Friday drinks at work (fredagsbar)

It's Friday afternoon, and you're new at work. Your colleague Anders, who organises the Friday drinks, comes over to your desk.

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Your colleague Anders invites you to fredagsbar, Friday drinks at work: pick a drink, chat about your week and the weekend, and head home with 'God weekend!'.

Scenario: Det er fredag eftermiddag, og du er ny på arbejdet. Din kollega Anders, der står for fredagsbaren, kommer hen til dit skrivebord.

Nå, så er det fredag! Vi har fredagsbar nede i kantinen. Kommer du med?

Well, it's Friday! We're having Friday drinks down in the canteen. Are you coming?

Anders

Your response:

Ja, gerne! Jeg skal bare lige gemme det her.

friendly

Yes, I'd love to! I just need to save this.

How the conversation starts

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Anders

Nå, så er det fredag! Vi har fredagsbar nede i kantinen. Kommer du med?

Well, it's Friday! We're having Friday drinks down in the canteen. Are you coming?

You

Ja, gerne! Jeg skal bare lige gemme det her.

Yes, I'd love to! I just need to save this.

Anders

Så er vi her! Hvad skal du have? Der er øl, sodavand og alkoholfri øl.

Here we are! What are you having? There's beer, soda and alcohol-free beer.

You

En øl, tak.

A beer, please.

Anders

Værsgo. Skål, og velkommen til din første fredagsbar! Nå, hvordan har din uge været?

Here you go. Cheers, and welcome to your first Friday drinks! So, how's your week been?

You

Skål! Travl. Jeg har haft mange møder.

Cheers! Busy. I've had lots of meetings.

Anders

Ja, det kender jeg. Godt, at det er fredag. Har du nogen planer for weekenden?

Yeah, I know the feeling. Good thing it's Friday. Got any plans for the weekend?

Vocabulary in this conversation

The key Danish words and phrases that appear in this dialogue.

øl

(en)

beer

sodavand

(en)

soda

skål

cheers

weekend

(en)

weekend

hyggelig

cozy

træt

tired

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