Introducing People
Da | En | ||||
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Introducing your family | |||||
Kom og mød min familie | Come and meet my family | ||||
Her er mine forældre | Here are my parents | ||||
De hedder Kirsten og Poul | They names are Kirsten and Poul | ||||
De bor i Odense | They live in Odense | ||||
Og her er mine børn, Ditte og Oskar | And here are my children, Ditte and Oskar | ||||
Meeting friends | |||||
Mød min veninde, Jeanette | Meet my friend Jeanette | ||||
'veninde' is for female friends | |||||
Hun kommer fra Århus | She is from Århus | ||||
Hun er skolelærer | She is a school teacher | ||||
Og her er min ven Magnus | And here is my friend Magnus | ||||
'ven' is for male friends | |||||
Han er IT ekspert | He's an IT expert | ||||
Meeting colleagues | |||||
Har du mødt Anne-Sofie? | Have you met Anne-Sofie? | ||||
Hun arbejder i finansafdelingen | She works in Finances | ||||
The most common phrase when you introduce someone are Det er... (This is/are...) or Her er... (Here is/are...)
You can go very formal and say: Lad mig introducere dig for Mai (Let me introduce you to Mai). This is very formal phrasing, however, and won't be met in everyday conversations.