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New life in Denmark vocabulary
26 Danish new life in denmark words for PD2, each with a sentence, its forms and audio.
New life in Denmark is one of the themes that comes back again and again in PD2. The 26 words below are the ones worth knowing for this topic at that level — not a generic word list. Each card shows the Danish word on the front; flip it for the English meaning and a sentence showing how the word is actually used.
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tap to flipbagerbutikbakery shop
Habib kommer fra Tunesien, og han har haft sin egen bagerbutik på Østerbro i København i 20 år.
Habib comes from Tunisia, and he has had his own bakery shop in Østerbro in Copenhagen for 20 years.
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tap to flipbede omto ask people to
Han kan bare ikke lide at bede folk om at snakke dansk med ham.
He just does not like asking people to speak Danish with him.
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tap to flipen beslutningdecision
Det synes Emil er en god beslutning.
Emil thinks that is a good decision.
Inflections beslutning · beslutningen · beslutninger · beslutningerne
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tap to flipbesluttedecided
Hun blev nemlig hurtigt glad for at være i landet, og efter de seks måneder besluttede hun, at hun ville blive og gøre sin uddannelse færdig.
She quickly grew fond of being in the country, and after those six months she decided that she wanted to stay and finish her degree.
Inflections beslutte · beslutter · besluttede · besluttet
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tap to flipblive bedre tilto get better at
For Sahil er rigtig god til engelsk, men han vil gerne blive bedre til at tale dansk.
Because Sahil is really good at English, but he would like to get better at speaking Danish.
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tap to flipblive boendeto stay on, to keep living (somewhere)
Derfor har hun besluttet at blive boende i Aarhus.
That's why she has decided to stay living in Aarhus.
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tap to flipen chancechances
Andrea glæder sig til at flytte sammen med Emil, og hun tror, at hun har gode chancer for at finde et job som ingeniør i Danmark, når hun er færdig med sine studier.
Andrea is looking forward to moving in with Emil, and she thinks she has good chances of finding a job as an engineer in Denmark once she has finished her studies.
Inflections chance · chancen · chancet · chancer · chancerne
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tap to flipdrømdream
Det har altid været min drøm.
It has always been my dream.
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tap to flipefterhåndengradually, by now
Mange af dem har købt brød hos mig i flere år, så dem kender jeg efterhånden rigtig godt.
Many of them have bought bread from me for several years, so by now I know them really well.
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tap to flipflytte sammento move in together
Andrea glæder sig til at flytte sammen med Emil, og hun tror, at hun har gode chancer for at finde et job som ingeniør i Danmark, når hun er færdig med sine studier.
Andrea is looking forward to moving in with Emil, and she thinks she has good chances of finding a job as an engineer in Denmark once she has finished her studies.
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tap to flipen ingeniørengineer
Sahil kom til Danmark for tre år siden, fordi han fik arbejde som ingeniør i et stort, dansk firma, og han blev hurtigt glad for kollegerne og de spændende arbejdsopgaver.
Sahil came to Denmark three years ago because he got a job as an engineer at a large Danish company, and he quickly grew fond of his colleagues and the exciting work tasks.
Inflections ingeniør · ingeniøren · ingeniører · ingeniørerne
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tap to flipinternationalinternational
Det er en international uddannelse, så der er studerende fra både Danmark og andre lande på hendes studie, og undervisningen er på engelsk.
It is an international programme, so there are students from both Denmark and other countries on her course, and the teaching is in English.
Inflections international · internationalt · internationale
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tap to flipen konkurrencethe competition
Det betyder meget, især her i København, hvor der er mange spisesteder, og konkurrencen om kunderne er hård.
That matters a lot, especially here in Copenhagen, where there are many places to eat and the competition for customers is tough.
Inflections konkurrence · konkurrencen · konkurrencer · konkurrencerne
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tap to flipet krydderispices
Jeg er også lige begyndt at lave nogle lækre flutes med arabiske krydderier.
I have also just started making some delicious baguettes with Arabic spices.
Inflections krydderi · krydderiet · krydderier · krydderierne
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tap to flipen kundecustomers
Generelt virker vores kunder meget tilfredse med maden, og de er gode til at anbefale os til andre.
Generally our customers seem very satisfied with the food, and they are good at recommending us to others.
Inflections kunde · kunden · kunder · kunderne
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tap to fliplave fejlmakes a lot of mistakes
I hverdagen betyder det mest for ham, at han kan tale med kunderne, men nogle gange har han også brug for at skrive mails og nyhedsbreve til dem på dansk, og så irriterer det ham, at han laver mange fejl.
In everyday life what matters most to him is that he can talk to the customers, but sometimes he also needs to write emails and newsletters to them in Danish, and then it annoys him that he makes a lot of mistakes.
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tap to fliplykkessucceeded, worked out
Så hun har prøvet at finde et andet studiejob, men det er desværre ikke lykkedes for hende endnu.
So she has tried to find another student job, but unfortunately she hasn't succeeded yet.
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tap to flipet modersmålmother tongue
Det føles mest naturligt, fordi det er mit modersmål.
It feels most natural because it is my mother tongue.
Inflections modersmål · modersmålet · modersmålene
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tap to flipopvoksetbrought up, raised
Andrea er født og opvokset i Mexico, men i 2018 kom hun til Danmark for at studere i Aarhus.
Andrea was born and raised in Mexico, but in 2018 she came to Denmark to study in Aarhus.
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tap to flipsavnemisses
Andrea savner sine forældre, og hun vil gerne se dem igen snart.
Andrea misses her parents, and she would like to see them again soon.
Inflections savne · savner · savnede · savnet
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tap to flipselvstændigself-employed
Interview med Mehmet – selvstændig med egen restaurant
Interview with Mehmet – self-employed with his own restaurant
Inflections selvstændig · selvstændigt · selvstændige
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tap to flipstudiejobstudent job
Ved siden af sit studie har Andrea også et studiejob på en lille spansk restaurant, der ligger midt i byen.
Alongside her studies Andrea also has a student job at a small Spanish restaurant located in the middle of town.
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tap to fliptale danskto speak Danish
For Sahil er rigtig god til engelsk, men han vil gerne blive bedre til at tale dansk.
Because Sahil is really good at English, but he would like to get better at speaking Danish.
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tap to flipudtrykke sigexpress myself
Nu skriver jeg jo selv mine sange, og det er det sprog, jeg bedst kan udtrykke mig på.
I write my own songs, after all, and that is the language I can best express myself in.
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tap to flipen venfriend
Søger en dansk ven at tale dansk med.
Looking for a Danish friend to speak Danish with.
Inflections ven · venen · vener · vene · venerne
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tap to flipåbenopen
I haveforeningen er folk meget åbne og vil gerne snakke med Sahil.
In the garden association people are very open and are happy to talk to Sahil.
Inflections åben · åbent
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