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Telling a friend about a family visit

You meet Anna at a café on Monday afternoon and tell her about the weekend.

Medium · 4 min

Telling a friend about a family visit

Scenario: Du møder Anna på en café mandag eftermiddag og fortæller om weekenden.

Hej! Hvordan var din weekend? Du sagde, at der skulle komme meget familie på besøg.

Hi! How was your weekend? You said a lot of family were coming to visit.

Anna

Your response:

Ja, det var en stor familiedag. Mine forældre og bedsteforældre kom først.
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Yes, it was a big family day. My parents and grandparents arrived first.

How the conversation starts

One way it can go. Play the conversation above to choose your own replies and see where they take it.

Anna

Hej! Hvordan var din weekend? Du sagde, at der skulle komme meget familie på besøg.

Hi! How was your weekend? You said a lot of family were coming to visit.

You

Ja, det var en stor familiedag. Mine forældre og bedsteforældre kom først.

Yes, it was a big family day. My parents and grandparents arrived first.

Anna

Ej, hvor hyggeligt! Var dine søskende også med?

Oh, how nice! Were your siblings there too?

You

Ja, mine søskende kom alle sammen. Det var lidt kaotisk.

Yes, all my siblings came. It was a bit chaotic.

Anna

Og din kæreste, var han også med?

And your boyfriend, was he there too?

You

Ja, han var med. Han hilste på mine forældre og mine bedsteforældre.

Yes, he was there. He greeted my parents and my grandparents.

Anna

Var hans forældre også med?

Were his parents there too?

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