Fluent Fiction - Danish: Lost in Translation: Lars' Swedish Mishap in Copenhagen
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars er en fyr fra København.
En: Lars is a guy from Copenhagen.

Da: Det er i den gamle bydel, han bor.
En: He lives in the old town.

Da: Tæt ved havnen, hvor skibe sejler, og måger skriger.
En: Close to the harbor, where ships sail and seagulls scream.

Da: Hver dag går han på pub.
En: Every day he goes to the pub.

Da: Han elsker at snakke med folk der.
En: He loves talking to people there.

Da: En dag, Lars ønskede noget andet.
En: One day, Lars wanted something different.

Da: Han ønskede at prøve noget nyt.
En: He wanted to try something new.

Da: Han tog hen til en svensk restaurant.
En: He went to a Swedish restaurant.

Da: Her spiste han en lækker svensk ret og nød en god svenskrøget øl.
En: Here he ate a delicious Swedish dish and enjoyed a good Swedish smoked beer.

Da: Da Lars vendte tilbage til sin yndlingspub, følte han sig glad og energisk.
En: When Lars returned to his favorite pub, he felt happy and energized.

Da: Han sagde hej til alle, men noget var galt.
En: He said hello to everyone, but something was wrong.

Da: Ordene kom ud forkert.
En: The words came out wrong.

Da: Det lød ikke som dansk, det lød som svensk.
En: It didn't sound like Danish, it sounded like Swedish.

Da: Folk kiggede mærkeligt på ham.
En: People looked at him strangely.

Da: De begyndte at grine.
En: They began to laugh.

Da: Alle på pubben grinte af Lars.
En: Everyone in the pub laughed at Lars.

Da: Det var både pinligt og sjovt.
En: It was both embarrassing and funny.

Da: Lars begyndte selv at grine.
En: Lars started laughing too.

Da: Han var glad for at gøre folk glade.
En: He was happy to make people happy.

Da: Da natten faldt på, tog Lars hjem.
En: As night fell, Lars went home.

Da: Han følte sig trist, men også lettet.
En: He felt sad, but also relieved.

Da: Han havde lært noget vigtigt.
En: He had learned something important.

Da: Det er okay at være anderledes.
En: It's okay to be different.

Da: Folk vil grine, men det betyder ikke, de griner af en.
En: People may laugh, but it doesn't mean they're laughing at you.

Da: Den næste dag gik Lars igen på pubben.
En: The next day, Lars went to the pub again.

Da: Alle var glade for at se ham.
En: Everyone was happy to see him.

Da: Nogle grinede igen.
En: Some laughed again.

Da: Lars trak på skuldrene og smilede.
En: Lars shrugged and smiled.

Da: Han bestilte en øl.
En: He ordered a beer.

Da: Men denne gang bestilte han den på dansk.
En: But this time, he ordered it in Danish.

Da: Selvom Lars talte svensk ved en fejl, var hans oplevelse sjov.
En: Even though Lars spoke Swedish by mistake, his experience was funny.

Da: Folkene på pubben grinede, men det var ikke ondt ment.
En: The people at the pub laughed, but it wasn't meant to be mean.

Da: Lars lærte, at man godt kan lave fejl og stadig være glad.
En: Lars learned that it's okay to make mistakes and still be happy.

Da: Og det er det, der gør livet i København så vidunderligt.
En: And that's what makes life in Copenhagen so wonderful.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• guy: fyr
• Copenhagen: København
• old town: gamle bydel
• harbor: havn
• ships: skibe
• sail: sejler
• seagulls: måger
• scream: skriger
• pub: pub
• talking: snakke
• people: folk
• different: noget andet
• try: prøve
• new: nyt
• Swedish: svensk
• restaurant: restaurant
• delicious: lækker
• dish: ret
• enjoyed: nød
• good: god
• smoked: røget
• beer: øl
• happy: glad
• energized: energisk
• hello: hej
• wrong: forkert
• sound: lød
• Danish: dansk
• strangely: mærkeligt