Fluent Fiction - Danish

The Art of 'Hygge': A Cozy Evening in Copenhagen


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Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Art of 'Hygge': A Cozy Evening in Copenhagen
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Story Transcript:

Da: Sofie, Anders og Emil boede i København.
En: Sofie, Anders, and Emil lived in Copenhagen.

Da: De elskede deres by.
En: They loved their city.

Da: Og de elskede 'hygge'.
En: And they loved 'hygge'.

Da: Men at forklare 'hygge' for folk, der ikke er fra Danmark, var svært.
En: But explaining 'hygge' to people who are not from Denmark was difficult.

Da: Så de fik en ide.
En: So they had an idea.

Da: De ville lave et middagsselskab.
En: They would host a dinner party.

Da: Med levende lys.
En: With candles.

Da: Og masser af dansk 'hygge'.
En: And plenty of Danish 'hygge'.

Da: Den dag, de lod ideen træde i kraft, var det en varm sommeraften.
En: The day they put the idea into action was a warm summer evening.

Da: Sofia var i køkkenet.
En: Sofie was in the kitchen.

Da: Hun skar grøntsager.
En: She was cutting vegetables.

Da: Køkkenet duftede af mad.
En: The kitchen smelled of food.

Da: Udenfor hang glade lys langs tagkanten.
En: Happy lights hung outside along the roofline.

Da: Emil satte musik på.
En: Emil put on some music.

Da: En blød melodi flød ud i luften.
En: A soft melody floated through the air.

Da: Anders gik rundt og tændte lys.
En: Anders walked around lighting candles.

Da: Lys i vinduer.
En: Candles in the windows.

Da: Lys på bordet.
En: Candles on the table.

Da: Små klare stjerner i sommernatten.
En: Small bright stars in the summer night.

Da: Den første gæst kom.
En: The first guest arrived.

Da: Han var fra England.
En: He was from England.

Da: Han hed John.
En: His name was John.

Da: Han så lysene.
En: He saw the lights.

Da: Han hørte musikken.
En: He heard the music.

Da: Han smilede.
En: He smiled.

Da: "Det er hyggeligt," sagde han.
En: "It's cozy," he said.

Da: Sofie, Anders, og Emil smilede.
En: Sofie, Anders, and Emil smiled.

Da: Det var en god start.
En: It was a good start.

Da: Men de ønskede at vise mere end bare hygge.
En: But they wanted to show more than just coziness.

Da: De ønskede at gøre John til en del af det.
En: They wanted to make John a part of it.

Da: Flere gæster kom.
En: More guests arrived.

Da: Fra forskellige lande.
En: From different countries.

Da: Fra Tyskland.
En: From Germany.

Da: Fra Spanien.
En: From Spain.

Da: Fra Australien.
En: From Australia.

Da: Og fra mange flere steder.
En: And from many more places.

Da: Sofie, Anders, og Emil hilste på dem alle.
En: Sofie, Anders, and Emil greeted them all.

Da: De viste dem rundt.
En: They showed them around.

Da: Bød dem til bords.
En: Invited them to the table.

Da: Tændte flere lys.
En: Lit more candles.

Da: Sørgede for, at musikken spillede.
En: Made sure the music played.

Da: Og grinede, talte, listen til historier.
En: And they laughed, talked, listened to stories.

Da: Sådan fortsatte aftenen.
En: And so the evening continued.

Da: Som solen begyndte at gå ned, følte alle sig godt tilpas.
En: As the sun began to set, everyone felt comfortable.

Da: Alle snakkede.
En: Everyone talked.

Da: Alle grinede.
En: Everyone laughed.

Da: Alle følte sig hjemme.
En: Everyone felt at home.

Da: Selv langt væk fra det.
En: Even far away from it.

Da: De følte 'hygge'.
En: They felt 'hygge'.

Da: Selv dem, der ikke vidste, hvad det betød.
En: Even those who didn't know what it meant.

Da: Efter middagen satte de sig alle udenfor.
En: After dinner, they all sat outside.

Da: Under de hængende lys.
En: Under the hanging lights.

Da: De så på stjerner.
En: They looked at the stars.

Da: De delte historier.
En: They shared stories.

Da: Om livet.
En: About life.

Da: Om eventyr.
En: About adventures.

Da: Om deres hjemlande.
En: About their homelands.

Da: Tales sprog var forskellig, men følelsen var det samme.
En: The languages spoken were different, but the feeling was the same.

Da: Hygge.
En: Coziness.

Da: Ren og enkel hygge.
En: Pure and simple coziness.

Da: Som natten blev dybere, begyndte gæsterne at gå.
En: As the night grew deeper, the guests started to leave.

Da: Hver sagde farvel til Sofie, Anders, og Emil.
En: Each said goodbye to Sofie, Anders, and Emil.

Da: Hver takkede for aftenen.
En: Each thanked them for the evening.

Da: For maden.
En: For the food.

Da: For musikken.
En: For the music.

Da: For lysene.
En: For the lights.

Da: Og mest af alt, for hyggen.
En: And most of all, for the coziness.

Da: Sofie, Anders, og Emil så på dem gå.
En: Sofie, Anders, and Emil watched them go.

Da: De følte sig glade.
En: They felt happy.

Da: De følte sig trætte.
En: They felt tired.

Da: Men mest af alt, de følte sig hyggelige.
En: But most of all, they felt cozy.

Da: De havde vist verden, hvad 'hygge' betød.
En: They had shown the world what 'hygge' meant.

Da: Og verden havde forstået.
En: And the world had understood.

Da: Det var mere, end de nogensinde havde forventet.
En: It was more than they had ever expected.

Da: Det var en meget hyggelig aften i København.
En: It was a very cozy evening in Copenhagen.


Vocabulary Words:
  • Sofie: Anders
  • Emil: Copenhagen
  • loved: elskede
  • city: by
  • hygge: hygge
  • explaining: forklare
  • difficult: svært
  • idea: ide
  • host: lave
  • dinner party: middagsselskab
  • candles: lys
  • plenty: masser
  • warm: varm
  • summer evening: sommeraften
  • kitchen: køkken
  • cutting: skar
  • vegetables: grøntsager
  • smelled: duftede
  • food: mad
  • happy lights: glade lys
  • hung: hang
  • outside: udenfor
  • roofline: tagkanten
  • put on: satte på
  • melody: melodi
  • floated: flød
  • through: ud i
  • air: luften
  • walked: gik
  • lighting: tændte
...more
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