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A friend visits after an accident
Emma stops by your apartment with tea after you fell and broke your arm.
Medium · 4 min
A friend visits after an accident
Scenario: Emma kommer forbi din lejlighed med te, efter du er faldet og har brækket armen.
How the conversation starts
One way it can go. Play the conversation above to choose your own replies and see where they take it.
Emma
Hej! Åh nej, hvordan går det med din arm? Jeg hørte, du faldt og brækkede den.
Hi! Oh no, how is your arm? I heard you fell and broke it.
You
Det gør ondt, men jeg er okay. Vil du se gipsen?
It hurts, but I’m okay. Do you want to see the cast?
Emma
Selvfølgelig. Stakkels dig. Hvad skete der helt præcist?
Of course. Poor you. What exactly happened?
You
Jeg gled på trappen og faldt hårdt. Så brækkede jeg armen.
I slipped on the stairs and fell hard. Then I broke my arm.
Emma
Av, det lyder virkelig ubehageligt. Har du haft mange smerter? Og hvordan sover du?
Ouch, that sounds really unpleasant. Have you been in a lot of pain? And how are you sleeping?
You
Jeg har haft mange smerter, men det bliver langsomt bedre. Det er stadig svært at sove.
I’ve had a lot of pain, but it’s slowly getting better. It’s still hard to sleep.
Emma
Det er hårdt. Har du prøvet at sove med en ekstra pude? Og får du hvilet dig i løbet af dagen?
That's tough. Have you tried sleeping with an extra pillow? And are you getting some rest during the day?
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