About This Lesson
Use Borrowing and returning a large pan to practice Danish conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
Må jeg låne din store pande i dag?
moh yigh LOH-nuh deen STOH-uh PAN-uh ee DAY? Can I borrow your large pan today?
B
Det må du godt, men pas på håndtaget, for det bliver varmt.
deh moh doo goht, men pass paw HON-teh, foh deh BLEE-uh vahmt. You can, but watch the handle because it gets hot.
A
Er det okay at bruge den på dette komfur?
air deh oh-KAY ahd BROO-uh den paw DES-duh kohm-FOO-uh? Will it be all right on this stove?
B
Det burde være fint, hvis du skruer ned for varmen.
deh BOO-uh-thuh VAI-uh fent, vess doo SKROO-uh NAYD foh VAH-men. It should be fine if you keep the heat low.
A
Jeg vasker den lige efter middagen.
yai VAS-guh den LEE-uh EF-tuh METH-ehn. I will wash it right after dinner.
B
Tør den godt, før du afleverer den til mig igen.
TEUR den goht, FEUR doo ahf-LAY-vuh den tell my ee-GAYN. Please dry it well before bringing it back to me.
A
Hvornår vil du gerne have den tilbage?
voh-NOR vel doo GAIR-nuh HEH-vuh den tuh-BAY? When would you like it back?
B
Det er fint efter middagen.
deh air fent EF-tuh METH-ehn. After dinner is fine.
B
Jeg får ikke brug for den igen før senere på ugen.
yai fohr IK-uh BROO foh den ee-GAYN FEUR SAY-nuh paw OO-en. I will not need it again until later this week.Word by Word
Må
'Må' means 'may' here and is used to ask for permission. It appears in 'Må jeg låne ...?' and is useful for politely asking whether you are allowed to do something.
jeg
'jeg' means 'I' and is the person asking to borrow the pan. It appears as the subject in 'Må jeg låne ...?'; use it when describing your own action or request.
låne
'låne' means 'borrow' in 'Må jeg låne din store pande ...?'. It follows 'Må jeg' in a permission request and is useful when asking to use something that belongs to another person.
din
'din' means 'your' and identifies the pan as belonging to the person being addressed. It appears before 'store pande' in 'din store pande'; use it before something connected with the listener.
store
'store' means 'large' and describes the size of the pan in 'din store pande'. It comes before the object noun here and is useful when specifying which item you mean.
pande
'pande' means 'pan', the cooking item being borrowed. It appears in 'din store pande'; use it when talking about this type of cooking utensil.
i
'i' means 'in' as part of the time expression 'i dag', which means 'today'. This expression is used to place an action on the current day.
dag
'dag' means 'day' and in 'i dag' refers to today. The reusable time expression 'i dag' is useful when saying when something happens.
Det
'Det' is the subject-like form in 'Det må du godt' and 'Det er fint', referring to the situation or action just mentioned. A useful reuse pattern is 'Det er ...' when evaluating a situation.
du
'du' means 'you' and refers to the person who may borrow and use the pan. It appears as the person addressed in 'Det må du godt'; use it when speaking directly to one person.
godt
'godt' helps make 'Det må du godt' an accepting reply, meaning that the other person is allowed to do it. It is useful in this expression when granting permission or confirming that an action is okay.
men
'men' means 'but' and introduces the warning that follows the permission. It connects an agreement with an important qualification, as in '..., men pas på håndtaget'.
pas på
'pas på' means 'be careful' or 'watch out' as a whole. In 'pas på håndtaget', 'pas' gives the warning and 'på' completes the fixed expression; use it when warning someone about a person or thing.
håndtaget
'håndtaget' means 'the handle', specifically the handle that may become hot. It appears after 'pas på' in 'pas på håndtaget'; use this form when referring to that particular handle in the situation.
for
'for' means 'because' in 'for det bliver varmt' and introduces the reason for the warning. A useful pattern is 'for' followed by a clause that explains why something is true or important.
bliver
'bliver' means 'gets' or 'becomes' in 'det bliver varmt', describing a change in temperature. The pattern 'bliver' followed by a description is useful when something changes state.
varmt
'varmt' means 'hot' or 'warm' and describes the handle's temperature in 'det bliver varmt'. It is useful after 'bliver' when warning that something will become hot.
Er
'Er' means 'is' or 'be' and begins the question 'Er det okay at bruge den på dette komfur?'. The pattern 'Er det ...?' is useful when asking whether a situation or action is acceptable.
okay
'okay' means 'okay' or 'all right' and asks whether using the pan on the stove is acceptable. It appears in 'Er det okay at bruge den ...?'; use it to check permission, suitability, or acceptability.
at
'at' introduces the action 'bruge' in 'at bruge den'. It marks the verb in an infinitive phrase and is useful after expressions such as asking whether it is okay to do something.
bruge
'bruge' means 'use' in 'at bruge den på dette komfur'. It appears after 'at' and takes the item being used; use it when describing the use of an object or appliance.
den
'den' means 'it' here and refers to the pan. It appears as the object in 'bruge den', 'Tør den', and 'have den tilbage'; use it when the object is already clear from context.
på
'på' means 'on' in 'på dette komfur' and links the pan's use to the stove. It is useful with a surface, place, or appliance when describing where something is used.
dette
'dette' means 'this' and points to the particular stove being discussed in 'dette komfur'. It is useful before a noun when identifying one specific nearby or relevant thing.
komfur
'komfur' means 'stove', the appliance on which the pan may be used. It appears in 'på dette komfur'; use it when talking about a kitchen stove.
burde
'burde' means 'should' or 'ought to' and expresses an expectation in 'Det burde være fint'. It is useful when something is expected to be acceptable but is not stated as an absolute certainty.
være
'være' means 'be' after 'burde' in 'burde være fint'. The pattern 'burde være' is useful for expressing what something is expected to be like.
fint
'fint' means 'fine' or 'okay' in both 'burde være fint' and 'Det er fint'. It evaluates the situation positively and is useful when accepting a time, condition, or plan.
hvis
'hvis' means 'if' and introduces the condition 'hvis du skruer ned for varmen'. It is useful before a clause that states what must or may happen for something to be acceptable.
skruer
'skruer' means 'turns down' or 'adjusts' in 'skruer ned for varmen'. It describes changing the heat setting and is useful with controls or settings that can be adjusted.
ned
'ned' means 'down' and shows the reduction in 'skruer ned for varmen'. Together with 'skruer', it is useful when describing lowering a setting such as heat.
varmen
'varmen' means 'the heat' in 'skruer ned for varmen', referring to the stove's heat level. It is useful when talking about adjusting the amount of heat used for cooking.
vasker
'vasker' means 'wash' in the planned statement 'Jeg vasker den lige efter middagen'. It is used with the object 'den' and is useful when saying that you wash an item.
lige
'lige' means 'right' or 'just' in the time expression 'lige efter middagen'. It emphasizes that the washing will happen immediately after dinner, and the pattern is useful for precise timing.
efter
'efter' means 'after' in 'efter middagen'. It places one event later than another and is useful before a meal, event, or other time reference.
middagen
'middagen' means 'the dinner' in 'lige efter middagen' and refers to the dinner being discussed. It is useful for identifying when an action will happen in relation to that meal.
Tør
'Tør' directly tells the other person to dry the pan in 'Tør den godt'. It is useful when giving a practical instruction before an item is put away, used, or returned.
før
'før' means 'before' and introduces the action that must happen first in 'før du afleverer den til mig igen'. It is useful before a clause that sets an earlier time or condition.
afleverer
'afleverer' means 'hands back' or 'returns' in 'afleverer den til mig igen'. It describes returning an item to a person, and a useful pattern is a returned object followed by its recipient.
til
'til' means 'to' and marks the recipient in 'til mig'. It is useful after an action of giving, handing, or returning something to a person.
mig
'mig' means 'me' and identifies the person who should receive the pan in 'til mig'. Use it after 'til' when you are the recipient of an action.
igen
'igen' means 'again' in 'afleverer den til mig igen', emphasizing that the pan is being returned once more. It is useful after an action when something is repeated or restored to its earlier owner or place.
Hvornår
'Hvornår' means 'when' and asks for the time of the pan's return in 'Hvornår vil du gerne have den tilbage?'. It is useful at the beginning of a question about when an action or event should happen.
vil
'vil' expresses what the other person would like in 'vil du gerne have den tilbage'. Together with 'gerne', it is useful for asking about someone's preference or desired action.
gerne
'gerne' adds the idea of willingly or wanting to in 'vil du gerne have den tilbage'. The pattern 'vil ... gerne' is useful when asking what someone would like.
have
'have' means 'have' or 'receive' in 'have den tilbage', referring to getting the pan back. It is useful with an object and 'tilbage' when asking when something should be returned.
tilbage
'tilbage' means 'back' in 'have den tilbage'. It shows that the pan is returning to its previous owner, and it is useful with verbs of having, giving, or returning.
får
'får' is used in 'får ikke brug for den igen' to express coming to have a need for something. The reusable pattern 'få brug for' requires the thing that will be needed, such as 'den' here.
ikke
'ikke' means 'not' and negates the need expressed in 'får ikke brug for den igen'. It is useful before the verb phrase when saying that something does not happen or is not needed.
brug for
'brug for' means 'need' as a fixed expression in 'får ikke brug for den igen'. 'brug' contributes the idea of need or use, while 'for' completes the expression; the needed object follows, here 'den'.
senere
'senere' means 'later' in 'senere på ugen'. It places the need at a later time and is useful with a time period or event that specifies when something will happen.
ugen
'ugen' means 'the week' in 'senere på ugen', referring to the current week in the conversation. It is useful in time expressions that locate an event within a particular week.
Grammar Points
Hvis ..., bliver + subjekt + ...
Hvis du skruer ned for varmen, bliver det fint.
vess doo SKROO-uh NAYD foh VAH-men, BLEE-uh deh fent.If you turn down the heat, it will be fine.
Når en hvis-sætning står først, kommer verbet før subjektet i hovedsætningen: bliver det, ikke det bliver.
få brug for + substantiv
Jeg får brug for panden senere.
yai fohr BROO foh PAN-en SAY-nuh.I will need the pan later.
Få brug for betyder “need” og bruges foran det, man har behov for.
Danish Vocabulary
blive
verb
BLEE-vuh
become; get
bliver
det bliver varmt
bruge
verb
BROO-uh
use
at bruge den på dette komfur
fint
adj
FENT
fine; okay
Det burde være fint
hvis
conj
vess
if
hvis du skruer ned for varmen
håndtag
noun
HON-teh
handle
håndtaget
- Gender
- neuter
pas på håndtaget
i dag
adv
ee DAY
today
Må jeg låne din store pande i dag?
komfur
noun
kohm-FOO-uh
stove
- Gender
- neuter
dette komfur
låne
verb
LOH-nuh
borrow
Må jeg låne din store pande?
pande
noun
PAN-uh
pan
- Gender
- common
din store pande
pas på
phrase
pass PAW
watch out; be careful
pas på håndtaget
stor
adj
STOH-uh
large; big
store
din store pande
varm
adj
VAHM
hot; warm
varmt
det bliver varmt
Quiz
Word Order
Arrange the words in the correct order.
I will wash it right after dinner.
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Jeg vasker den lige efter middagen.After dinner is fine.
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Det er fint efter middagen.Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
large; big
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storehot; warm
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varmtstove
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komfurpan