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Dialogue

Kan du tjekke vejr-appen, før vi går?

Kahn doo CHEH-guh VY-uh AP-en, fuhr vee GOHR? Can you check the weather app before we leave?

Der står, at der er en chance for regn.

Dair STOHR, ad dair air en SHAHN-suh fohr RINE. It says there is some chance of rain.

Himlen ser allerede overskyet ud.

HEEM-len sair al-RAY-duh OH-vuh-SKOO-et ooth. The sky looks cloudy already.

Temperaturen falder også i aften.

tem-peh-rah-TOO-uhn FAL-uh OH-saw ee AF-dn. The temperature will also drop this evening.

Skal jeg tage en let jakke med?

SGAL yigh TAH-uh en LEHD YAH-guh meh? Should I carry a light jacket?

En let jakke og en lille paraply ville være en hjælp.

En LEHD YAH-guh ow en LEEL-uh pah-rah-PLOO VIL-uh VAIR-uh en YELP. A light jacket and a small umbrella would help.

Så kan jeg lægge begge dele i min taske.

SOH kan yigh LEH-guh BEH-uh DAY-luh ee meen TAS-guh. Then I can put both in my bag.

Det burde være nok til regnen og den køligere aften.

Deh BOO-uh VAIR-uh NOHK teel RINE-en ow den KUR-lee-uh-ruh AF-dn. That should be enough for the rain and the cooler evening.

Word by Word

Kan Kan expresses ability or possibility in the request “Kan du tjekke”. It is a form of kunne and is used here to ask someone politely to check the app.

du du means “you” and refers to the person being asked. In “Kan du tjekke”, it comes before the verb in this question pattern.

tjekke tjekke means “check” in “Kan du tjekke vejr-appen”. It is used after Kan du to ask someone to check something, such as an app or message.

vejr-appen vejr-appen means “the weather app”, the app being checked in the dialogue. The exact form is a definite compound, and it can be used after verbs such as tjekke when naming the app or service to check.

før før means “before” and introduces the time condition in “før vi går”. It is commonly followed by a clause describing what happens before another action.

vi vi means “we” and refers to the two people in the dialogue. In “før vi går”, it is the subject of the clause after før.

går går means “go” or “leave” in “før vi går”, referring to leaving. Its citation form is gå, and the expression can be reused when saying that people leave before another event.

Der Der is the introductory subject in “Der står” and “der er en chance”; it helps present information or state that something exists. In this dialogue, it does not refer to a specific physical place.

står står means “says” or “is written” in “Der står”, referring to the information displayed by the weather app. Its citation form is stå, and “Der står” is useful when reporting what a screen, sign, or message says.

at at means “that” and introduces the information being reported in “at der er en chance for regn”. It commonly connects a reporting expression with a complete clause.

er er means “is” or “there is” in “der er en chance for regn”. Its citation form is være, and it is used here to say that a possibility exists.

en en is the indefinite article “a” in “en chance” and refers to one non-specific possibility. It is used before the noun in phrases such as en chance for regn.

chance chance means “chance” or “possibility” in “en chance for regn”. The reusable pattern is en chance for followed by what may happen.

for for means “of” in “en chance for regn”, linking the chance with the possible event. This preposition is used here before the noun naming what there may be a chance of.

regn regn means “rain” in “en chance for regn”. It names the possible weather event and can be used after for in this expression.

Himlen Himlen means “the sky” in “Himlen ser allerede overskyet ud”. It is the definite form of himmel and is the thing whose appearance is being described.

ser ser means “looks” in “Himlen ser allerede overskyet ud”, describing how the sky appears. Its citation form is se, and it is used with a description of appearance in this sentence.

allerede allerede means “already” and shows that the sky has this appearance at the present time. In “ser allerede overskyet ud”, it comes before the description of the sky.

overskyet overskyet means “cloudy” or “overcast” and describes the sky in “Himlen ser allerede overskyet ud”. It is used after ser and before ud as part of the appearance description.

ud ud contributes to the appearance expression “ser allerede overskyet ud”; here it does not simply mean “out”. The pattern ser ... ud is used to describe how someone or something looks.

Temperaturen Temperaturen means “the temperature” in the sentence about the evening. It is the definite form of temperatur and is the subject of “Temperaturen falder”.

falder falder means “falls” or “drops” when the temperature changes in “Temperaturen falder”. Its citation form is falde, and it can describe a temperature becoming lower.

også også means “also” and adds this temperature change to the earlier weather information. In “falder også”, it indicates that the temperature drops in addition to the other conditions mentioned.

i i means “in” or “during” in the time phrase “i aften”. It is commonly used before a time expression to say when something happens.

aften aften means “evening”; in “i aften” it means “this evening”, while “den køligere aften” refers to the cooler evening. These phrases show how aften can name the relevant time period.

Skal Skal asks whether the speaker should take something along in “Skal jeg tage en let jakke med?”. It is a form of skulle and is used here to ask for advice or approval about an action.

jeg jeg means “I” and refers to the person who may take the jacket. In “Skal jeg tage”, it is the subject of the proposed action.

tage tage means “take” in the phrase “tage en let jakke med”. Its citation form is tage, and with med it describes taking something along when leaving.

let let means “light” in “en let jakke”, describing a jacket that is not heavy. It is placed before the noun it describes.

jakke jakke means “jacket” in “en let jakke”. It names the item being considered for carrying and can follow an article and description such as en let.

med med means “along” in “tage en let jakke med”, showing that the jacket will be taken along. This use commonly follows an object after tage when someone brings an item with them.

lille lille means “small” in “en lille paraply”, describing the size of the umbrella. It comes before the noun it modifies.

paraply paraply means “umbrella” in “en lille paraply”. It names the second item that may be useful in the rain.

ville ville means “would” in “ville være en hjælp”, presenting the jacket and umbrella as something that would be helpful. It is used here to express a possible or expected result rather than a definite statement.

være være means “be” after ville in “ville være en hjælp”. It links the possible situation with the description en hjælp, and it can follow modal forms in similar statements.

hjælp hjælp means “help” in “en hjælp”, referring to something useful or supportive. The expression ville være en hjælp presents an item or action as useful in a particular situation.

Så Så means “then” in “Så kan jeg lægge begge dele i min taske”, introducing the consequence of the suggestion. It can begin a sentence that follows logically from what was just said.

lægge lægge means “put” or “place” in “lægge begge dele i min taske”. It is used with an object and a location, here the two items and the bag.

begge begge means “both” and refers to the jacket and the umbrella together. In “begge dele”, it specifies that the two previously mentioned items are included.

dele dele means “things” or “parts” in the expression “begge dele”, which refers to both items just mentioned. This expression is useful when referring back to two things without repeating their names.

min min means “my” and shows that the bag belongs to the speaker in “min taske”. It is placed before the noun it identifies as belonging to the speaker.

taske taske means “bag” in “min taske”. It names the place where the speaker will put both items.

Det Det means “that” or “it” in “Det burde være nok”, referring to the proposed combination of the jacket and umbrella. It introduces the thing being judged as sufficient.

burde burde means “should” or “ought to” in “Det burde være nok”, expressing an expectation that the items will be sufficient. It is used here to give a cautious assessment rather than an absolute guarantee.

nok nok means “enough” in “burde være nok til regnen”. It is used with til to say what something is sufficient for.

til til means “for” in “nok til regnen”, identifying the situation the items should be sufficient for. The reusable pattern is nok til followed by the relevant need or situation.

regnen regnen means “the rain” in “nok til regnen”. It is the definite form of regn and names the weather condition the items should protect against.

og og means “and” and joins “regnen” with “den køligere aften”. It connects two situations or items that are considered together.

den den means “the” before “køligere aften” and identifies a particular evening. It introduces the noun phrase describing the evening relevant to this situation.

køligere køligere means “cooler” and describes the evening in “den køligere aften”. It compares this evening with a warmer reference situation and comes before the noun it describes.

Grammar Points

tage ... med

tage en paraply med

TAH-uh en pah-rah-PLOO meh

to bring an umbrella along

In Danish, med comes after the object in this fixed expression: tage + object + med.

adjektiv + -ere

en køligere aften

en KUR-lee-uh-ruh AF-dn

a cooler evening

The suffix -ere forms the comparative of many Danish adjectives, such as kølig → køligere.

Danish Vocabulary

allerede adv

al-RAY-duh already

chance noun

SHAHN-suh chance

før conj

fuhr before

gå verb

goh to leave; to go går

himmel noun

HEEM-el sky Himlen

overskyet adj

OH-vuh-SKOO-et cloudy; overcast

regn noun

RINE rain

se verb

sair to look; to see ser

stå verb

stoh r to say; to state står

temperatur noun

tem-peh-rah-TOOR temperature Temperaturen

tjekke verb

CHEH-guh to check

vejr-app noun

VY-uh AP weather app vejr-appen

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

The sky looks cloudy already.

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Himlen ser allerede overskyet ud.

The temperature will also drop this evening.

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Temperaturen falder også i aften.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to say; to state

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står

sky

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Himlen

chance

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chance

rain

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regn