Conquering the Danish Tongue: A Journey of Friends in Copenhagen

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Conquering the Danish Tongue: A Journey of Friends in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/conquering-the-danish-tongue-a-journey-of-friends-in-copenhagen Story Transcript:Da: I Københavns snørklede gader var der tre venner - Anders, Lars og Mette.En: In the winding streets of Copenhagen, there were three friends - Anders, Lars, and Mette.Da: De var glade.En: They were happy.Da: De boede sammen i en lille hyggelig lejlighed.En: They lived together in a cozy little apartment.Da: Men, de havde et problem.En: But they had a problem.Da: Nogle danske ord var meget svære for dem at udtale.En: Some Danish words were very difficult for them to pronounce.Da: En morgen sagde Mette, "Vi skal lære de svære danske ord."En: One morning, Mette said, "We need to learn the difficult Danish words."Da: Alle nikkede.En: Everyone nodded.Da: De var klar til at prøve.En: They were ready to try.Da: Først forsøgte de at sige 'rødgrød'.En: First, they attempted to say 'rødgrød'.Da: Anders rullede tungen og sagde, "Rø-gød."En: Anders rolled his tongue and said, "Rø-gød."Da: Mette prøvede næste og sagde, "Rød-flød."En: Mette tried next and said, "Rød-flød."Da: Lars var tavs, stirrede og prøvede, "Rød-død".En: Lars was silent, staring and tried, "Rød-død."Da: De grinede og grinede.En: They laughed and laughed.Da: Så gik de gennem Københavns gader.En: Then they walked through the streets of Copenhagen.Da: Citrontræer, kaffebarer og lille hyggelige huse.En: Lemon trees, coffee shops, and cozy little houses.Da: De gikket i Tivoli, så på dronningens slot og Fristaden Christiania.En: They visited Tivoli, saw the Queen's castle, and Christiania.Da: Alle steder sagde de højt, "rødgrød".En: Everywhere they went, they said aloud, "rødgrød".Da: Med tiden blev de bedre.En: With time, they improved.Da: De sagde ordet lavt, højt, hurtigt, langsomt.En: They said the word softly, loudly, quickly, slowly.Da: De øvede hver dag.En: They practiced every day.Da: De sagde 'rødgrød' så mange gange, at hele København kunne høre det.En: They said 'rødgrød' so many times that the whole of Copenhagen could hear it.Da: Til sidst, en aften på deres yndlings kaffebar, prøvede de igen.En: At last, one evening at their favorite coffee shop, they tried again.Da: Anders sagde det først, "Rødgrød".En: Anders said it first, "Rødgrød".Da: Så Mette, "Rødgrød".En: Then Mette, "Rødgrød".Da: Lars trak vejret dybt og sagde, "Rødgrød".En: Lars took a deep breath and said, "Rødgrød".Da: De havde gjort det!En: They had done it!Da: De kunne sige det svære danske ord!En: They could say the difficult Danish word!Da: Hele kaffebar klappede for dem.En: The entire coffee shop applauded for them.Da: De var glade og stolte.En: They were happy and proud.Da: Nu kunne de sige det danske ord, de har kæmpet med.En: Now they could say the Danish word they had struggled with.Da: Fra den dag blev deres liv i København lidt nemmere.En: From that day on, their lives in Copenhagen became a little easier.Da: De lærte mere og mere.En: They learned more and more.Da: Hjulene på deres cykler rullede nemmere på Københavns brostensbelagte gader.En: The wheels of their bikes...