{"id":1461,"date":"2016-09-24T16:45:18","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T16:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1461"},"modified":"2016-09-24T16:45:18","modified_gmt":"2016-09-24T16:45:18","slug":"danes-do-bo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2016\/09\/24\/danes-do-bo\/","title":{"rendered":"Danes Do Bo"},"content":{"rendered":"
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If you come to Denmark from the south, it\u2019ll maybe be a kind of kulturchok<\/b> (culture shock) to see just how attached Danes are to their hjem<\/b> [yem] (homes)! Of course, people in cities g\u00e5r mere i byen <\/b>(go out more; literally: \u201dgo more in the city\u201d). Still, even in Copenhagen the answer to your nagging question Hvor er<\/i> alle?<\/b> (Where are<\/i> all the people?) \u2026 might be hjemme<\/b> [yemmeh] (at home)! After all, Danes are masters of cosy candlelight hygge<\/b>\u2026 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Okay, all you learners out there, how does your dictionary translate the Danish verb at BO<\/b>? It\u2019s less flimsy than \u201dto stay\u201d (as in: please stay a little longer<\/i>) and more linked to places than \u201dto live\u201d. I mean, at leve<\/b> (to live) has something to do with your heart and your breathing, as in Man lever kun \u00e9n gang<\/b> (YOLO). But if you want to visit some real Danes in a real r\u00f8dt murstenshus <\/b>(red brick house) \u2013 go<\/p>\n

Hvor bor I?<\/b> (Where do you guys live\/reside\/stay?)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Vi bor p\u00e5 Anemonevej 25\u2026 <\/b>(We live at Anemonevej 25\u2026)<\/p>\n

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Danish handballer Bo Spellerberg (By Jarvin<\/a> – Own work<\/span>, CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=3456109<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

BO<\/b> is also a very Danish male name. For example, Bo Spellerberg<\/b> is a handball player. And BO<\/b> is even an ending denoting someone who bor<\/b> somewhere, as in bybo<\/b> \u2013 a man or woman living in a by<\/b> (city, town).<\/p>\n

The guy or girl next door is your neighbour <\/i>in English \u2013<\/i> nabo<\/b> [NAA-boh] in Danish. But Danish also has<\/p>\n

genbo<\/b> \u2013 opposite neighbour<\/p>\n

overbo <\/b>\u2013 person living in the flat above<\/p>\n

underbo<\/b> \u2013 person living in the flat below<\/p>\n

Now, how do you get a chance to speak Danish with those people who hide away in their bolig<\/b> (dwelling)? \ud83d\ude42 Well, when the sun does shine, there is a chance they\u2019ll get outside. And if you show a sincere interest in their culture and language, then maybe\u2026<\/p>\n

Have you got any tips on how to break the ice with stay-at-home Danes? Please share your stories below. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

If you come to Denmark from the south, it\u2019ll maybe be a kind of kulturchok (culture shock) to see just how attached Danes are to their hjem [yem] (homes)! Of course, people in cities g\u00e5r mere i byen (go out more; literally: \u201dgo more in the city\u201d). Still, even in Copenhagen the answer to your…<\/p>\n

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