The Hunt for Harald - Danish - Vifin Course Creator

Lesson introduction

After completing this lesson you will be able to:

Name different types of housing
Name the rooms in a house
Ask somebody's age

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After completing this lesson you will be able to:

Name different types of housing
Name the rooms in a house
Ask somebody's age

Listen to the conversation

The director shows Bob around the house.

Try to notice the words for the different rooms, such as the living room and kitchen and the words for the first floor and basement.

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The director shows Bob around the house.

Try to notice the words for the different rooms, such as the living room and kitchen and the words for the first floor and basement.

Video exercise

Where does Bob say they always sit at home?

	I stuen
	I køkkenet

How Danes live

The majority of Danes are homeowners and live in houses, or perhaps in an apartment if they live in big cities. Typically, it is the core family that lives together, that is, mother, father and children. It is very unusual for many generations to live together.

There are three types of housing: owner, rental and cooperative housing. In smaller towns, most homes are houses. In larger cities, cooperatives are very common. In cooperative housing, a group of people have joined forces and have made a cooperative that owns the property and rents it out to the members.

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Houses - spartments - rooms

Houses - apartments - rooms

Different types of housing:

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Different types of housing:

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Et hus

A house

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Jeg bor i hus

I live in a house

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En lejlighed

An apartment

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Jeg bor i lejlighed

I live in an apartment

Types of housing

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Et bofællesskab

A commune

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Jeg bor i bofællesskab

I live in a commune

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Et værelse

A room

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Jeg bor på værelse

I live in a room

Exercise 1

Choose the 3 most common types of housing:

	Hus
	Hotel
	Lejlighed
	Andelsbolig

Exercise 2

In Denmark many generations often live together?

	Forkert
	Rigtigt

Exercise 3

Tell Kirsten you live in an apartment:

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Tell Kirsten you live in an apartment:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 4

		Lejlighed
		Hus
		Bofællesskab
		Værelse

The house: outside

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En have

A garden

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En terrasse

A patio

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En balkon

A balcony

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En gård

A yard

The house: inside

Answered

Stueetagen

Ground floor / First floor (US)

Answered

Første sal

First floor / second floor (US)

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Kælder

Basement / cellar

Answered

Loft

Attic

The house: inside II

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Et rum

A room

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Et værelse

A room

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Et køkken

A kitchen

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Et badeværelse

A bathroom

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Et toilet

A toilet

The house: inside III

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En stue

A living room

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Et soveværelse

A bedroom

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Et børneværelse

A kid's room

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Et kontor

An office

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Et gæsteværelse

A guest room

It is - It was

"It" as formal subject.

You have seen the pronoun "it" (den/det) before and you have learned that it's use depends on the gender of the noun it refers to:

"En bil / den er stor."
"Et hus / det er stort."

But It is also used as a formal subject in sentences with the verb "is (form of be)" in its various forms and where there really is no subject in the sentence. When used in this way, it is not conjugated with the noun, but is always"det:"

"En bil / det er en stor bil."
"Et hus / det er et stort hus."

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"It" as formal subject.

You have seen the pronoun "it" (den/det) before and you have learned that it's use depends on the gender of the noun it refers to:

"En bil / den er stor."
"Et hus / det er stort."

"En bil / det er en stor bil."
"Et hus / det er et stort hus."

Exercise 5

		Køkken
		Stue
		Badeværelse
		Soveværelse

Exercise 6

		En gård
		Altan
		Loft
		Have

Det er ...

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Det er vores stue

This is our living room

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Det er et lyst og hyggeligt rum

It is a bright and cozy room

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Det er et dejligt hus i har

It is a lovely house you have

Her er ...

Her is ...

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Her er vores køkken

Here is our kitchen

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Her er mit kontor

Here is my office

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Her er vores badeværelse

Here is our bathroom

Exercise 8

What does Kirsten say?

	Jeg har købt en ny bil. Den er virkelig god.
	Jeg har købt en ny bil. Det er virkelig god.

Exercise 9

Tell Kirsten she has a lovely apartment:

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Tell Kirsten she has a lovely apartment:

Correct

Wrong

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Glad for

When you want to say you like something, you can use "glad for:"

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When you want to say you like something, you can use "glad for:"

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Jeg er glad for min lejlighed

I am happy about my apartment

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Jeg er glad for mit arbejde

I like/am happy about my work

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Jeg er glad for at bo i Danmark

I like living in Denmark

"Glad" is an adjective and adds "-e" in plural:

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"Glad" is an adjective and adds "-e" in plural:

Answered

Vi er glade for at bo her

We are happy about living here

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Vi er glade for vores bil

We are happy about our car

Know: Kender vs. ved

"Kender" versus "ved."

Kender and ved are usually translated into the English know, but in Danish they have different meaning and different syntax. "Kender" indicates that you have personal knowledge of the person or thing; It is either a person you know, an experience you have had yourself, or the like.

Ved can be more theoretical knowledge. For example, "I know Egypt is an African country." But I can only say that I know Egypt if I have been there myself.

I "ved" that Bill Clinton was the president of the United States, but I did not "kende" him.

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"Kender" versus "ved."

Ved can be more theoretical knowledge. For example, "I know Egypt is an African country." But I can only say that I know Egypt if I have been there myself.

I "ved" that Bill Clinton was the president of the United States, but I did not "kende" him.

Exercise 10

Fortæl Kirsten at du er glad for dit arbejde:

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Fortæl Kirsten at du er glad for dit arbejde:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 11

Tell Kirsten that you like living here:

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Tell Kirsten that you like living here:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Know: Kender

To "kende" something, means that you are familiar with it.

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To "kende" something, means that you are familiar with it.

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Det kender jeg

I am familiar with that

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Jeg kender Vejle

I am familiar with Vejle

Know: Ved

To "vide" something means that you have knowledge of:

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To "vide" something means that you have knowledge of:

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Det ved jeg

I know that

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Jeg ved hvor Jelling ligger

I know where Jelling is

Exercise 12

Tell Kirsten you don't know Roskilde:

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Tell Kirsten you don't know Roskilde:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 13

Tell Kirsten you know where Roskilde is:

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Tell Kirsten you know where Roskilde is:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Ask about age

When you ask about the age of someone or something, you use the word "gammel."

Notice that gammel is conjugated depending on gender and number:

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When you ask about the age of someone or something, you use the word "gammel."

Notice that gammel is conjugated depending on gender and number:

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Hvor gammel er du?

How old are you?

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Hvor gammel er din dreng?

How old is your boy?

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Hvor gammelt er huset?

How old is the house?

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Hvor gamle er i?

How old are you (pl)?

Exercise 14

Ask Kirsten how old her children are:

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Ask Kirsten how old her children are:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Exercise 15

Ask Kirsten how old she is:

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Ask Kirsten how old she is:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

By the way, in Denmark you should preferably not ask ladies about their age .....

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By the way, in Denmark you should preferably not ask ladies about their age .....

Quiz 1

In larger cities community living is quite frequent?

	Rigtigt
	Forkert

Quiz 2

Is what Kirsten says right or wrong?

	Rigtigt
	Forkert

Quiz 3

Tell Kirsten you live in a house:

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Tell Kirsten you live in a house:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 4

Tell Kirsten that you like your appartment:

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Tell Kirsten that you like your appartment:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 5

Which rooms does Kirsten mention?

	Køkken og badeværelse
	Kontor og køkken
	Badeværelse og kontor

Quiz 6

Tell Kirsten she has a lovely house:

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Tell Kirsten she has a lovely house:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 7

Tell Kirsten you don't know Odense:

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Tell Kirsten you don't know Odense:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 8

Tell Kirsten you don't know where Jelling is:

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Tell Kirsten you don't know where Jelling is:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 9

Fortæl Kirsten at du kender Peter:

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Fortæl Kirsten at du kender Peter:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

Quiz 10

Spørg Kirsten hvor gamle Lise og Karen er:

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Spørg Kirsten hvor gamle Lise og Karen er:

Correct

Wrong

Answered

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Chapter 1

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Chapter 3

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Chapter 5

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