Lesson A1-002 - Evening Greetings

EN → DA / Level: A1 ○ In progress

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you'll learn how to greet someone when you come home in Danish. Practice key phrases like 'Jeg er hjemme!' (I'm home!) and 'Velkommen hjem!' (Welcome back!) that are essential for everyday Danish conversations.

Dialogue

A

Jeg er hjemme!

yai air YEM-muh I'm home!
B

Velkommen hjem! Hvordan var din dag?

VEL-ko-men yem! vor-DAN var din dai Welcome back! How was your day?
A

Det var godt. Jeg er træt.

deh var got. yai air tret It was good. I'm tired.
B

Aftensmaden er klar.

AF-ten-sma-en air klar Dinner is ready.
A

Fedt! Jeg er sulten.

fet! yai air SOL-ten Great! I'm hungry.
B

Lad os spise sammen.

la os SPEE-suh SA-men Let's eat together.

Word by Word

Jeg I (first person singular pronoun)
er am/is/are (present tense of 'at være' - to be)
hjemme home / at home (adverb indicating location)
Velkommen welcome (adjective used in greetings)
hjem home (noun/direction - toward home)
Hvordan how (question word)
var was/were (past tense of 'at være' - to be)
din your (possessive pronoun, common gender singular)
dag day (noun)
Det it/that (neuter pronoun)
godt good (neuter form of 'god')
træt tired (adjective)
Aftensmaden the dinner / the evening meal (definite form of 'aftensmad')
klar ready (adjective)
Fedt great / cool (informal exclamation)
sulten hungry (adjective)
Lad let (imperative, used in 'lad os' = let's)
os us (first person plural object pronoun)
spise to eat (infinitive verb)
sammen together (adverb)

Grammar Points

Jeg er + adjektiv

Jeg er træt.

yai air tret

I'm tired.

Uses 'er' (am/is/are) + adjective

Lad os + infinitiv

Lad os spise sammen.

la os SPEE-suh SA-men

Let's eat together.

'Lad os' means 'let us' for suggestions

Danish Vocabulary

aftensmad noun
AF-ten-sma dinner / evening meal
Gender
common
dag noun
dai day
Gender
common
hjemme adv
YEM-muh home (at home)

Jeg er hjemme! — indicates being at the location of home

klar adj
klar ready
Definite
klare
Plural
klare
Lad os phrase
la os Let's / Let us

Used to suggest doing something together

sammen adv
SA-men together
spise verb
SPEE-suh to eat
sulten adj
SOL-ten hungry
Definite
sultne
Plural
sultne
træt adj
tret tired
Definite
trætte
Plural
trætte
Velkommen hjem phrase
VEL-ko-men yem Welcome back / Welcome home

Greeting when someone returns home

Alternative Expressions

Fedt! (Great!)

  • Godt! Godt: got | Dejligt: DY-leet | Super: SOO-per (Good!) - more neutral
  • Dejligt! (Lovely!) - warm/positive
  • Super! (Super!) - casual enthusiasm

træt (tired)

  • udmattet OO-mat-et | SOVN-i (exhausted) - stronger than træt
  • søvnig (sleepy) - specifically sleepy

sulten (hungry)

  • meget sulten me-get SOL-ten | klar til ma (very hungry) - intensifier
  • klar til mad (ready to eat) - informal alternative

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

I'm home!

Show AnswerJeg er hjemme!

Let's eat together.

Show AnswerLad os spise sammen.

How was your day?

Show AnswerHvordan var din dag?

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

tired

Show Answertræt

hungry

Show Answersulten

together

Show Answersammen