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Talking about a task with a colleague

You are talking to a colleague about a task.

Medium · 4 min

Talking about a task with a colleague

Scenario: Du taler med en kollega om en opgave.

Har du haft tid til at kigge på rapporten?

Have you had time to look at the report?

Kollega

Your response:

Ja, jeg har læst den igennem.
Yes, I’ve read through it.

How the conversation starts

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

Kollega

Har du haft tid til at kigge på rapporten?

Have you had time to look at the report?

You

Ja, jeg har læst den igennem.

Yes, I’ve read through it.

Kollega

Dejligt. Hvad synes du om den?

Great. What do you think of it?

You

Den ser fin ud, men der er et par små fejl.

It looks good, but there are a couple of small mistakes.

Kollega

Okay. Vil du rette dem, eller skal jeg?

Okay. Will you fix them, or shall I?

You

Jeg retter dem lige nu.

I’ll fix them right now.

Kollega

Fint, så gør vi det sådan. Tak!

Fine, let's do it that way. Thanks!

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