to the speaker say, For one month., and then repeat. |
| Loke: I en måned. |
| {pause} |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace one month, with two years. |
| Loke: to år |
| Becky: two years |
| Loke: (slow) to år (regular) to år |
| Becky: Listen to the answer again, meaning “For two years” |
| Loke: I to år. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace one month. Say “For two years”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: I to år. |
| Becky: To expand on the pattern, replace two years with five years. |
| Loke: fem år |
| Becky: five years |
| Loke: (slow) fem år (regular) fem år |
| Becky: Listen to the answer again, meaning “For five years” |
| Loke: I fem år. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace two years. Say “For five years”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: I fem år. |
| Becky: To use a different phrase, replace five years with a couple of years. |
| Loke: et par år |
| Becky: a couple of years |
| Loke: (slow) et par år (regular) et par år |
| Becky: Listen to the answer again, meaning “For a couple of years” |
| Loke: I et par år. |
| Becky: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace five years. Say “For couple of years”. |
| {pause} |
| Loke: I et par år. |
| Becky: Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Denmark and someone asks you how long you have been studying Danish. You have been studying it for one month. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor længe har du læst dansk? (five seconds) I en måned. |
| Becky: Imagine you've been studying it for two years respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor længe har du læst dansk? (five seconds) I to år. |
| Becky: Imagine you've been studying it for five years. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Loke: Hvor længe har du læst dansk? (five seconds) I fem år. |
| Becky: Imagine you've been studying it for a couple of years. Respond to the question. |
| Loke: Hvor længe har du læst dansk? (five seconds) I et par år. |
| Becky: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying Danish. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Loke: Hvor længe har du læst dansk? |
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