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How to charm
Danish Immigration Service
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Vocabulary
Udlændingeservice
Danish Immigration Service
Land
Country
Udlandet
Abroad
Udlænding
Foreigner
Spørgsmål
Question
En del + noun
Quite a few + noun (Literally:”One part”)
Jeg ville ønske + past tense
(See grammar point!)
I wish
God, bedre, bedst
Good, better, best
Gennem arbejdet
Through work
Travlt
Busy
Har du travlt?
Are you busy?
Et godt råd
A good advice
Jeg ville høre om + past tense
(See grammar point!)
I wonder if ... / I would like to know if...
Det drejer sig om...
It is regarding/ concerning...
Forklare
Explain
Langsomt
Slowly
Se
See
Nu skal du (bare) se
Let me show you (Literally:”Now you will see”)
Høre
Hear
Nu skal du (bare) høre
Let me tell you (Literally:”Now you will hear”)
Skrankepave
”The pope at the counter” (A clerk at the counter
who is unwilling to help you.)
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Person at the counter
Hello
You
Hello
Person at the counter
How may I help you? Do you have a question?
You
Ja, jeg har en del spørgsmål. Og du har en fl ot engelsk accent. Har du boet i
udlandet?
Person at the counter
Næ, det har jeg ikke. Jeg ville ønske jeg var bedre til engelsk. Jeg har vel bare
lært det sådan gennem arbejdet og så videre.
You
Jeg ville ønske jeg var bedre til dansk. Men jeg kan se I har travlt. Jeg har læst
jeres materiale. Og jeg ville høre om du kunne give mig et godt råd.
Person at the counter
Ja. Hvad drejer det sig om?
You
Det hele er så nyt for mig. Kan du forklare mig på engelsk langsomt hvordan
jeg kommer videre med min sag? Nu skal du se...
Person at the counter
Lad mig se....mmm...ja! Nu skal du høre. Oh sorry, in English, well according to
the rules...
Dialogue translation
Person at the counter
Hello
You
Hello
Person at the counter
How may I help you? Do you have a question?
You
Yes, I have quite a few questions. And you have a great English accent. Have
you lived abroad?
Person at the counter
No, I haven’t. I wish I could speak English better. I sort of just learned it through
work and so on.
You
I wish I could speak Danish better. But I can see you (plural, as in ”you guys”)
are busy. I have read your material. And I wonder if you could give me some
good advice.
Person at the counter
Yes. Concerning what?
You
This is all so new to me. Can you explain to me in English slowly how I move
on with my case? Let me show you...
Person at the counter
Let me see....mmm...Yes! Let me tell you. Oh sorry, in English, well according to
the rules...
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I wonder if...
Jeg ville høre om + past tense
Jeg ville høre om I kunne hjælpe mig.
= I wonder if you (plural) could help me.
Jeg ville høre om du kunne svare på et spørgsmål .
= I wonder if you could answer a question.
I wish...
Jeg ville ønske + past tense
Jeg ville ønske det var fredag.
= I wish it were Friday.
Jeg ville ønske der var én der ventede på mig et eller andet sted.
= I wish there were somebody waiting for me somewhere.
Jeg ville ønske jeg kunne sige det på dansk.
= I wish I could say it in Danish.
People waiting in line at Danish Imigration Services on a not so busy day.
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