Archive for May, 2013
Hello Goodbye! Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on May 29, 2013
Having your first conversation in a foreign language is always a feat. If you know how to say ”hello” and ”goodbye”, you have the tools to break the ice – and to sneak away, if the whole thing gets too embarrassing! Hej! is the normal way to say ”hi!” It sounds pretty much like English…
Tears of Gold Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on May 25, 2013
Yes! For a week now, Danish fans of melodi grand prix [meloDEE gramPREE] have been in ecstasy. Lørdag den 18. maj in Malmö, Sweden, Emmelie de Forest won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest, as it is better known internationally. The girl from Randers in Jylland won the hjerter [YERter] (hearts) of fjernsynsseere (tv-watchers) all across…
How to get directions from a dropped letter Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on May 10, 2013
When you want to tell the world where you are, prepositions come handy: I’m in the garden; we’re on the beach. (And so it is in Danish: Jeg er i haven; vi er på stranden.) However, very often some kind of adverb can do the job as well: I’m home; we’re out. Jeg er hjemme…