Choosing a quieter room for studying | Learn Danish in English

Danish lesson set in a contemporary Copenhagen everyday setting: At home, two adults compare the kitchen and bedroom and choose the quieter room for studying..

EN → DA / Level: A2

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Dialogue

A

Hvilket rum skal jeg bruge til at studere?

VIL-gud rohm skal yai BROO-uh tehl stoo-TAIR-uh? Which room should I use for studying?
B

Hvad med soveværelset eller køkkenet?

Vah meh SOH-vuh-VAIR-uhl-suhd EL-uh KUR-kuh-nuhd? What about the bedroom or the kitchen?
A

Køkkenet er lysere, men der bliver larm.

KUR-kuh-nuhd air LOO-suh-ruh, men dair BLEE-uh larhm. The kitchen is brighter, but it gets noisy.
B

Soveværelset er mere stille og mere behageligt.

SOH-vuh-VAIR-uhl-suhd air MAIR-uh SDEH-luh oh MAIR-uh beh-HAI-uhld. The bedroom is quieter and more comfortable.
A

Jeg skal kunne koncentrere mig uden afbrydelser.

Yai skal KUN-uh kon-sen-TRAI-uh-reh mai OO-un OW-BRYOO-duhl-suh. I need to focus without interruptions.
B

Så giver det bedre mening at vælge det mere stille rum.

Soh KEE-uh deh BEH-druh MAY-ning ad VEL-guh deh MAIR-uh SDEH-luh rohm. Then the quieter room makes more sense.
A

Jeg vil studere i soveværelset i dag.

Yai vel stoo-TAIR-uh ee SOH-vuh-VAIR-uhl-suhd ee dah. I'll study in the bedroom today.
B

Luk døren, hvis der bliver larm på gangen.

Loog DUR-uhn, ves dair BLEE-uh larhm poh GANG-uhn. Close the door if the hallway gets noisy.

Word by Word

Hvilket Hvilket means “which” in the question Hvilket rum skal jeg bruge til at studere? It introduces a choice of room and is used directly before rum here.
rum Rum means “room” in Hvilket rum skal jeg bruge til at studere? It is the thing being selected, so a useful pattern is Hvilket rum ...? when asking which room.
skal Skal expresses what the speaker should or needs to do in skal jeg bruge. It is followed by a subject and an infinitive, as in skal jeg bruge.
Jeg Jeg means “I” and is the subject in Jeg skal kunne koncentrere mig uden afbrydelser. Use Jeg at the beginning of a statement about yourself.
bruge Bruge means “use” in skal jeg bruge, referring to using a room for studying. After skal, the verb stays in this infinitive form; the pattern is skal bruge something.
til Til marks the purpose in til at studere, meaning “for studying” or “to study.” It connects the use of the room with the activity that will happen there.
at At introduces the infinitive studere in til at studere. Together, til at studere expresses the purpose of using the room.
studere Studere means “study” in til at studere and later in vil studere. It is used after at or after vil to describe the intended activity.
Hvad Hvad means “what” in Hvad med soveværelset eller køkkenet? The phrase asks which suggestion the listener thinks about, and Hvad can begin a question about an option.
med Med appears in Hvad med soveværelset eller køkkenet?, the phrase used to suggest or ask about an option. Here med links the proposed room to the topic under discussion.
soveværelset Soveværelset means “the bedroom” in Hvad med soveværelset eller køkkenet? The form refers to a specific bedroom, and it is also used in i soveværelset for the chosen location.
eller Eller means “or” and connects the two alternatives in soveværelset eller køkkenet. Use it between options when presenting a choice.
køkkenet Køkkenet means “the kitchen” in soveværelset eller køkkenet and Køkkenet er lysere. The form refers to a specific kitchen being compared with the bedroom.
er Er means “is” in Køkkenet er lysere and Soveværelset er mere stille. It links each room with a description.
lysere Lysere means “brighter” in Køkkenet er lysere. The ending marks a comparison, so it describes the kitchen as brighter than another option in this discussion.
men Men means “but” in Køkkenet er lysere, men der bliver larm. It introduces the contrasting problem of noise after the positive description of the kitchen.
der Der is used in der bliver larm to introduce the situation that noise occurs. It does not refer to a particular place here; the place is given separately in på gangen.
bliver Bliver means “becomes” or “gets” in der bliver larm, describing the point when the situation becomes noisy. A useful pattern is der bliver followed by a condition or situation, as in der bliver larm.
larm Larm means “noise” in der bliver larm and hvis der bliver larm på gangen. It names the unwanted noise, while the whole expression der bliver larm means that it gets noisy.
mere Mere means “more” in mere stille and mere behageligt. It comes before these descriptions to compare the bedroom with the other room.
stille Stille means “quiet” in mere stille and det mere stille rum. It describes the room’s sound level; mere stille means “quieter.”
og Og means “and” in Soveværelset er mere stille og mere behageligt. It joins two descriptions of the same bedroom.
behageligt Behageligt means “comfortable” or “pleasant” in Soveværelset er mere stille og mere behageligt. It gives a second positive description of the bedroom, alongside mere stille.
kunne Kunne adds the meaning “be able to” in skal kunne koncentrere mig. In the whole phrase, the speaker says that they need to be able to focus without interruptions.
koncentrere Koncentrere means “focus” or “concentrate” in skal kunne koncentrere mig. It is used with the reflexive object mig here, giving the expression koncentrere mig for “focus.”
mig Mig means “me” in koncentrere mig and refers back to the speaker Jeg. Together, koncentrere mig means that the speaker focuses themselves, or simply “focuses.”
uden Uden means “without” in uden afbrydelser. It introduces what must be absent, so uden can be followed by the thing or situation being avoided.
afbrydelser Afbrydelser means “interruptions” in uden afbrydelser. It names the interruptions the speaker wants to avoid while studying.
Så Så means “then” in Så giver det bedre mening at vælge det mere stille rum. It connects the stated need for quiet with the conclusion that follows.
giver Giver is the verb in giver det bedre mening, where it contributes the idea of “gives” or “makes.” The whole expression giver det bedre mening says that a choice makes more sense.
det Det is the “it” in giver det bedre mening, referring to the choice or conclusion being discussed. In this expression, it is part of the statement that something makes better sense.
bedre Bedre means “better” in giver det bedre mening. It compares this choice with the earlier alternatives, so the whole phrase says that the choice makes more sense.
mening Mening means “sense” or “meaning” in giver det bedre mening. With bedre, the exact phrase bedre mening describes a conclusion as more sensible.
vælge Vælge means “choose” in at vælge det mere stille rum. It is the action being considered, and the pattern is at vælge followed by the chosen object.
vil Vil expresses intention in Jeg vil studere i soveværelset i dag, meaning that the speaker plans or wants to study there. It is followed by the infinitive studere.
i I means “in” in i soveværelset and i dag. Here it marks location with a room and forms the time expression i dag for “today.”
dag Dag means “day” in i dag, the exact phrase meaning “today.” Use i dag to state that something happens on the current day.
Luk Luk is the direct instruction “close” in Luk døren. It tells the listener to close a specific door.
døren Døren means “the door” in Luk døren. It refers to the specific door that the listener is told to close.
hvis Hvis means “if” in hvis der bliver larm på gangen. It introduces the condition under which the listener should close the door.
på På appears in på gangen, which means “in the hallway” in this dialogue. It places the noise in relation to the hallway in the expression der bliver larm på gangen.
gangen Gangen means “the hallway” in på gangen. The form refers to the specific hallway where noise may occur.

Grammar Points

hvilket + intetkønsord

hvilket rum

VIL-gud rohm

which room

hvilket is the neuter form of “which” and agrees with the neuter noun rum.

Bestemt form: -et / -en

soveværelset

SOH-vuh-VAIR-uhl-suhd

the bedroom

Danish often adds a suffix to the noun to express “the”; -et is used here with a neuter noun.

Danish Vocabulary

afbrydelser noun
ow-BRYOO-duhl-suh interruptions
Gender
common

Jeg skal kunne koncentrere mig uden afbrydelser.

behageligt adj
beh-HAI-uhld comfortable
Gender
neuter

Soveværelset er mere stille og mere behageligt.

bruge verb
BROO-uh use

Hvilket rum skal jeg bruge til at studere?

hvilket det
VIL-gud which
Gender
neuter

Hvilket rum skal jeg bruge til at studere?

koncentrere verb
kon-sen-TRAI-uh-reh focus; concentrate

Jeg skal kunne koncentrere mig uden afbrydelser.

køkkenet noun
KUR-kuh-nuhd kitchen
Gender
neuter

Hvad med soveværelset eller køkkenet?

larm noun
larhm noise
Gender
common

Køkkenet er lysere, men der bliver larm.

lysere adj
LOO-suh-ruh brighter

Køkkenet er lysere, men der bliver larm.

rum noun
rohm room
Gender
neuter

Hvilket rum skal jeg bruge til at studere?

soveværelset noun
SOH-vuh-VAIR-uhl-suhd bedroom
Gender
neuter

Hvad med soveværelset eller køkkenet?

stille adj
SDEH-luh quiet

Soveværelset er mere stille og mere behageligt.

studere verb
stoo-TAIR-uh study

Hvilket rum skal jeg bruge til at studere?

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

What about the bedroom or the kitchen?

Show AnswerHvad med soveværelset eller køkkenet?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

brighter

Show Answerlysere

which

Show Answerhvilket

study

Show Answerstudere

use

Show Answerbruge