Planning a Movie at Home | Learn Danish in English

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Use Planning a Movie at Home to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

Hvad med en film derhjemme?

VATH meh en FEELM dair-YEM-uh? How about a movie at home?

Det lyder rart og nemt.

Deh LOO-uh RAHD oh NEMT. That sounds nice and easy.

Lad os vælge en kort film.

LATH ohs VEL-yuh en KOHRD FEELM. Let's choose a short movie.

Så kan vi blive færdige, før det bliver sent.

Soh kan vee BLEE-vuh FAIR-dee-uh, fehr deh BLEE-vuh SEND. Then we can finish before it gets late.

Jeg kan tage lidt frugt med.

YAI kan TAY-uh let FROOGD meh. I can bring some fruit.

Det ville være rart med en let snack.

Deh VIL-uh VAIR-uh RAHD meh en LET SNEG. A light snack would be nice.

Skal jeg også tage te med?

Skal YAI OH-suh TAY-uh TAY meh? Should I bring tea too?

Det ville også være rart med te.

Deh VIL-uh OH-suh VAIR-uh RAHD meh TAY. Tea would be nice too.

Word by Word

Hvad In “Hvad med en film derhjemme?”, “Hvad” asks what someone thinks about a suggestion. A useful pattern is “Hvad med” followed by a noun or activity, when suggesting an option.

med In “Hvad med en film derhjemme?”, “med” is part of a suggestion meaning about or what about. In “med te”, it has the meaning with; the reusable pattern is “Hvad med” for proposing something.

en In “en film”, “en” means a and comes before the noun “film”. Reuse “en” before a noun in the same kind of noun phrase.

film “Film” means movie in “en film derhjemme”. It is the thing the speakers suggest watching, and it can be used after an article such as “en”.

derhjemme “Derhjemme” means at home in “en film derhjemme”. It gives the location of the movie activity and can be used to specify that something happens at home.

Det At the start of “Det lyder rart og nemt.”, “Det” refers to the suggested plan or situation. It is also used in “Det ville være rart med te” to refer to what is being evaluated.

lyder In “Det lyder rart og nemt.”, “lyder” means sounds, as in an opinion about a suggestion. It is a form of “lyde”; the reusable pattern is “Det lyder” followed by a description.

rart “Rart” means nice or pleasant in “lyder rart” and “være rart”. It describes how the plan, snack, or tea would feel, and it can be used after “lyder” or “være” in similar evaluations.

og “Og” connects the two descriptions in “rart og nemt”. It is used to join words or descriptions that apply together.

nemt “Nemt” means easy in “rart og nemt”, describing the suggested plan as easy. It can be combined with another description using “og”.

Lad In “Lad os vælge en kort film.”, “Lad” introduces a suggestion to do something together. The reusable pattern is “Lad os” followed by an action.

os In “Lad os vælge en kort film.”, “os” refers to the speaker and the other person together. With “Lad”, it forms the suggestion “let us”; reuse “Lad os” before an action.

vælge “Vælge” means choose in “Lad os vælge en kort film.”. It follows “Lad os” and takes the thing being chosen after it, here “en kort film”.

kort “Kort” means short in “en kort film”, describing the movie’s length. It comes before the noun it describes in this phrase.

Så At the beginning of “Så kan vi blive færdige”, “Så” means then and connects the choice of a short movie with the next result. A useful pattern is “Så kan vi” followed by an action or result.

kan “Kan” means can in “Så kan vi blive færdige” and “Jeg kan tage lidt frugt med”. It is a form of “kunne” and is followed by an infinitive such as “blive” or “tage”.

vi “Vi” means we and refers to both friends in “kan vi blive færdige”. It is used as the subject before a verb, as in “vi kan”.

blive In “blive færdige”, “blive” means become or get, expressing reaching a finished state. It follows “kan” here, and “blive” can be followed by a description of the resulting state.

færdige “Færdige” means finished in “blive færdige”, describing the two friends as having completed the movie. The expression “blive færdige” is useful when talking about completing an activity.

før “Før” means before and introduces the time condition in “før det bliver sent”. It is reusable before a clause that tells when something must happen.

bliver In “det bliver sent”, “bliver” means gets or becomes, describing time becoming late. It is a form of “blive”; a useful pattern is “det bliver” followed by a description.

sent “Sent” means late in “det bliver sent”. It describes the time that the friends want to avoid reaching before finishing the movie.

Jeg “Jeg” means I and is the subject in “Jeg kan tage lidt frugt med”. It is used before the verb when the speaker describes their own action or offer.

tage In “tage lidt frugt med” and “tage te med”, “tage ... med” means bring something along. “Tage” is used with the item being brought and “med” shows that it is taken along.

lidt “Lidt” means some or a little in “lidt frugt”, indicating a small or unspecified amount. Reuse “lidt” before a substance or amount such as “frugt”.

frugt “Frugt” means fruit in “tage lidt frugt med”. It is the food the speaker offers to bring and can follow “lidt” when referring to some fruit.

ville In “Det ville være rart med en let snack”, “ville” gives the evaluation the meaning would. It works with “være” in the reusable pattern “ville være” followed by a description.

være “Være” means be in “ville være rart”. It follows “ville” and links the suggested snack or tea with the description “rart”.

let “Let” means light in “en let snack”, describing the snack as not heavy. It comes before the noun it describes.

snack “Snack” means snack in “en let snack”. It names the light food being considered, and it follows the article and description in this noun phrase.

Skal In “Skal jeg også tage te med?”, “Skal” asks whether the speaker should bring tea. It is a form of “skulle”; the reusable pattern is “Skal jeg” followed by an action.

også “Også” means also or too and adds tea as another possible item in “også tage te med”. In “ville også være”, it likewise adds tea to the things being considered.

te “Te” means tea in “tage te med” and “med te”. It is the drink the speaker offers to bring and can be used as the object after “tage”.

Grammar Points

Hvad med + noun?

Hvad med film?

VATH meh FEELM?

How about a movie?

Use Hvad med to suggest an option or ask for someone’s opinion about it.

lidt + noun

lidt frugt

let FROOGD

a little fruit

Use lidt before an uncountable noun to express a small amount.

Danish Vocabulary

blive færdige phrase

BLEE-vuh FAIR-dee-uh finish

derhjemme adv

dair-YEM-uh at home

film noun

FEELM movie

før conj

fehr before

Hvad med phrase

VATH meh How about

kort adj

KOHRD short

lyder verb

LOO-uh sounds

nemt adj

NEMT easy

rart adj

RAHD nice

sent adj

SEND late

så adv

Soh then

vælge verb

VEL-yuh choose

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

How about a movie at home?

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Hvad med en film derhjemme?

That sounds nice and easy.

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Det lyder rart og nemt.

Let's choose a short movie.

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Lad os vælge en kort film.

Spelling

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choose

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vælge

easy

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nemt

sounds

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lyder

nice

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rart