Scene 20 of 50
Ti lys
Ten candles
Your goalI can wish someone happy birthday, give a present, and say if I'm married, if I have children and where my parents live.
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She tears off the paper. 
FrejaHej! Jeg har fødselsdag i dag. Nu er jeg ti!
Hello! Today is my birthday. I am ten now!
Tillykke med fødselsdagen! Det er fra Mads og mig.
Happy birthday! This is from Mads and me.
Tillykke med fødselsdagen! Det er fra Mads og mig.
Happy birthday! This is from Mads and me.
- Freja
En skitsebog! En gul! Mange tak!
A sketchbook! A yellow one! Thank you very much!
Sofie carries out a big cake with ten candles. 
SofieHer er kagen. Der er ti lys.
Here is the cake. There are ten candles.
- Freja
Et, to, tre … Ti!
One, two, three… Ten!
A tall woman with a light-brown ponytail sits down next to you. 
LeneHej. Jeg hedder Lene. Jeg er Frejas mor. Er du den nye nabo?
Hello. I am Lene, Freja’s mother. Are you the new neighbour?
Ja. Hyggeligt at møde dig, Lene.
Yes. Nice to meet you, Lene.
Ja. Hyggeligt at møde dig, Lene.
Yes. Nice to meet you, Lene.
- Lene
I lige måde. Er du gift?
Nice to meet you too. Are you married?
Nej.
No.
Nej.
No.
- Lene
Har du børn?
Do you have children?
Nej. Heller ingen børn.
No. No children either.
Nej. Heller ingen børn.
No. No children either.
- Lene
Hvor bor dine forældre?
Where do your parents live?
De bor i Hamborg.
They live in Hamburg.
De bor i Hamborg.
They live in Hamburg.
KarenJeg ved allerede alt. Ikke gift, ingen børn, forældre i Hamborg.
I already know everything. Not married, no children, parents in Hamburg.
- Lene
Selvfølgelig. Mor ved altid alt.
Of course. Mum always knows everything.
Karen takes out the photo that always faced the wall and turns it round: a boy of ten with a trumpet and a terrible haircut, at a window of number 7. - Karen
Nu er du ti. Se. Mads er også ti på det her billede.
You are ten now. Look. Mads is ten in this photo too.
Det er mit vindue!
That is my window!
Det er mit vindue!
That is my window!
MadsDet er mig. Lejligheden var min dengang.
That is me. That flat used to be mine.
- Freja
Dit hår ser sjovt ud!
Your hair looks funny!
- Karen
Det er hans gamle frisure. Den er sjov. Derfor vendte billedet mod væggen.
It is his old haircut. It looks funny. That is why the photo faced the wall.
For once, the trumpet plays in daylight, and the whole house sings. - Karen
Mads, spil noget for os.
Mads, play something for us.
- Mads
Nu? Om dagen?
Now? During the day?
- Karen
Ja. Det må du godt i dag.
Yes. It is allowed today.
- Karen
Tillykke med fødselsdagen! Alle sammen!
Happy birthday! Everyone together!
Findus walks off across the courtyard with one of the candles in his mouth. - Freja
Findus! Det tiende lys!
Findus! The tenth candle!
- Karen
Findus vil også have fødselsdag.
Findus would like a birthday too.
Who says this?
Hej! Jeg har fødselsdag i dag. Nu er jeg ti!
Hej! Jeg har fødselsdag i dag. Nu er jeg ti!
What does it mean?
En skitsebog! En gul! Mange tak!
Which line do you hear?
One, two, three… Ten!
Put the words in order.
Yes. Nice to meet you, Lene.
Yes. Nice to meet you, Lene.
Who says this?
Har du børn?
Har du børn?
What does it mean?
Nej. Heller ingen børn.
Nej. Heller ingen børn.
Which line do you hear?
Of course. Mum always knows everything.
Put the words in order.
That is my window!
That is my window!
Who says this?
Det er mig. Lejligheden var min dengang.
Det er mig. Lejligheden var min dengang.
What does it mean?
Mads, spil noget for os.
Which line do you hear?
Now? During the day?
Put the words in order.
Happy birthday! Everyone together!
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
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Ti lys
Goal reachedI can wish someone happy birthday, give a present, and say if I'm married, if I have children and where my parents live.
