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Meeting your new neighbour

You meet Mille by the stairwell late afternoon, right after you’ve moved in.

Medium · 4 min

Meeting your new neighbour

Scenario: Du møder Mille ved opgangen en sen eftermiddag, lige efter du er flyttet ind.

Hej! Hvordan går det i den nye lejlighed? Har du mødt nogen her endnu?

Hi! How’s it going in the new apartment? Have you met anyone here yet?

Mille

Your response:

Ja, jeg har mødt min nabo. Hun virker venlig.
friendly
Yes, I’ve met my neighbor. She seems friendly.

How the conversation starts

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Mille

Hej! Hvordan går det i den nye lejlighed? Har du mødt nogen her endnu?

Hi! How’s it going in the new apartment? Have you met anyone here yet?

You

Ja, jeg har mødt min nabo. Hun virker venlig.

Yes, I’ve met my neighbor. She seems friendly.

Mille

Det er en god start. Hvad sagde din nabo, da I mødtes?

That’s a good start. What did your neighbor say when you met?

You

Hun spurgte, om jeg havde brug for hjælp med flyttekasserne.

She asked if I needed help with the moving boxes.

Mille

Ej, hvor fint. Har du også mødt nogen på jobbet—en kollega måske?

Oh, how nice. Have you also met anyone at work—maybe a colleague?

You

Ja, jeg har mødt en kollega, men jeg kender hende ikke så godt endnu.

Yes, I’ve met a colleague, but I don’t know her that well yet.

Mille

Dejligt. Det tager altid lidt tid at lære nye kollegaer at kende. Har du andre nye bekendte?

Nice. It always takes a little time to get to know new colleagues. Do you have any other new acquaintances?

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