Language Games and Laughter in Copenhagen

Fluent Fiction - Danish: Language Games and Laughter in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/language-games-and-laughter-in-copenhagen Story Transcript:Da: Langt inde midt i København, sad Lars og Emilie på Café Floden.En: Far into the heart of Copenhagen, Lars and Emilie were sitting at Café Floden.Da: De grinede meget.En: They laughed a lot.Da: Lars havde en idé.En: Lars had an idea.Da: De skulle lege en leg.En: They should play a game.Da: Den der kunne sige det sværeste danske ord, vandt.En: The one who could say the most difficult Danish word would win.Da: Lars begyndte.En: Lars started.Da: "Rødgrød med fløde," sagde han hurtigt.En: "Rødgrød med fløde," he said quickly.Da: Det var nemt.En: It was easy.Da: Emilie grinede og rystede på hovedet.En: Emilie laughed and shook her head.Da: "Det var let," sagde hun.En: "That was easy," she said.Da: Nu var det hendes tur.En: Now it was her turn.Da: "Lusepuster," sagde Emilie og grinede.En: "Lusepuster," Emilie said and laughed.Da: Hun sagde det langsomt og tydeligt.En: She said it slowly and clearly.Da: Lars prøvede at sige det.En: Lars tried to say it.Da: Men det lød forkert.En: But it sounded wrong.Da: De grinede begge to.En: They both laughed.Da: Det var sjovt.En: It was funny.Da: "Svesken på disken," sagde Lars så.En: "Svesken på disken," Lars said then.Da: Han sagde det lige så hurtigt som før.En: He said it just as fast as before.Da: Det lød lidt dumt.En: It sounded a bit silly.Da: Men Emilie forstod ham.En: But Emilie understood him.Da: "Det var sjovt," sagde hun og grinede endnu mere.En: "That was funny," she said and laughed even more.Da: Pludselig kom Sofie ind i caféen.En: Suddenly Sofie came into the cafe.Da: Hun var Lars' og Emilies gode ven.En: She was Lars' and Emilie's good friend.Da: "Hvad laver I," spurgte hun og satte sig ved dem.En: "What are you doing," she asked and sat down with them.Da: "Vi siger svære danske ord," sagde Lars.En: "We're saying difficult Danish words," Lars said.Da: Sofie grinede.En: Sofie laughed.Da: "Kan jeg være med," spurgte hun.En: "Can I join," she asked.Da: De sagde ja.En: They said yes.Da: "Ministerbilschauffør," sagde Sofie så.En: "Ministerbilschauffør," Sofie said then.Da: Det var et langt ord.En: It was a long word.Da: Lars og Emilie kiggede på hende.En: Lars and Emilie looked at her.Da: Det var ikke let.En: It wasn't easy.Da: Men de prøvede at sige det.En: But they tried to say it.Da: Det lød mærkeligt.En: It sounded strange.Da: Alle grinede.En: Everyone laughed.Da: Så vendte de tilbage til København.En: Then they returned to Copenhagen.Da: De havde haft det sjovt.En: They had had fun.Da: De havde lært nye, svære ord.En: They had learned new difficult words.Da: De havde grinet meget.En: They had laughed a lot.Da: Til sidst sagde Lars, "Rullepølse".En: Finally, Lars said, "Rullepølse."Da: Alle prøvede at sige det.En: Everyone tried to say it.Da: De grinede og græd næsten af grin.En: They laughed and almost cried from laughter.Da: Det var en...