Fluent Fiction - Danish: Lost in Tivoli: A Chance Encounter in Copenhagen
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Story Transcript:

Da: Karen legede glad på "Tivoli" pladsen.
En: Karen happily played on the "Tivoli" square.

Da: Solen skinnede over København.
En: The sun was shining over Copenhagen.

Da: Duften af nybagte churros fyldte luften.
En: The smell of freshly baked churros filled the air.

Da: Lars, en turist fra Jylland, kom forbi.
En: Lars, a tourist from Jutland, passed by.

Da: Han var kommet galt af sted.
En: He had gotten lost.

Da: Lars kiggede rundt.
En: Lars looked around.

Da: Overalt var der mennesker.
En: Everywhere there were people.

Da: Bag sig hørte han Grenas klirren.
En: Behind him, he heard the clinking of Grønland's battle.

Da: Foran sig så han Dragen fare mod himlen.
En: In front of him, he saw the Dragon flying towards the sky.

Da: Her var han virkelig fare vild.
En: He was truly lost here.

Da: "Hvor er udgangen?
En: "Where is the exit?"

Da: " tænkte Lars.
En: thought Lars.

Da: Han tog sin mobil frem, men bedstemors opkald havde drænet batteriet.
En: He took out his phone, but his grandmother's call had drained the battery.

Da: Der var ingen hjælp at hente her.
En: There was no help to be found here.

Da: Så han pakkede den igen ned.
En: So, he packed it back up again.

Da: En pige løb forbi med en stor ballon i hånden.
En: A girl ran by with a big balloon in her hand.

Da: Det var Karen.
En: It was Karen.

Da: Lars stoppede hende.
En: Lars stopped her.

Da: "Undskyld, hvor er udgangen?
En: "Excuse me, where is the exit?"

Da: " spurgte Lars.
En: Lars asked.

Da: Karen kiggede op på ham.
En: Karen looked up at him.

Da: "Taler du dansk?
En: "Do you speak Danish?"

Da: " spurgte hun forbavset.
En: she asked, surprised.

Da: Han så ud som en fremmed, men talte som en lokal.
En: He looked like a stranger but spoke like a local.

Da: Lars nikkede.
En: Lars nodded.

Da: "Jeg er fra Jylland," sagde han.
En: "I'm from Jutland," he said.

Da: Karen fniste.
En: Karen chuckled.

Da: "Betjentene tror, du er herfra," sagde hun.
En: "The guards think you're from here," she said.

Da: Lars lo med.
En: Lars laughed along.

Da: Det var sjovt at tænke på.
En: It was funny to think about.

Da: Karen viste Lars vej til udgangen.
En: Karen showed Lars the way to the exit.

Da: På vejen købte hun en churros til fantastiske Lars.
En: On the way, she bought a churros for the fantastic Lars.

Da: I mellemtiden sprang de over køerne, grinede og talte sammen.
En: In the meantime, they jumped over the queues, laughed, and talked together.

Da: Endelig nåede de udgangen.
En: Finally, they reached the exit.

Da: Karen sagde farvel til sin nye ven.
En: Karen said goodbye to her new friend.

Da: Lars takkede hende og gik hjem.
En: Lars thanked her and went home.

Da: København var stor og forvirrende.
En: Copenhagen was big and confusing.

Da: Men med lidt hjælp var det ikke så slemt.
En: But with a little help, it wasn't so bad.

Da: Lars glædede sig til at fortælle sin bedstemor om sit eventyr i storbyen.
En: Lars looked forward to telling his grandmother about his adventure in the big city.

Da: Og om den lille, søde pige, der gjorde hans dag bedre.
En: And about the little, sweet girl who made his day better.

Da: Sådan sluttede Lars, den fortabte Jyde, sin dag i Tivoli.
En: That's how Lars, the lost Jutlander, ended his day in Tivoli.

Da: En dag fuld af nye oplevelser, mødet med den charmerende Københavnerpige Karen og en sjov fejltagelse, der endte med et smil.
En: A day full of new experiences, meeting the charming Copenhagen girl Karen, and a funny mistake that ended with a smile.


Vocabulary Words:

• Karen: Karen
• square: pladsen
• sun: solen
• Copenhagen: København
• smell: duften
• churros: churros
• Lars: Lars
• tourist: turist
• Jutland: Jylland
• lost: fortabte
• people: mennesker
• phone: mobil
• battery: batteriet
• girl: pige
• balloon: ballon
• exit: udgangen
• Danish: dansk
• surprised: forbavset
• local: lokal
• guards: betjentene
• showed: viste
• fantastic: fantastiske
• stood: stod
• jumped: sprang
• queues: køerne
• thank: takkede
• big: stor
• confusing: forvirrende
• help: hjælp
• adventure: eventyr