Fluent Fiction - Danish: Copenhagen's Pastry Adventure: A Spicy Surprise
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars var en fin mand.
En: Lars was a nice man.

Da: Han boede i København.
En: He lived in Copenhagen.

Da: Han elskede byen.
En: He loved the city.

Da: Han elskede også wienerbrød.
En: He also loved Danish pastries.

Da: Et godt, dansk wienerbrød.
En: A good, Danish pastry.

Da: En dag mødte han Anna.
En: One day, he met Anna.

Da: Anna var pæn.
En: Anna was pretty.

Da: Hun boede også i København.
En: She also lived in Copenhagen.

Da: Hun kunne lide at grine.
En: She liked to laugh.

Da: En lørdag gik Lars og Anna på strøget.
En: On a Saturday, Lars and Anna went to the shopping street.

Da: De så mange butikker.
En: They saw many shops.

Da: De så også et bageri.
En: They also saw a bakery.

Da: Lars' mave rumlede.
En: Lars' stomach rumbled.

Da: "Lad os få et wienerbrød," sagde han.
En: "Let's get a Danish pastry," he said.

Da: Anna nikkede.
En: Anna nodded.

Da: De gik ind i bageriet.
En: They went into the bakery.

Da: Lars kiggede på wienerbrødene.
En: Lars looked at the pastries.

Da: Der var mange.
En: There were many.

Da: Han valgte det største.
En: He chose the biggest one.

Da: Lars betalte og tog en bid.
En: Lars paid and took a bite.

Da: Wienerbrødet var krydret.
En: The pastry was spiced.

Da: Meget krydret.
En: Very spiced.

Da: Lars begyndte at svede.
En: Lars started to sweat.

Da: Hans ansigt blev rødt.
En: His face turned red.

Da: Anna så på Lars.
En: Anna looked at Lars.

Da: Hun begyndte at grine.
En: She started to laugh.

Da: Hun grinede højt.
En: She laughed loud.

Da: Folk vendte sig om.
En: People turned around.

Da: Lars blev flov.
En: Lars got embarrassed.

Da: Han drak hurtigt sin kaffe.
En: He quickly drank his coffee.

Da: Men hans ansigt var stadig rødt.
En: But his face was still red.

Da: "Lad os gå," sagde han.
En: "Let's go," he said.

Da: Anna nikkede.
En: Anna nodded.

Da: De gik videre på strøget.
En: They continued on the shopping street.

Da: Anna holdt stadig om maven.
En: Anna still held her stomach.

Da: Hun grinede stadig.
En: She was still laughing.

Da: Lars rystede på hovedet.
En: Lars shook his head.

Da: Men han smilede også.
En: But he also smiled.

Da: Senere sad de i en park.
En: Later, they sat in a park.

Da: Solen skinnede.
En: The sun was shining.

Da: Lars' ansigt var ikke længere rødt.
En: Lars' face was no longer red.

Da: Anna grinede heller ikke mere.
En: Anna wasn't laughing anymore either.

Da: Men hun smilede.
En: But she smiled.

Da: Hun tog Lars' hånd.
En: She took Lars' hand.

Da: "Din reaktion var sjov," sagde hun.
En: "Your reaction was funny," she said.

Da: Lars sukkede.
En: Lars sighed.

Da: "Ja, jeg blev overrasket," sagde han.
En: "Yes, I was surprised," he said.

Da: De grinede sammen.
En: They laughed together.

Da: Fra den dag, når Lars og Anna går forbi et bageri, griner de.
En: From that day on, when Lars and Anna walk past a bakery, they laugh.

Da: De tager hinandens hænder.
En: They hold each other's hands.

Da: De tænker på den dag, Lars spiste det krydrede wienerbrød.
En: They think about the day Lars ate the spiced pastry.

Da: Det er deres gode minder.
En: Those are their good memories.

Da: De deler dem i deres by, København.
En: They share them in their city, Copenhagen.

Da: Dette var en sjov dag.
En: This was a fun day.

Da: En meget, meget sjov dag.
En: A very, very fun day.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• nice: fin
• man: mand
• Copenhagen: København
• loved: elskede
• city: byen
• also: også
• Danish pastry: wienerbrød
• good: godt
• day: dag
• met: mødte
• Anna: Anna
• pretty: pæn
• lived: boede
• liked: kunne lide
• laugh: grine
• Saturday: lørdag
• shopping street: strøget
• saw: så
• shops: butikker
• bakery: bageri
• stomach: mave
• rumbled: rumlede
• Let's get: Lad os få
• nodded: nikkede
• bite: bid
• spiced: krydret
• sweat: svede
• face: ansigt