Finding seats on a train | Learn Danish in English

Danish lesson set in a contemporary Copenhagen everyday setting: Inside a train, two adults find seats, check the station display, and rest before getting off..

EN → DA / Level: A1

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Dialogue

A

Det føles køligt inde i toget.

deh FUH-lus KUH-lee EN-uh ee TOH-wuth. It feels cool inside the train.
B

Der er ledige pladser længere inde.

dah ah LAY-thee-uh PLASS-uh LENG-uh EN-uh. There are open seats farther in.
A

Jeg vil gerne sidde efter at have gået så meget.

yai vel GAIR-nuh SEH-thuh EF-tuh ehd HEH-wuh GOH-uth soh MY-uhth. I want to sit after all that walking.
B

De her sæder er behagelige.

dee HAIR SAY-thuh ah beh-HAH-yuh-lee. These seats are comfortable.
A

Togturen føles også rolig.

TOH-too-uhn FUH-lus OH-soh ROH-lee. The ride feels quiet too.
B

Kan du se stationsskærmen derfra?

kan doo SAY stah-SHOHNS-skair-mun dah-FRAH? Can you see the station display from there?
A

Vi har tre stop mere.

vee hah TRAY STOHB MAY-uh. We have three more stops.
B

Så kan vi hvile os lidt, før vi står af.

SOH kan vee VEE-luh oss LEHT, fuh vee STOHR ahf. Then we can rest a little before we get off.

Word by Word

Det In "Det føles køligt", "Det" is the sentence subject for the statement that the inside of the train feels cool. Here it does not refer to a person; it introduces the situation being described.
føles In "Det føles køligt", "føles" means feels and describes how something is experienced. It is used here before the adjective "køligt" to describe a perceived quality.
køligt "Køligt" means cool in "Det føles køligt" and describes the temperature inside the train. It follows "føles" as the quality being experienced.
inde "Inde" means inside and locates the situation within the train in "inde i toget". This pattern is useful for saying that something is inside a place.
i In "inde i toget", "i" means in and connects the location "inde" with the train. It introduces the place where something is located.
toget "Toget" means the train referred to in "inde i toget". It is the noun used after "i" to name the place where the speakers are.
Der In "Der er ledige pladser", "Der" introduces the statement that open seats exist. It is part of this existence pattern rather than a reference to a particular place.
er In "Der er ledige pladser", "er" states that the seats are available or present. Together with "Der", it forms the expression used to say that something exists or is available.
ledige "Ledige" means available or unoccupied in "ledige pladser". It describes the seats and comes directly before the noun "pladser".
pladser "Pladser" means seats in "Der er ledige pladser". It names the available places that the speakers can use on the train.
længere "Længere" means farther in "længere inde" and shows that the seats are located farther into the train. It is used here with "inde" to describe position.
Jeg "Jeg" means I and is the person who wants to sit in "Jeg vil gerne sidde". It is placed at the beginning as the sentence subject.
vil In "Jeg vil gerne sidde", "vil" expresses wanting to do the action that follows. It is used before "gerne" and the action word "sidde".
gerne In "vil gerne sidde", "gerne" helps express that the speaker would like to sit. The reusable pattern is "vil gerne" followed by an action.
sidde "Sidde" means sit in "Jeg vil gerne sidde". It follows "vil gerne" as the action the speaker wants to do.
efter "Efter" means after and introduces the time relation in "efter at have gået så meget". It connects the earlier walking with the later wish to sit.
at In "at have gået", "at" introduces the verb phrase describing the earlier walking. It appears directly before "have" in this construction.
have In "at have gået", "have" helps form the expression for having walked before the main action. It comes before the dialogue form "gået".
gået "Gået" refers to the walking that happened before the speaker wants to sit in "efter at have gået så meget". It is used after "have" in this phrase.
så In lowercase "så meget", "så" means so and emphasizes the large amount of walking. In the sentence-initial "Så kan vi hvile os lidt", capitalized "Så" means then and introduces the next action.
meget "Meget" means much or a lot in "så meget" and describes the amount of walking. Together with "så", it expresses that the walking was a lot.
De In "De her sæder", "De" means these and points to the seats nearby. Together with "her", it forms the expression for these particular seats.
her In "De her sæder", "her" contributes the meaning here, making "De her" mean these. It is placed after "De" in this demonstrative expression.
sæder "Sæder" means seats in "De her sæder er behagelige". It is the noun being described as comfortable.
behagelige "Behagelige" means comfortable in "sæder er behagelige" and describes the seats. It follows "er" as the quality assigned to them.
Togturen "Togturen" means the train ride in "Togturen føles også rolig". It is the subject whose character is being described.
også "Også" means also or too in "Togturen føles også rolig". It adds this description of the ride to what has already been said.
rolig "Rolig" means quiet or calm in "Togturen føles også rolig". It describes how the train ride feels.
Kan At the beginning of "Kan du se stationsskærmen derfra?", "Kan" asks whether the listener is able to see something. It comes before the subject "du" in this question.
du "Du" means you and refers to the person being asked in "Kan du se stationsskærmen derfra?". It follows "Kan" in the question.
se "Se" means see in "Kan du se stationsskærmen derfra?". It follows "kan" as the action the listener may be able to do.
stationsskærmen "Stationsskærmen" means the station display and is the object of "se" in the question. It names the display that shows station information.
derfra "Derfra" means from there and indicates the place from which the listener should try to see the display. It appears at the end of the question.
Vi "Vi" means we and refers to both speakers in "Vi har tre stop mere". It is the subject of the statement about the remaining journey.
har In "Vi har tre stop mere", "har" means have and is used to state how many stops remain for the speakers. It comes before the number phrase "tre stop mere".
stop "Stop" means stops in "tre stop mere". It names the train stops that remain before the speakers get off.
mere "Mere" means more or additional in "tre stop mere". It comes after the number and noun to show that three additional stops remain.
hvile "Hvile" means rest in "hvile os lidt". It names the action that the speakers can do before getting off.
os In "hvile os", "os" refers back to the speakers and makes the resting action apply to themselves. It follows "hvile" in this expression.
lidt "Lidt" means a little in "hvile os lidt" and limits the amount of resting. It is placed after the resting expression.
før "Før" means before and introduces the event that must happen later in "før vi står af". It connects resting with getting off the train.
står af The whole expression "står af" means get off the train in "før vi står af". "Står" contributes the standing action and "af" adds the movement away or off; together they form the action of getting off.

Grammar Points

føles + adjektiv

Toget føles køligt.

TOH-wuth FUH-lus KUH-lee.

The train feels cool.

After føles, the adjective describes how something feels and agrees with the noun: toget is neuter, so køligt is used.

gerne + infinitiv

gerne sidde

GAIR-nuh SEH-thuh

would like to sit

gerne expresses willingness or a polite wish and is followed by the infinitive, such as sidde.

Danish Vocabulary

behagelig adj
beh-HAH-yuh-lee comfortable behagelige

sæder er behagelige

føle verb
FUH-luh feel føles

Det føles køligt

gerne adv
GAIR-nuh gladly; would like to

vil gerne sidde

gå verb
GOH walk; go gået

efter at have gået

inde adv
EN-uh inside

inde i toget

kølig adj
KUH-lee cool køligt
Gender
neuter

Det føles køligt

ledig adj
LAY-thee available; free ledige

ledige pladser

længere adv
LENG-uh-uh farther

længere inde

plads noun
PLASS seat; place pladser

ledige pladser

sidde verb
SEH-thuh sit

gerne sidde

sæde noun
SAY-thuh seat sæder

De her sæder

tog noun
TOH train toget

i toget

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

It feels cool inside the train.

Show AnswerDet føles køligt inde i toget.

There are open seats farther in.

Show AnswerDer er ledige pladser længere inde.

These seats are comfortable.

Show AnswerDe her sæder er behagelige.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

seat; place

Show Answerpladser

train

Show Answertoget

gladly; would like to

Show Answergerne

farther

Show Answerlængere