Finding the event registration desk | Learn Danish in English

Danish lesson set in a contemporary Copenhagen everyday setting: In a city hall lobby, two adults use the floor guide and stairs to find the event registration desk..

EN → DA / Level: A1

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Use Finding the event registration desk to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

A

Denne bygning føles meget ren indvendigt.

DEN-uh BYOO-ning FUH-luhs MAY-uth RAYN en-VEN-dee. This building feels very clean inside.
B

Det høje loft får lobbyen til at føles åben.

Day HUR-yuh LUHFT for LAW-bee-uhn till ath FUH-luhs OH-buhn. The high ceiling makes the lobby feel open.
A

Lad os finde tilmeldingsskranken til arrangementet.

LATH us FEN-uh TEL-mel-ings-SGRANG-un till uh-rang-ZHAY-man. Let's find the event desk for registration.
B

Jeg tjekker bygningens oversigt ved væggen.

YAI CHEK-uh BYOO-ning-uns OH-vuh-sekt veth VEH-gun. I'll check the building directory by the wall.
A

Der står, at tilmeldingsskranken er ovenpå.

DAIR STOR, ath TEL-mel-ings-SGRANG-un air OH-vuhn-POH. It says the event desk is upstairs.
B

Skal vi tage rulletrappen eller trapperne?

SGAL vee TAY ROO-luh-TRAH-bun EL-uh TRAH-buh-nuh? Should we take the escalator or the stairs?
A

Lad os tage trapperne; de er lige her.

LATH us TAY TRAH-buh-nuh; dee air LEE-uh hair. Let's take the stairs; they are right here.
B

De trætrapper får stedet til at virke varmt.

Dee TRAE-TRAH-buh for SDEH-th-uth till ath VAIR-guh VARM. The wooden stairs make the place feel warm.

Word by Word

Denne Denne means “this” in Denne bygning and points to the building being described. It is used before the singular noun bygning in this phrase. The pattern Denne + noun identifies one nearby or relevant thing.
bygning Bygning means “building” in Denne bygning føles meget ren indvendigt. It names the building whose interior is being described. It can be used as the noun after Denne, as in Denne bygning.
føles Føles means “feels” in Denne bygning føles meget ren indvendigt. It describes the speaker’s impression of the building rather than a physical action. The pattern noget føles + adjective describes how something seems or feels.
meget Meget means “very” in meget ren and strengthens the description ren. It is placed before the adjective it intensifies. The pattern meget + adjective is used to express a high degree.
ren Ren means “clean” in Denne bygning føles meget ren indvendigt. It describes the building’s condition as experienced inside. After føles, an adjective such as ren describes how something feels.
indvendigt Indvendigt means “inside” or “on the inside” in meget ren indvendigt. It specifies that the building is clean in its interior. It is placed after the description to show where that impression applies.
Det Det means “the” in Det høje loft, where it introduces the definite noun phrase “the high ceiling.” Here it is not the pronoun “it”; it comes before høje loft. The pattern Det + adjective + noun is used in this type of noun phrase.
høje Høje means “high” in Det høje loft and describes the ceiling. It appears between Det and loft in the definite noun phrase. The pattern Det høje + noun describes a specific high thing.
loft Loft means “ceiling” in Det høje loft. It names the part of the lobby that makes the space feel open. It can follow an adjective such as høje in a noun phrase.
får Får means “makes” or “causes” in får lobbyen til at føles åben and får stedet til at virke varmt. It introduces a result caused by something. A reusable pattern is får + thing + til at + verb, as in får lobbyen til at føles.
lobbyen Lobbyen means “the lobby” in Det høje loft får lobbyen til at føles åben. It is the place whose impression is changed by the high ceiling. In får lobbyen til at føles, it names the thing that comes to have the resulting feeling.
til Til is part of the causative construction får lobbyen til at føles åben. Together with får ... at føles, it links the lobby to the result “feel open.” A reusable pattern is får + noun + til at + verb.
at At marks the infinitive in til at føles and til at virke. It follows til and introduces the action or state that results from the cause. The reusable pattern here is til at + verb, as in til at føles.
åben Åben means “open” in lobbyen til at føles åben. It describes the impression the lobby gives because of the high ceiling. After føles, åben expresses how the lobby feels.
Lad Lad means “let” in Lad os finde tilmeldingsskranken til arrangementet. With os, it begins a suggestion for a shared action. The reusable pattern Lad os + infinitive proposes that “let’s” do something.
os Os means “us” in Lad os finde. It identifies the people included in the suggestion. The pattern Lad os + infinitive is used when the speaker proposes a joint action.
finde Finde means “find” in Lad os finde tilmeldingsskranken til arrangementet. It is the action proposed for the two people. It follows Lad os in the reusable pattern Lad os + infinitive.
tilmeldingsskranken Tilmeldingsskranken means “the registration desk” in tilmeldingsskranken til arrangementet. It refers to the specific desk the speakers need to locate. It is the object after finde in finde tilmeldingsskranken.
arrangementet Arrangementet means “the event” in tilmeldingsskranken til arrangementet. It specifies which event the registration desk is for. The pattern til + event identifies the purpose or connection, as in til arrangementet.
Jeg Jeg means “I” in Jeg tjekker bygningens oversigt ved væggen. It identifies the speaker as the person who will check the directory. It is placed before tjekker as the subject of the sentence.
tjekker Tjekker means “check” in Jeg tjekker bygningens oversigt ved væggen. It describes looking at the building directory to get information. The pattern Jeg tjekker + object states what the speaker is checking.
bygningens Bygningens means “the building’s” in bygningens oversigt. It links the oversigt to the building, showing whose directory or guide it is. The pattern noun + s, as in bygningens oversigt, expresses this relationship.
oversigt Oversigt means “directory” or “guide” in bygningens oversigt. It is the information display the speaker checks for directions. It follows the possessive form bygningens in this noun phrase.
ved Ved means “by” or “at” in ved væggen. It places the directory near the wall. The pattern ved + place identifies where something is located.
væggen Væggen means “the wall” in ved væggen. It identifies the location beside which the building directory is found. It follows ved in the location phrase ved væggen.
Der Der is part of Der står, meaning “it says” or “it is written” in this context. It introduces the information shown in the directory rather than pointing to a physical object. The reusable pattern Der står, at + statement reports written information.
står Står means “says” or “is written” in Der står, at tilmeldingsskranken er ovenpå. With Der, it describes what the directory indicates. The pattern Der står, at + statement is useful for reporting information from a sign or guide.
er Er means “is” in tilmeldingsskranken er ovenpå and “are” in de er lige her. Its English meaning depends on the subject in each sentence. It connects a subject with a location or description, as in er ovenpå.
ovenpå Ovenpå means “upstairs” in tilmeldingsskranken er ovenpå. It gives the location of the registration desk. It can follow er to state where someone or something is.
Skal Skal means “shall” or “should” in Skal vi tage rulletrappen eller trapperne? It turns the sentence into a question about a proposed action. The pattern Skal vi + infinitive asks whether the group should do something.
vi Vi means “we” in Skal vi tage rulletrappen eller trapperne? It refers to the speaker and the other person together. It comes after Skal in the question pattern Skal vi + infinitive.
tage Tage means “take” in Skal vi tage rulletrappen eller trapperne? It names the action being considered. It follows Skal as the infinitive in Skal vi tage.
rulletrappen Rulletrappen means “the escalator” in tage rulletrappen. It is one of the two possible ways the speakers can go upstairs. It is the object after tage in the choice rulletrappen eller trapperne.
eller Eller means “or” in rulletrappen eller trapperne. It joins the two alternatives being considered. The pattern option A eller option B presents a choice between two possibilities.
trapperne Trapperne means “the stairs” in Skal vi tage rulletrappen eller trapperne? It is the second route being considered for going upstairs. It also appears in Lad os tage trapperne, where it is the object after tage.
de De means “they” in de er lige her, referring to trapperne. At the start of De trætrapper, the same written form means “the” before the plural noun phrase. Context and position distinguish the pronoun de from the article De.
lige Lige means “right” in lige her and emphasizes the exact location. Together with her, it means “right here.” The reusable expression lige her points out that something is very close to the speaker.
her Her means “here” in de er lige her. It identifies the place where the stairs are located. The expression lige her means “right here” and is useful when pointing out a nearby place.
trætrapper Trætrapper means “wooden stairs” in De trætrapper får stedet til at virke varmt. It identifies the stairs by their material and connects them with the warm impression of the place. It is the subject of får in this sentence.
stedet Stedet means “the place” in får stedet til at virke varmt. It refers to the lobby or building area being discussed. In får stedet til at virke varmt, it is the thing that seems warm as a result of the wooden stairs.
virke Virke means “seem” or “appear” in får stedet til at virke varmt. It describes the impression the place gives, rather than saying that its temperature changes. The pattern får + thing + til at virke + adjective describes something causing an impression.
varmt Varmt means “warm” in stedet til at virke varmt. It describes the impression created by the wooden stairs. It follows virke as the adjective expressing how the place seems.

Grammar Points

lad os + infinitiv

Lad os finde tilmeldingsskranken.

LATH us FEN-uh TEL-mel-ings-SGRANG-un.

Let's find the registration desk.

Efter lad os bruger man verbets infinitiv uden at ændre formen: lad os finde.

Det føles + adjektiv

Det føles meget varmt indvendigt.

Day FUH-luhs MAY-uth VARM en-VEN-dee.

It feels very warm inside.

Dansk bruger det føles med et adjektiv for at beskrive, hvordan noget opleves.

Danish Vocabulary

bygning noun
BYOO-ning building
Gender
common

Denne bygning

finde verb
FEN-uh find

finde tilmeldingsskranken

føle verb
FUH-luh feel føles

bygning føles

høj adj
HOY high høje

Det høje loft

indvendigt adv
en-VEN-dee inside

ren indvendigt

lad os phrase
LATH us let's

Lad os finde

lobby noun
LAW-bee lobby lobbyen
Gender
common

lobbyen

loft noun
LUHFT ceiling loftet
Gender
neuter

det høje loft

meget adv
MAY-uth very

meget ren

ren adj
RAYN clean
Gender
common

meget ren

tilmeldingsskranke noun
TEL-mel-ings-SGRANG-uh registration desk tilmeldingsskranken
Gender
common

tilmeldingsskranken

åben adj
OH-buhn open
Gender
common

føles åben

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

This building feels very clean inside.

Show AnswerDenne bygning føles meget ren indvendigt.

Let's find the event desk for registration.

Show AnswerLad os finde tilmeldingsskranken til arrangementet.

I'll check the building directory by the wall.

Show AnswerJeg tjekker bygningens oversigt ved væggen.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

building

Show Answerbygning

open

Show Answeråben

lobby

Show Answerlobbyen

inside

Show Answerindvendigt