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Danish in everyday situations
Reviews practise both sides: wherever Lukas and Lena would say something differently, you do it once as each.
Fra søndag til mandag
A booking uses for its endpoints and for what is booked. is a polite, straightforward request.
Ask rather than translating every English word. before a date can mean not until: .
Har boet i / før / efter
Use the perfect for an activity continuing into the present: . gives the duration; gives the starting point.
A completed earlier period uses simple past: .
Short clauses with or can be introduced naturally while keeping the interview language simple.
Ingen / nogen / alle
Use for nobody and for everyone. often appears in questions and negatives: , . usually means some particular plural things in an affirmative sentence.
An invitation can be short: . normally occurs in .
Fordi / da / derfor
Retell a reason with , a finished past occasion with , and a result with .
In a subordinate clause, precedes the finite verb: .
After at the front of a main clause, use inversion: .
Keep clauses short instead of adding unnecessary relative constructions.
Hvis / vil / bliver
Consolidate present, past and perfect forms in a real decision: , , .
A simple condition uses : .
The clause beginning with has ordinary subject–verb order; the following main clause begins with its finite verb.
Danish does not require a special future tense after .
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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I would like to book a room.
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I have lived here for ten years.
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Nobody has time.
, .
He moved the things because the flat was empty.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the Danish form
Choose the right word for the gap.
Jeg vil gerne et værelse.
I would like to book a room.
Jeg har her i ti år.
I have lived here for ten years.
har tid.
Nobody has time.
Han flyttede tingene, lejligheden var tom.
He moved the things because the flat was empty.
Jeg her.
I am staying here.
Et enkeltværelse en nat.
A single room for one night.
Jeg boede i Hamborg ti år.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Er der hjemme?
Is anybody home?
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete a message
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Jeg vil gerne et værelse.
I would like to book a room.
Jeg har her i ti år.
I have lived here for ten years.
har tid.
Nobody has time.
Han flyttede tingene, lejligheden var tom.
He moved the things because the flat was empty.
Jeg her.
I am staying here.
Et enkeltværelse en nat.
A single room for one night.
Jeg boede i Hamborg ti år.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Er der hjemme?
Is anybody home?
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
I would like to book a room.
I have lived here for ten years.
Nobody has time.
He moved the things because the flat was empty.
I am staying here.
A single room for one night.
I lived in Hamburg for ten years.
Is anybody home?
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
I would like to book a room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I would like to book a room.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I have lived here for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
I have lived here for ten years.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Nobody has time.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Nobody has time.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
He moved the things because the flat was empty.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
He moved the things because the flat was empty.
You say:
Use the meaning and Danish pattern explained here.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete