TV
| 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 fjernsynetTurn the television on, please? | |||||
| Jeg tænder for fjernsynetI am turning the television on | |||||
| Fjernsynet er tændtThe 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 nuYes, I am changing the channel | |||||
| The programmes | |||||
| Det vil jeg gerne seI would like to see that | |||||
| Det er et godt programThat is a good programme | |||||
| Det gider jeg ikke at seI don't wanna see that | |||||
| Switch TV off | |||||
| Sluk lige for fjernsynetSwitch the television off, please | |||||
| Fjernsynet er slukketThe 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.
