About This Lesson
Use Signing up for a walking event to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Hvor meget koster det at deltage i gåturen?
VOHR MAY-th KOSS-duh deh ah dehl-TAI-yuh ee GOH-too-uhn How much does it cost to join the walking event?
C
Det er gratis for byens beboere.
Deh ehr GRAH-tiss fohr BYOO-ens beh-BOH-uh It is free for city residents.
B
Vi vil gerne tilmelde os sammen.
VEE vil GARE-nuh till-MEL-uh oss sa-MEN We would like to sign up together.
C
Skriv venligst jeres navne, adresser og telefonnumre på denne formular.
SKREEV VANE-list YEH-uhs NAHV-nuh ah-DRESS-uh ooh teh-FOHN-noom-ruh poh DEN-uh fohr-MOO-luh Please write your names, addresses, and phone numbers on this form.
A
Skal vi også skrive en e-mailadresse?
SGEL vee OH-soh SKREEV en EE-mail-ah-DRESS-uh Should we add an email address too?
C
Den del er valgfri.
Den DEHL ehr VAL-gree That part is optional.
B
Hvad sender I, hvis vi tilføjer en e-mailadresse?
VATH SEN-uh ee, VISS vee till-FUR-uh en EE-mail-ah-DRESS-uh What will you send if we add one?
C
Vi sender programmet for det næste arrangement.
VEE SEN-uh pro-GRAM-uh fohr deh NESS-duh ah-rong-ZHAY-mahn We will send the schedule for the next event.Word by Word
Hvor
In 'Hvor meget koster det', Hvor means how and helps ask about the amount. Use it with meget when asking how much something costs.
meget
In 'Hvor meget', meget means much and refers to the amount being asked about. Together, 'Hvor meget koster det' asks for a price, for example at an event desk.
koster
In 'Hvor meget koster det', koster means costs or has a price. It is used in a question about the price of joining the walking event.
det
The form det appears in 'koster det' as the thing whose price is being asked about, and in 'Det er gratis' as it. It also appears in 'det næste arrangement', where it goes with the specific event.
at
In 'at deltage', at marks the verb form meaning to participate or to join. It commonly comes before a verb after an expression such as 'koster det'.
deltage
In 'deltage i gåturen', deltage means participate in or join the walk. The reusable pattern is deltage i something, as in the question about joining the event.
i
The lowercase form i in 'deltage i gåturen' means in and follows deltage for the activity someone joins. The capitalized form I in 'sender I' means you when addressing more than one person.
gåturen
In 'deltage i gåturen', gåturen refers to the specific walk or walking event being discussed. Use this form when referring to that particular walk rather than an unspecified activity.
er
In 'Det er gratis' and 'Den del er valgfri', er links the subject with information about it: the event is free and the part is optional. It is useful for stating what something is or what condition it has.
gratis
In 'Det er gratis', gratis means free of charge. This tells the people asking that joining the walking event does not cost them anything.
for
In 'gratis for byens beboere', for means for and identifies the people who receive the free offer. In 'programmet for det næste arrangement', it links the schedule with the event it belongs to.
byens
In 'byens beboere', byens means the city's and shows a relationship of belonging. It is used before the people who live in the city.
beboere
In 'byens beboere', beboere means residents or people who live in the city. This expression identifies who can join the event for free.
Vi
The forms Vi and vi mean we. In 'Vi vil gerne tilmelde os sammen' and 'Vi sender programmet', the form refers to the people speaking as a group.
vil
In 'Vi vil gerne tilmelde os sammen', vil contributes the idea of wanting or being willing to do something. With gerne and a following verb, it expresses what the speakers would like to do.
gerne
In 'Vi vil gerne tilmelde os sammen', gerne helps express that the speakers would like to sign up. The reusable pattern is vil gerne followed by a verb.
tilmelde
In 'vil gerne tilmelde os', tilmelde means sign up or register. It is used after vil gerne and is followed here by os to show who is registering.
os
In 'tilmelde os', os means us and refers to the speakers themselves as the people signing up. It completes the expression for registering themselves for the event.
sammen
In 'tilmelde os sammen', sammen means together. It shows that the speakers want to register as a group rather than separately.
Skriv
In 'Skriv venligst jeres navne', Skriv means write and gives the instruction to enter information on the form. It is used here as a direct request at the registration desk.
venligst
In 'Skriv venligst', venligst means please and makes the instruction polite. It can be placed with a request for someone to provide or do something.
jeres
In 'jeres navne, adresser og telefonnumre', jeres means your when speaking to more than one person. It shows that the names, addresses, and phone numbers belong to the people being addressed.
navne
In 'jeres navne', navne means names. It is one item in the list of personal information that the people must write on the form.
adresser
In 'jeres navne, adresser og telefonnumre', adresser means addresses. It is listed as information to provide during event registration.
og
In 'navne, adresser og telefonnumre', og means and. It connects the final item to the other pieces of information in the list.
telefonnumre
In 'jeres navne, adresser og telefonnumre', telefonnumre means phone numbers. It is another type of contact information requested on the form.
på
In 'på denne formular', på means on and indicates where the information should be written. The expression refers to writing information on a form.
denne
In 'denne formular', denne means this and points to the particular form at the registration desk. It is used directly before the form being indicated.
formular
In 'denne formular', formular means form. It refers to the document where the participants write their registration details.
Skal
In 'Skal vi også skrive en e-mailadresse?', Skal asks whether the speakers should write an email address as well. The pattern 'Skal vi' is useful for asking about a proposed action.
også
In 'Skal vi også skrive en e-mailadresse?', også means also or too. It adds the email address to the other information already requested.
skrive
In 'Skal vi også skrive en e-mailadresse?', skrive means write or enter in writing. It follows Skal and takes en e-mailadresse as the information to add.
en
In 'en e-mailadresse', en is the indefinite article meaning a or an. It introduces one unspecified email address.
e-mailadresse
In 'skrive en e-mailadresse', e-mailadresse means email address. It is the optional contact detail the speakers ask whether they should add.
Den
In 'Den del er valgfri', Den points back to the email-address section just mentioned and means that in 'that part'. It identifies a specific part of the form.
del
In 'Den del', del means part or section. Here it refers to the portion of the form concerning the email address.
valgfri
In 'Den del er valgfri', valgfri means optional. It tells the speakers that completing that part is not required for signing up.
Hvad
In 'Hvad sender I', Hvad means what and asks which thing or information will be sent. It is the object being requested in the question.
sender
In 'Hvad sender I' and 'Vi sender programmet', sender refers to sending information. Here it concerns the material the organizers will send after an email address is provided.
hvis
In 'hvis vi tilføjer en e-mailadresse', hvis means if and introduces the condition for sending the information. It connects adding an email address with the possible result.
tilføjer
In 'hvis vi tilføjer en e-mailadresse', tilføjer means add. It describes entering an email address in addition to the other registration details.
programmet
In 'Vi sender programmet', programmet means the schedule or program. It is the information the organizers will send for the next event.
næste
In 'det næste arrangement', næste means next and identifies the event that follows the current one. It is placed before arrangement to specify which event is meant.
arrangement
In 'det næste arrangement', arrangement means event. The full phrase refers to the upcoming event whose schedule will be sent.
Grammar Points
Hvor meget + verb + subject?
Hvor meget koster gåturen?
VOHR MAY-th KOSS-duh GOH-too-uhnHow much does the walk cost?
In Danish, the question phrase comes first, followed by the verb and then the subject.
vil gerne + infinitiv
vil gerne tilmelde os sammen
vil GARE-nuh till-MEL-uh oss sa-MENwould like to sign up together
vil gerne expresses a polite wish and is followed by an infinitive, such as tilmelde.
Danish Vocabulary
beboere
noun
beh-BOH-uh
residents
byens
noun
BYOO-ens
the city's
deltage
verb
dehl-TAI-yuh
to participate; to join
gratis
adj
GRAH-tiss
free
gåturen
noun
GOH-too-uhn
the walk
Hvor meget
phrase
VOHR MAY-th
How much
Hvor meget koster det ...?
koster
verb
KOSS-duh
costs
sammen
adv
sa-MEN
together
Skriv
verb
SKREEV
write
tilmelde os
phrase
till-MEL-uh oss
sign up
Vi vil gerne tilmelde os sammen.
venligst
adv
VANE-list
please
vil gerne
phrase
vil GARE-nuh
would like to
Vi vil gerne tilmelde os sammen.
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
It is free for city residents.
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Det er gratis for byens beboere.We would like to sign up together.
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Vi vil gerne tilmelde os sammen.Should we add an email address too?
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Skal vi også skrive en e-mailadresse?Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
residents
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beboerecosts
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kosterfree
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gratisthe walk