{"id":1601,"date":"2017-09-24T23:55:53","date_gmt":"2017-09-24T23:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1601"},"modified":"2017-09-25T02:41:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T02:41:35","slug":"asking-about-origins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2017\/09\/24\/asking-about-origins\/","title":{"rendered":"Asking about Origins"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Hvor kommer du\/I fra? <\/b>(Where do you\/you guys come from?) Some people don\u2019t like this question, but as a tourist it\u2019s hard to avoid the natives\u2019 curiosity. \ud83d\ude42 When asked in a friendly way, it can be a genuine icebreaker\u2026 Let\u2019s look at origins.<\/p>\n

The easiest way to reply is, of course, by means of the preposition fra<\/b> (from), followed by a stednavn<\/b> [steth naoon] (place name):<\/p>\n

Vi kommer fra H\u00f8rning. <\/b>(We come from H\u00f8rning.)<\/p>\n

Jeg er fra Amager. <\/b>(I\u2019m from Amager.)<\/p>\n

Often, the accent will reveal which part of the country a Dane is from! \ud83d\ude42 (Hint: People in the capital area usually talk faster than people from Jutland.)<\/p>\n

Lande <\/b>(countries) are easy, but of course not always the same as in English. Especially European countries have different names in Danish, due to different traditions:<\/p>\n

Jeg er fra Danmark, Sverige, Norge, Island, F\u00e6r\u00f8erne<\/b>\u00a0(Faroe Islands), Finland\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026Tyskland<\/b>\u00a0(Germany), Frankrig, Holland, Storbritannien<\/b>\u00a0(Great Britain), Irland<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026 Spanien, Italien, Gr\u00e6kenland<\/b>\u00a0(Greece), Cypern <\/b>[K-] (Cyprus), Tyrkiet<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026 Polen, Tjekkiet<\/b>\u00a0(Czech Republic), Ungarn<\/b>\u00a0(Hungary), Rusland\u00a0<\/b>(Russia)<\/p>\n

\u2026 Japan, Kina, Korea, Indien, Filippinerne<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026 Indonesien, Australien, New Zealand, Fiji<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026 Sydafrika<\/b>\u00a0(South Africa), Kenya, Nigeria, Congo, Elfenbenskysten<\/b>\u00a0(C\u00f4te d’Ivoire), Madagaskar<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026 Egypten, Saudi-Arabien, Iran, Israel, Pakistan, Syrien<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026USA<\/b> [oo es ah], Canada, Mexico, Gr\u00f8nland, Cuba, Jamaica <\/b>[sha-]<\/p>\n

\u2026Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brasilien<\/b><\/p>\n

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You can naturally also drop the fra<\/b> and replace the country by an adjective if you feel like it:<\/p>\n

Jeg er<\/b> dansk, svensk, norsk, islandsk, f\u00e6r\u00f8sk, finsk\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026tysk, fransk, hollandsk, britisk, irsk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026spansk, italiensk, gr\u00e6sk, cypriotisk, tyrkisk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026polsk, tsjekkisk, ungarsk, russisk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026japansk, kinesisk, koreansk, indisk, filippinsk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026indonesisk, australsk, newzealandsk, fijiansk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026sydafrikansk, kenyansk, nigeriansk, congolesisk, ivoriansk, madagaskisk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026egyptisk, saudiarabisk, iransk, israelsk, pakistansk, syrisk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026amerikansk, canadisk, mexicansk, gr\u00f8nlandsk, cubansk, jamaicansk<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2026peruansk, chilensk, argentinsk, brasiliansk<\/b><\/p>\n

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(Did you notice all the nice -sk, -sk<\/b>?) This is also a good option if you consider yourself part of a stateless ethnicity: samisk, kurdisk <\/b>(Sami, Kurdish)<\/p>\n

In case you don\u2019t like the question, here are some things to answer:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jeg har boet flere forskellige steder. Nu bor jeg i Rom. <\/b>(I\u2019ve been living in various different places. Now I live in rome.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jeg er verdensborger. Hvad med dig?<\/b> (I\u2019m a world citizen. How about you?)<\/p>\n

\u2022 Det ved jeg ikke. Hvor kommer du fra? <\/b>(Don\u2019t know. Where do you come from?)<\/p>\n

Do you think it is okay or rude to ask people where they come from? Share your comments with the other readers below. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Hvor kommer du\/I fra? (Where do you\/you guys come from?) Some people don\u2019t like this question, but as a tourist it\u2019s hard to avoid the natives\u2019 curiosity. \ud83d\ude42 When asked in a friendly way, it can be a genuine icebreaker\u2026 Let\u2019s look at origins. The easiest way to reply is, of course, by means of…<\/p>\n

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