{"id":1593,"date":"2017-08-27T23:46:42","date_gmt":"2017-08-27T23:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2021-04-11T19:16:59","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T19:16:59","slug":"matching-words-to-make-them-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2017\/08\/27\/matching-words-to-make-them-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching words to make them stick"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fuglen flyver.<\/strong> (The bird is flying. Free photo from Pixabay<\/a>.)<\/p><\/div>\n

Which is most important when learning a new language \u2013 grammar or words (vocabulary)? Well, most native speakers will forgive you if you make a grammatical mistake or two. Without\u00a0 <\/span>basic words, however, you can only point and smile. Here is a neat trick to increase your vocabulary: Learn micro-phrases with two or three words that naturally belong together! In that way you\u2019ll also train your grammar sensibility without even thinking about it.<\/p>\n

Some phrases make an \u201decho\u201d: You think<\/i> a thought<\/i> in English. In Danish, you t\u00e6nker en tanke<\/b>. You also dr\u00f8mmer en dr\u00f8m<\/b> (dream a dream), synger en sang<\/b> (sing a song), and spiller et spil <\/b>(play a game). Maybe you even drikker en drik<\/b> (drink a drink), lugter en lugt<\/b> (smell a smell), smager en smag<\/b> (taste a taste), l\u00f8ber et l\u00f8b<\/b> (\u201drun a run\u201d) or digter et digt<\/b> (compose a poem).<\/p>\n

Other phrases are \u201dechoes\u201d with a slight variation:<\/p>\n

\u2022 at bygge en bygning<\/b> (to build a building)<\/p>\n

\u2022 at tegne en tegning<\/b> (to draw a drawing)<\/p>\n

\u2022 at male et maleri<\/b> (to paint a painting)<\/p>\n

\u2022 at bo i en bolig<\/b> (to live in a home)<\/p>\n

Some \u201dword couples\u201d were simply meant to be \u2013 for example, you can\u2019t eat<\/i> without food<\/i>. Throw in a jeg <\/b>[yay] (I) in front to make simple phrases to memorize:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jeg spiser mad.<\/b> (I eat food.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jeg skriver et brev. <\/b>(I write [a] letter.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jeg k\u00f8rer bil.<\/b> (I drive [a] car.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jeg sover i en seng. <\/b>(I sleep in a bed.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Vi g\u00e5r en tur.<\/b> (We go for a walk.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Solen skinner.<\/b> (The sun is shining. [This is what it does!])<\/p>\n

\u2022 Katten mjaver. <\/b>(The cat is mewing. [Who else could it be?])<\/p>\n

Rhyming words are also very useful for learners:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Spis is!<\/b> (Eat ice-cream!)<\/p>\n

\u2022 bog \u2013 klog<\/b> (book \u2013 clever)<\/p>\n

\u2022 bage \u2013 kage \u2013 smage<\/b> (bake \u2013 cake \u2013 taste)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Which is most important when learning a new language \u2013 grammar or words (vocabulary)? Well, most native speakers will forgive you if you make a grammatical mistake or two. Without\u00a0 basic words, however, you can only point and smile. Here is a neat trick to increase your vocabulary: Learn micro-phrases with two or three words…<\/p>\n

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