Fluent Fiction - Danish: A Danish Dinner Party Disaster
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Story Transcript:

Da: Det var en fredag ​​aften i det tidlige forår, og Lars, Mette og Anders var blevet inviteret til et middagsselskab i en lille landsby i det nordlige Danmark.
En: It was a Friday evening in early spring, and Lars, Mette and Anders had been invited to a dinner party in a small village in northern Denmark.

Da: Værten, Niels, havde tilberedt en lækker steg med brun sovs til hovedret.
En: The host, Niels, had prepared a delicious roast with brown sauce for the main course.

Da: Alle var glade og snakkede på dansk, mens de spiste.
En: Everyone was happy and talked in Danish while they ate.

Da: Da Niels serverede sovsen, var det som om, tiden stod stille.
En: When Niels served the sauce, it was as if time stood still.

Da: Lars, der sad ved siden af Mette, spildte sovs på hendes nye kjole.
En: Lars, sitting next to Mette, spilled sauce on her new dress.

Da: Hun blev rasende og Lars var flov.
En: She was furious and Lars was embarrassed.

Da: Anders forsøgte at sprede stemningen ved at sige en joke på dansk, men han brugte det forkerte ord og fornærmede alle ved bordet.
En: Anders tried to lighten the mood by telling a joke in Danish, but he used the wrong word and offended everyone at the table.

Da: Mette gik ud for at rense sin kjole og Lars fulgte hende.
En: Mette went out to clean her dress and Lars followed her.

Da: De talte lavmælt og Mette blev mere rolig.
En: They spoke in a low voice and Mette became calmer.

Da: Anders undskyldte og var flov.
En: Anders apologized and was embarrassed.

Da: Da Mette kom tilbage, undskyldte Lars også.
En: When Mette came back, Lars also apologized.

Da: Niels lavede en lækker dessert og alle nød den gode mad, mens de grinede og snakkede på dansk.
En: Niels made a delicious dessert and everyone enjoyed the good food while laughing and talking in Danish.

Da: Til sidst sagde Lars undskyld til Mette for uheldet og gave hende en flaske vin som erstatning.
En: In the end, Lars apologized to Mette for the accident and gave her a bottle of wine as compensation.

Da: Anders var taknemmelig for, at Lars og Mette havde tilgivet ham og forsøgt at lave en sjov joke på dansk igen, men denne gang vendte det hele rundt, hvilket fik alle til at grine og slutte aftenen med god stemning og et smil på læben.
En: Anders was grateful that Lars and Mette had forgiven him and tried to make a funny joke in Danish again, but this time it all turned around, which made everyone laugh and end the evening with a good mood and a smile on their face.


Vocabulary Words:

• Friday: Fredag
• Evening: Aften
• Early: Tidlige
• Spring: Forår
• Lars: Lars
• Mette: Mette
• Anders: Anders
• Invited: Inviteret
• Dinner party: Middagsselskab
• Small: Lille
• Village: Landsby
• Northern: Nordlige
• Denmark: Danmark
• Host: Værten
• Delicious: Lækker
• Roast: Steg
• Brown sauce: Brun sovs
• Main course: Hovedret
• Happy: Glade
• Talked: Snakkede
• Served: Serverede
• Time: Tiden
• Stood still: Stod stille
• Spilled: Spildte
• Dress: Kjole
• Furious: Rasende
• Embarrassed: Flov
• Lighten: Sprede
• Mood: Stemning