Fluent Fiction - Danish: Finding Love in Copenhagen
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars og Sofie sad i en lejlighed i København og nippede til varm gløgg.
En: Lars and Sofie sat in an apartment in Copenhagen sipping hot mulled wine.

Da: De fniste, mens de fortalte traditionelle danske vittigheder.
En: They giggled as they told traditional Danish jokes.

Da: Pludselig fangede Lars Sofies opmærksomhed med en joke om en gris, der gik ind på en bar.
En: Suddenly, Lars caught Sofie's attention with a joke about a pig walking into a bar.

Da: Sofie grinede så meget, at hun spildte gløgg på sin sweater.
En: Sofie laughed so hard she spilled mulled wine on her sweater.

Da: Lars tilbød hende en serviet, og de fniste lidt mere.
En: Lars offered her a napkin and they giggled some more.

Da: De fortsatte med at fortælle vittigheder og små historier, mens de nød hinandens selskab.
En: They continued to tell jokes and little stories as they enjoyed each other's company.

Da: Snart var det midnat, og festen var ved at slutte.
En: Soon it was midnight and the party was coming to an end.

Da: Lars og Sofie sagde farvel til deres venner og gik ud på gaden.
En: Lars and Sofie said goodbye to their friends and went out into the street.

Da: Der var koldt, men de var stadig varme fra gløgg og grin.
En: It was cold, but they were still warm from mulled wine and laughter.

Da: Mens de gik, kom de forbi Rundetårn.
En: As they walked, they passed Rundetårn.

Da: Lars foreslog, at de skulle tage op til udsigtsplatformen og se ud over byen.
En: Lars suggested that they go up to the viewing platform and look out over the city.

Da: Sofie var en smule bange for højder, men Lars overbeviste hende om, at det ville være værd at tage chancen.
En: Sofie was a bit afraid of heights, but Lars convinced her that it would be worth taking the chance.

Da: Da de var kommet op, kiggede de ud over København.
En: When they had come up, they looked out over Copenhagen.

Da: Det var en smuk nat, og de kunne se lysene fra byens gader og broer.
En: It was a beautiful night and they could see the lights from the city streets and bridges.

Da: Lars tog Sofies hånd og kiggede ind i hendes øjne.
En: Lars took Sofie's hand and looked into her eyes.

Da: Han vidste, at han havde fundet den rigtige person til at dele sit liv med.
En: He knew he had found the right person to share his life with.

Da: Sofie mærkede Lars' varme hånd og kiggede også ind i hans øjne.
En: Sofie felt Lars' warm hand and also looked into his eyes.

Da: Hun følte sig tryg og glad.
En: She felt safe and happy.

Da: Det var som om, at intet andet betød noget i øjeblikket.
En: It was as if nothing else mattered at the moment.

Da: De var sammen, og det var nok.
En: They were together and that was enough.

Da: Da de gik ned fra Rundetårn, vidste de begge, hvad der var sket.
En: As they descended from the Round Tower, they both knew what had happened.

Da: De havde begge fundet en følelse af ro og lykke, som de aldrig havde følt før.
En: They had both found a sense of peace and happiness that they had never felt before.

Da: De vidste begge, at de ville fortsætte deres liv sammen og være lykkelige, så længe de var sammen.
En: They both knew that they would continue their lives together and be happy as long as they were together.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• Sofie: Sofie
• apartment: lejlighed
• Copenhagen: København
• mulled wine: gløgg
• jokes: vittigheder
• pig: gris
• napkin: serviet
• laughter: grin
• midnight: midnat
• party: fest
• goodbye: farvel
• street: gaden
• Round Tower: Rundetårn
• viewing platform: udsigtsplatform
• city: by
• lights: lys
• hands: hænder
• peace: ro
• happiness: lykke
• together: sammen
• sense: følelse
• afraid: bange
• heights: højder
• worth: værd
• chance: chance
• share: dele
• life: liv
• safe: tryg
• moment: øjeblik