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Buying a train ticket
You are at a train station. You need to buy a ticket at the ticket counter.
Easy · 3 min
You are at a train station ticket counter. Buy a ticket to your destination.
Scenario: Du er på en togstation. Du skal købe en billet ved billetskranken.
How the conversation starts
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Billetmedarbejder
Goddag. Hvad kan jeg hjælpe med?
Hello. How can I help you?
You
En billet til Roskilde, tak.
A ticket to Roskilde, please.
Billetmedarbejder
Til Roskilde. Skal det være en enkeltbillet eller en returbillet?
To Roskilde. Should it be a single ticket or a return ticket?
You
En enkeltbillet, tak.
A single ticket, please.
Billetmedarbejder
En enkeltbillet. Det bliver firs kroner.
A single ticket. That will be eighty kroner.
You
Værsgo, her er pengene.
Here you go, here's the money.
Billetmedarbejder
Tak. Her er din billet. God rejse!
Thanks. Here is your ticket. Have a good trip!
Vocabulary in this conversation
The key Danish words and phrases that appear in this dialogue.
en billet
(en)a ticket
en enkeltbillet
(en)a single ticket
en returbillet
(en)a return ticket
at koste
to cost
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