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Dinner with your partner's parents
You and your partner, Mads, are having dinner with his parents, Hanne and Peter. It’s your first time visiting them.
Medium · 5 min
You're having dinner with your partner's parents for the first time: get through the evening in Danish, from the front door to 'tak for mad'.
Scenario: Du og din kæreste, Mads, skal spise middag hos hans forældre, Hanne og Peter. Det er første gang, du besøger dem.
How the conversation starts
One way it can go. Play the conversation above to choose your own replies and see where they take it.
Hanne
Hej, og velkommen! Hvor er det dejligt, at I kunne komme.
Hi, and welcome! It's so lovely that you could come.
You
Hej Hanne. Tak for invitationen! Det her er til jer.
Hi Hanne. Thanks for inviting us! This is for you.
Hanne
Åh, det skulle du da ikke have gjort! Tusind tak. Kom ind – du kan bare stille skoene her.
Oh, you shouldn't have! Thank you so much. Come in – you can just leave your shoes here.
You
Det var så lidt.
Don't mention it.
Peter
Hej, velkommen til! Jeg er Peter. Hvad vil du have at drikke? Et glas vin?
Hi, welcome! I'm Peter. What would you like to drink? A glass of wine?
You
Ja tak, gerne et glas rødvin.
Yes please, a glass of red would be lovely.
Peter
Selvfølgelig. Værsgo. Nå, hvordan går det med dansken?
Of course. Here you go. So, how's the Danish going?
Vocabulary in this conversation
The key Danish words and phrases that appear in this dialogue.
invitation
(en)invitation
sko
(en)shoe
skål
cheers
glas
(et)glass
lækker
delicious, lovely, attractive
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