{"id":1278,"date":"2015-08-19T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T14:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1278"},"modified":"2015-08-19T14:52:00","modified_gmt":"2015-08-19T14:52:00","slug":"party-chitchat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2015\/08\/19\/party-chitchat\/","title":{"rendered":"Party Chitchat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You\u2019re at a fest <\/b>(party) with Danes. You\u2019re a begynder<\/b> (beginner). Your ability to stitch together phrases is so-so. Men du vil meget gerne tale dansk!<\/b> (But you really want to speak Danish!) Below are a few made-up examples of party smalltalk <\/b>or sm\u00e5snak<\/b> (both: smalltalk), also known as sludder<\/b> (\u2019rubbish\u2019). To some people it\u2019s a very superficial way of talking, I know. You have to start somewhere, though, before you can discuss migration laws and taxes!<\/p>\n

Anne: <\/i>Hej, jeg hedder Anne! <\/b>(Hi, my name is Anne!)
\nJohn: <\/i>Hej, jeg hedder John. Og det her er min k\u00e6reste Brenda. <\/b>(Hi, I\u2019m John. And this is my girlfriend Brenda.)
\nAnne: <\/i>Hej Brenda! <\/b>(Hi Brenda!) Hyggeligt at m\u00f8de dig.<\/b> (Nice to meet you.)
\nBrenda:<\/i> Hej! <\/b>(Hi!)<\/p>\n

Anne: <\/i>Hvor kommer I fra? <\/b>(Where do you guys come from?)
\nJohn:<\/i> Jeg kommer fra Kansas\u2026 <\/b>(I\u2019m from Kansas\u2026)
\nBrenda: <\/i>\u2026og jeg kommer fra Texas. Vi har faktisk m\u00f8dt hinanden her i Danmark! <\/b>(\u2026and I\u2019m from Texas. We\u2019ve actually met each other here in Denmark!)
\nAnne: <\/i>Sp\u00e6ndende! <\/b>(Exciting!)<\/p>\n

Lars: <\/i>Hvad laver I s\u00e5 her i Danmark? <\/b>(What are you doing here in Demark, then?)
\nBrenda: <\/i>Vi er ved at l\u00e6re dansk. <\/b>(We\u2019re learning Danish.)
\nLars: <\/i>Fedt! <\/b>(Wow!\/Nice!\/Great!)
\nBrenda:<\/i> Ja, det er rigtigt sjovt, men ogs\u00e5 lidt sv\u00e6rt. <\/b>(Yes, it\u2019s really fun, but also a bit hard.)
\nJohn: <\/i>Dansk udtale er meget sv\u00e6rt. <\/b>(Danish pronunciation is really hard.)
\nAnne: <\/i>Pr\u00f8v lige at sige \u201dr\u00f8dgr\u00f8d med fl\u00f8de\u201d! <\/b>(Hey, try to say r\u00f8dgr\u00f8d med fl\u00f8de<\/i>!<\/a>)
\nJohn:<\/i> R\u00f8dgr\u00f8d med fl\u00f8de\u2026<\/b>
\nAnne: <\/i>Du taler sgu da godt dansk! <\/b>(You d@mn sure talk Danish very well!)
\nJohn<\/i>: Tak! <\/b>(Thanks!)<\/p>\n

Brenda:<\/i> Det er nogle rigtigt fine \u00f8reringe du har, Lone! <\/b>(That\u2019s some really nice ear rings you\u2019ve got, Lone!)
\nLone: <\/i>Tak, jeg kan ogs\u00e5 rigtigt godt lide dem! <\/b>(Thanks, I also really like them myself!)
\nBrenda: <\/i>Hvor har du mon k\u00f8bt dem henne? <\/b>(Wonder where you\u2019ve bought them?)
\nLone: <\/i>De har faktisk nogle p\u00e5 tilbud i Magasin! <\/b>(They\u2019ve actually got some on offer in Magasin!)
\nBrenda: <\/i>Ej, er det rigtigt? Jeg skal s\u00e5<\/i> meget i Magasin! <\/b>(Gee, is that true? I\u2019m so<\/i> hooked on dropping by Magasin!)<\/p>\n

Lars: <\/i>Hvad laver I egentlig? <\/b>(What do you guys actually do?)
\nJohn:<\/i> Jeg er mekaniker. <\/b>(I\u2019m a mechanic.)
\nLars: <\/i>Cool. S\u00e5 kan du m\u00e5ske reparere mit fjernsyn? <\/b>(Wow. Then you could perhaps fix my tv set?)
\nJohn: \u2013<\/i><\/b>
\nLars: <\/i>Det er for sjov! Og hvad med dig? <\/b>(Just making fun, man! And how about you?)
\nBrenda: <\/i>Jeg arbejder som stewardesse. Men nu holder jeg ferie for at l\u00e6re dansk. <\/b>(I work as a stewardess. But now I\u2019m on holiday to learn Danish.)
\nLone:<\/i> Det lyder vildt sp\u00e6ndende. S\u00e5 kommer I vel en masse ud at rejse? <\/b>(That sounds awesome! Then you guys get to travel a lot, don\u2019t you?)<\/p>\n

Anne: <\/i>Sk\u00e5l, John! <\/b>(Cheers, John!)
\nJohn: <\/i>Sk\u00e5l for r\u00f8dgr\u00f8d med fl\u00f8de! <\/b>(Cheers to r\u00f8dgr\u00f8d med fl\u00f8de!<\/i>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

You\u2019re at a fest (party) with Danes. You\u2019re a begynder (beginner). Your ability to stitch together phrases is so-so. Men du vil meget gerne tale dansk! (But you really want to speak Danish!) Below are a few made-up examples of party smalltalk or sm\u00e5snak (both: smalltalk), also known as sludder (\u2019rubbish\u2019). To some people it\u2019s…<\/p>\n

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