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Deciding what to have for dinner

You and Sofie are at home in the kitchen after a long day, and you’re pretty hungry.

Medium · 4 min

Deciding what to have for dinner

Scenario: Du og Sofie er hjemme i køkkenet efter en lang dag, og I er ret sultne.

Puha, jeg er sulten. Jeg fik kun en lille frokost i dag. Hvad skal vi have til aftensmad?

Whew, I’m hungry. I only had a small lunch today. What should we have for dinner?

Sofie

Your response:

Jeg er også sulten. Måske noget varmt og hurtigt?
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I’m hungry too. Maybe something warm and quick?

How the conversation starts

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

Sofie

Puha, jeg er sulten. Jeg fik kun en lille frokost i dag. Hvad skal vi have til aftensmad?

Whew, I’m hungry. I only had a small lunch today. What should we have for dinner?

You

Jeg er også sulten. Måske noget varmt og hurtigt?

I’m hungry too. Maybe something warm and quick?

Sofie

Noget hurtigt ville være godt. Skal vi koge, stege eller grille noget?

Something quick would be good. Should we boil, fry or grill something?

You

Lad os stege noget. Det går hurtigt.

Let’s fry something. That’s quick.

Sofie

Okay. Lad mig kigge i køleskabet. Vi har kylling og nogle grøntsager.

Okay. Let me look in the fridge. We have chicken and some vegetables.

You

Kylling lyder godt. Skal vi stege den på panden?

Chicken sounds good. Should we fry it in a pan?

Sofie

Fint. Skal vi have kartofler eller ris til?

Great. Should we have potatoes or rice with it?

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