We're working really hard to get all the sounds ready for you and certain parts of the website is still under construction,
so we apologise in advance for any incomplete features. But please have a go and enjoy anyway :o)
Fjernsyn
| Da | En | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What's on? | |||||
| Hvad er der i fjernsynet? | What's on the television | ||||
| 'fjerneren' is slang for 'fjernsynet' | |||||
| Turn on the TV | |||||
| Tænd lige for fjernsynet | Turn the television on, please? | ||||
| Jeg tænder for fjernsynet | I am turning the television on | ||||
| Fjernsynet er tændt | The television is on | ||||
| The sound | |||||
| Er du sød og skrue ned for lyden? | Will you turn the sound down, please? | ||||
| Notice the addition of 'Er du sød og...' [lit: Are you sweet and...]. Or rather 'Please could you..' | |||||
| The Channels | |||||
| Kan du skifte kanal? | Can you change the channel, please? | ||||
| Ja, jeg skifter kanal nu | Yes, I am changing the channel | ||||
| The programmes | |||||
| Det vil jeg gerne se | I would like to see that | ||||
| Det er et godt program | That is a good programme | ||||
| Det gider jeg ikke at se | I don't wanna see that | ||||
| Switch TV off | |||||
| Sluk lige for fjernsynet | Switch the television off, please | ||||
| Fjernsynet er slukket | The television is off | ||||
Notice that Danes add the word lige (roughly translated to just) to a sentence to sound a bit more polite in an otherwise fairly 'commanding' sentence.