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Use Tired eyes and screen brightness to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.

Dialogue

Mine øjne føles trætte.

MEE-nuh UR-nuh FUR-luhs TRED-uh. My eyes feel tired.

Skærmen er måske for lys.

SGAIR-mun air MAW-skeh foh LEWS. The screen may be too bright.

Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?

Kahn yai GUR-uh den MUR-guh-ruh? Can I make it darker?

Prøv at skrue ned for lysstyrken.

PRUR at SGROO-uh NAY foh LEWS-stur-gun. Try lowering the brightness.

Jeg bør også hvile mine øjne.

Yai bur AW-suh VEE-luh MEE-nuh UR-nuh. I should rest my eyes too.

Se væk fra skærmen nu.

Say VEK frah SGAIR-mun noo. Look away from the screen now.

Det føles bedre.

Deh FUR-luhs BEH-thuh. That feels better.

Tag en pause mere senere.

Tag en POW-suh MAIR seh-NAIR-uh. Take another break later.

Word by Word

Mine “Mine” means “my” in “Mine øjne”, referring to the speaker’s eyes. It is used before the plural noun “øjne”; this is a reusable pattern for expressing possession before a plural noun.

øjne “øjne” means “eyes” in “Mine øjne føles trætte”. It is the plural form used for the two eyes here; “mine øjne” is a useful expression for talking about your eyes.

føles “føles” means “feel” or “seem” in “Mine øjne føles trætte”. It describes how something is experienced, and “Det føles bedre” is another reusable pattern with this word.

trætte “trætte” means “tired” and describes the eyes in “Mine øjne føles trætte”. The form is used with the plural noun “øjne”; it is useful when describing how plural things feel.

Skærmen “Skærmen” means “the screen” in “Skærmen er måske for lys”. The form refers to a specific screen already relevant in the conversation; “skærmen” can be used when talking about the screen in front of you.

er “er” means “is” in “Skærmen er måske for lys”. It links “Skærmen” with the description “for lys”; this pattern is useful for describing a current condition.

måske “måske” means “maybe” in “Skærmen er måske for lys”. It makes the statement uncertain rather than definite, and it can be placed in a sentence such as “er måske for lys” when offering a possibility.

for “for” means “too” in “for lys”, so the screen may be brighter than is comfortable. It comes directly before the adjective in this pattern: “for” plus a description.

lys “lys” means “bright” in “Skærmen er måske for lys”. Together with “for”, it describes the screen as too bright; “skærmen er lys” is a reusable pattern for describing screen brightness.

Kan “Kan” means “can” in the question “Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?”. At the beginning of the question, it asks whether the speaker is able or allowed to do something; “Kan jeg ...?” is a useful question pattern.

jeg “jeg” means “I” in “Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?”. It identifies the speaker as the person who may make the change; “jeg” is used before the action in this question pattern.

gøre “gøre” means “make” in “gøre den mørkere”, referring to making the screen darker. It follows “kan” in “Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?”; this pattern keeps the thing being changed before the description.

den “den” means “it” in “gøre den mørkere”, referring to the screen. It is used as the object of “gøre” before “mørkere”, so the pattern is “gøre den mørkere” when changing its appearance.

mørkere “mørkere” means “darker” in “gøre den mørkere”. It describes the result the speaker wants for “den”; “gøre den mørkere” is a reusable pattern for making something darker.

Prøv “Prøv” means “try” in the instruction “Prøv at skrue ned for lysstyrken”. It is the form used to give this suggestion at the start of the sentence; “Prøv at ...” is a useful way to suggest an action.

at “at” introduces the action in “at skrue ned for lysstyrken”. It follows “Prøv” in the pattern “Prøv at ...” and comes before the action being suggested.

skrue ned for “skrue ned for” means “turn down” or “lower” in “skrue ned for lysstyrken”. “skrue” expresses adjusting, “ned” adds the idea of reducing, and “for” connects the phrase to what is adjusted, here “lysstyrken”. The full pattern “skrue ned for lysstyrken” is used when lowering brightness.

lysstyrken “lysstyrken” means “the brightness” in “skrue ned for lysstyrken”. It refers to the specific brightness setting of the screen; it is useful after “skrue ned for” when saying what should be lowered.

bør “bør” means “should” in “Jeg bør også hvile mine øjne”. It presents resting the eyes as a sensible recommendation for the speaker; it is followed by the action “hvile” in this sentence.

også “også” means “also” or “too” in “Jeg bør også hvile mine øjne”. It adds resting the eyes as an additional action or recommendation; in this sentence it comes after “bør” and before “hvile”.

hvile “hvile” means “rest” in “hvile mine øjne”. It follows “bør” and takes “mine øjne” as what is rested; “bør ... hvile” is a reusable pattern for stating what someone should rest.

Se “Se” means “look” in the instruction “Se væk fra skærmen nu”. It is used at the beginning as a direct instruction; “Se ...” can introduce where someone should direct their gaze.

væk “væk” means “away” in “Se væk fra skærmen”. It shows that the gaze should move away from the screen; “Se væk fra ...” is a reusable pattern for telling someone to look away from something.

fra “fra” means “from” in “væk fra skærmen”. It connects “væk” with the thing being looked away from, here “skærmen”; the pattern “væk fra” identifies the point someone should move away from.

nu “nu” means “now” in “Se væk fra skærmen nu”. It tells the person to do this at the present moment; it is placed at the end of this instruction to specify when it should happen.

Det “Det” means “that” or “it” in “Det føles bedre”, referring to the situation or result just mentioned. It is the subject of the sentence and is useful when commenting on how something feels.

bedre “bedre” means “better” in “Det føles bedre”. It says that the situation feels improved compared with before; “føles bedre” is a reusable expression for saying that something feels improved.

Tag “Tag” means “take” in the instruction “Tag en pause mere senere”. It is used at the beginning to tell someone what to do; “Tag en pause” is a useful expression for telling someone to take a break.

en “en” means “a” or “one” before “pause” in “en pause”. It introduces one break as the thing to take; “en” commonly comes before a singular noun in this pattern.

pause “pause” means “break” in “Tag en pause mere senere”. It names the rest period the listener should take; “Tag en pause” is a practical expression for suggesting a break.

mere “mere” means “another” in “en pause mere”, adding one further break to the plan. It comes after “pause” in this expression; the full phrase refers to an additional break.

senere “senere” means “later” in “Tag en pause mere senere”. It places the additional break at a time after now; it is useful at the end of a sentence when specifying that something should happen later.

Grammar Points

god → bedre

Det føles bedre nu.

Deh FUR-luhs BEH-thuh noo.

That feels better now.

bedre is the irregular comparative form of god, meaning “better.”

mørk → mørkere

Gør den mørkere.

GUR den MUR-guh-ruh.

Make it darker.

mørkere is the comparative form of mørk and describes a change to a darker state.

Danish Vocabulary

den pron

den it

Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?

føle verb

FUR-luh feel føles

Mine øjne føles trætte.

gøre verb

GUR-uh make

Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?

jeg pron

yai I

Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?

lys adj

LEWS bright

Skærmen er måske for lys.

mørk adj

MURK dark mørkere

Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?

måske adv

MAW-skeh maybe

Skærmen er måske for lys.

prøve verb

PRUR-wuh try prøv

Prøv at skrue ned for lysstyrken.

skrue ned for phrase

SGROO-uh NAY foh turn down

Prøv at skrue ned for lysstyrken.

skærm noun

SGAIRm screen skærmen

Skærmen er måske for lys.

træt adj

TRED tired trætte

Mine øjne føles trætte.

øje noun

UR-yuh eye øjne

Mine øjne føles trætte.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

My eyes feel tired.

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Mine øjne føles trætte.

The screen may be too bright.

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Skærmen er måske for lys.

Can I make it darker?

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Kan jeg gøre den mørkere?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

tired

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trætte

screen

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skærmen

make

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gøre

eye

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øjne