Kan du synge?

Can you sing?

Your goalI can say what I can and can't do, and understand simple rules.

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Thursday evening. The festival next Saturday needs helpers, and Karen has the list. Can you cook? Sing? Dance? And the new house rule on the door: "No trumpet after 22:00. Except Saturday."

Karen
Kom ind! Festen er på lørdag. Vi har brug for hjælp.
Come in! The festival is Saturday. We need help.
Karen
Her er min liste.
Here is my list.
Freja
Mormor har altid en liste. Ligesom Thomas.
Grandma always has a list. Just like Thomas.
En liste? Så er alt i orden.
A list? Then we are in good hands.
En liste? Så er alt i orden.
A list? Then we are in good hands.
Karen
Kan du lave mad?
Can you cook?
Lidt. Suppe og æg.
A little. Soup and eggs.
Lidt. Suppe og æg.
A little. Soup and eggs.
Karen
Og synge?
And sing?
Desværre ikke.
Unfortunately not.
Desværre ikke.
Unfortunately not.
Mads
Det kan jeg. Jeg spiller og synger.
I can do that. I play and sing.
Freja
Og danse? Kan du danse?
And dance? Can you dance?
Ikke særlig godt.
Not very well.
Ikke særlig godt.
Not very well.
Mads, du danser bedre end mig.
Mads, you dance better than I do.
Mads, du danser bedre end mig.
Mads, you dance better than I do.
Mads reads a new notice on the door.
Mads
Ingen trompet efter ti. Til midnat om lørdagen. Hvad er det?
No trumpet after ten. Until midnight on Saturdays. What is this?
Karen
En ny husregel.
A new house rule.
Mads
Hvorfor?
Why?
Karen
Nogle arbejder om morgenen. De skal sove.
Some people work in the morning. They need sleep.
Tak, Karen.
Thank you, Karen.
Tak, Karen.
Thank you, Karen.
Jeg skal tidligt op i morgen, så jeg går tidligt i seng i dag.
I have to get up early tomorrow, so I am going to bed early today.
Jeg skal tidligt op i morgen, så jeg går tidligt i seng i dag.
I have to get up early tomorrow, so I am going to bed early today.
Mads
Også efter midnat på lørdag?
On Saturday, after midnight too?
Karen
Nej. Til midnat, ikke længere.
No. Until midnight, no longer.
Karen
Sofie bager. Mads spiller. Freja synger med børnene.
Sofie bakes. Mads makes music. Freja sings with the children.
Karen
Hjælp ved caféboden. Hold også øje med Findus.
Help at the café stall. Keep an eye on Findus too.
Findus?
Findus?
Findus?
Findus?
Karen
Han elsker scenen.
He loves the stage.
Freja
Sidste år lå han og sov på trommen!
Last year he was on the drum, asleep!
Så må jeg hellere holde øje med ham til koncerten.
Then I had better watch him at the concert.
Så må jeg hellere holde øje med ham til koncerten.
Then I had better watch him at the concert.
Og hvad laver Thomas?
And what does Thomas do?
Og hvad laver Thomas?
And what does Thomas do?
Karen
Han er med i dansegruppen.
He joins the dance group.
Mads
Thomas? Men han kan slet ikke danse!
Thomas? But he cannot dance at all!
Det har han ingen plan for.
He has no plan for that.
Det har han ingen plan for.
He has no plan for that.
Karen
Han kan lære det. Det er godt for ham.
He can learn. It will do him good.
Freja
Ved han det endnu?
Does he know yet?
Karen
Ikke endnu.
Not yet.
Så må jeg hellere tie stille.
Then I had better say nothing.
Så må jeg hellere tie stille.
Then I had better say nothing.