Movement, home, and neighborhood | Learn Danish in English

Danish lesson set in a contemporary Copenhagen everyday setting: A beginner practices six useful English phrases about basic movement, home, and neighborhood..

EN → DA / Level: A1

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Use Movement, home, and neighborhood to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Jeg kommer nu.

yigh KAW-muh NOO. I am coming now.
B

Jeg går hjem.

yigh GORE yem. I am going home.
A

Jeg er hjemme.

yigh AIR YEM-muh. I am at home.
B

Jeg er udenfor nu.

yigh AIR OO-nuh-FORE NOO. I am outside now.
A

Jeg kommer tilbage.

yigh KAW-muh tuh-BEH-guh. I will be back.
B

Jeg bor lige i nærheden.

yigh BOHR LEE-uh ee NAIR-hay-thun. I live near here.

Word by Word

Jeg "Jeg" means “I” and is the speaker subject in the dialogue. It appears at the beginning of each sentence, before the verb, as in "Jeg kommer nu" and "Jeg bor lige i nærheden". Use it when talking about your own action, location, or situation.
kommer In "Jeg kommer nu", "kommer" means “am coming”; in "Jeg kommer tilbage", it contributes the meaning “come” within the expression for returning. The exact form is used with "Jeg" as the subject and can be followed by a time word such as "nu" or by "tilbage". Use it when telling someone that you are coming or will return.
nu "Nu" means “now” in "Jeg kommer nu" and shows that the action is happening at the present time. It is placed after the verb in this sentence. Use it when you want to emphasize that something is happening now.
går "Går" expresses going or moving in "Jeg går hjem". Here it is followed by "hjem", which gives the destination. Use the pattern "Jeg går hjem" when telling someone that you are going home.
hjem "Hjem" means “home” as the destination in "Jeg går hjem". It follows "går" to show movement toward home, unlike "hjemme", which describes being at home. Use it when saying where you are going.
er "Er" links "Jeg" with a location in "Jeg er hjemme" and "Jeg er udenfor nu"; here it means “am”. It is followed by a word or expression describing where the speaker is. Use the pattern "Jeg er" when stating your current location or situation.
hjemme "Hjemme" means “at home” in "Jeg er hjemme" and describes the speaker’s location. It is used with "er" to state that someone is at home, while "hjem" is used as a destination after movement. Use it when telling someone that you are at home.
udenfor "Udenfor" means “outside” in "Jeg er udenfor nu". Together with "er", it describes the speaker’s current location, and "nu" emphasizes that this is true at the present time. Use it when telling someone that you are outside.
tilbage "Tilbage" means “back” in "Jeg kommer tilbage" and shows a return to a previous place or situation. The full expression "Jeg kommer tilbage" means “I will be back”; "tilbage" supplies the idea of returning. Use it when telling someone that you will return.
bor "Bor" means “live” or “reside” in "Jeg bor lige i nærheden". It describes where the speaker’s home is, rather than movement toward a place. Use it with a location expression when saying where you live.
lige "Lige" contributes the meaning “right” or “just” in "Jeg bor lige i nærheden", making the location sound immediately or very nearby. It appears before "i nærheden" in this expression. Use "lige i nærheden" when describing something as right nearby.
i "I" is the location word “in” in "i nærheden". It connects the verb "bor" with the nearby area being described. Use it as part of the location expression "i nærheden" when saying that someone lives nearby.
nærheden "Nærheden" refers to “the vicinity” or “the nearby area” in "Jeg bor lige i nærheden". With "i", it forms the location expression "i nærheden", and "lige" adds the sense of being right nearby. Use this expression when telling someone that you live close to the place being discussed.

Grammar Points

gå hjem / være hjemme

Jeg går hjem nu. Jeg er hjemme.

yigh GOH-r yem NOO. yigh AIR YEM-muh.

I am going home now. I am at home.

Use hjem for movement toward home and hjemme for being located at home.

Danish Vocabulary

bor verb
BOHR live; am living

Jeg bor lige i nærheden.

er verb
AIR am; is; are

Jeg er hjemme. / Jeg er udenfor nu.

går verb
GORE go; am going

Jeg går hjem.

hjem adv
yem home; to home

Indicates movement toward home.

hjemme adv
YEM-muh at home

Describes being at home.

i prep
ee in

Used in the expression i nærheden.

Jeg pron
yigh I

Used as the subject in all six sentences.

kommer verb
KAW-muh come; am coming

Jeg kommer nu. / Jeg kommer tilbage.

lige adv
LEE-uh just; right

Adds emphasis to the nearby location.

nu adv
NOO now

Indicates that something is happening now.

tilbage adv
tuh-BEH-guh back

Indicates returning or being back.

udenfor adv
OO-nuh-FORE outside

Describes being outside.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I am coming now.

Show AnswerJeg kommer nu.

I am going home.

Show AnswerJeg går hjem.

I am at home.

Show AnswerJeg er hjemme.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

come; am coming

Show Answerkommer

back

Show Answertilbage

outside

Show Answerudenfor

home; to home

Show Answerhjem