TV
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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.