The Art of 'Hygge': A Cozy Evening in Copenhagen

The Art of 'Hygge': A Cozy Evening in Copenhagen

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About This Episode

15:58 minutes

published 13 days ago

English

Verbari LLC

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Art of 'Hygge': A Cozy Evening in Copenhagen
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Story Transcript:

Da: Sofie, Anders og Emil boede i København.
En: Sofie, Anders, and Emil lived in Copenhagen.

Da: De elskede deres by.
En: They loved their city.

Da: Og de elskede 'hygge'.
En: And they loved 'hygge'.

Da: Men at forklare 'hygge' for folk, der ikke er fra Danmark, var svært.
En: But explaining 'hygge' to people who are not from Denmark was difficult.

Da: Så de fik en ide.
En: So they had an idea.

Da: De ville lave et middagsselskab.
En: They would host a dinner party.

Da: Med levende lys.
En: With candles.

Da: Og masser af dansk 'hygge'.
En: And plenty of Danish 'hygge'.

Da: Den dag, de lod ideen træde i kraft, var det en varm sommeraften.
En: The day they put the idea into action was a warm summer evening.

Da: Sofia var i køkkenet.
En: Sofie was in the kitchen.

Da: Hun skar grøntsager.
En: She was cutting vegetables.

Da: Køkkenet duftede af mad.
En: The kitchen smelled of food.

Da: Udenfor hang glade lys langs tagkanten.
En: Happy lights hung outside along the roofline.

Da: Emil satte musik på.
En: Emil put on some music.

Da: En blød melodi flød ud i luften.
En: A soft melody floated through the air.

Da: Anders gik rundt og tændte lys.
En: Anders walked around lighting candles.

Da: Lys i vinduer.
En: Candles in the windows.

Da: Lys på bordet.
En: Candles on the table.

Da: Små klare stjerner i sommernatten.
En: Small bright stars in the summer night.

Da: Den første gæst kom.
En: The first guest arrived.

Da: Han var fra England.
En: He was from England.

Da: Han hed John.
En: His name was John.

Da: Han så lysene.
En: He saw the lights.

Da: Han hørte musikken.
En: He heard the music.

Da: Han smilede.
En: He smiled.

Da: "Det er hyggeligt," sagde han.
En: "It's cozy," he said.

Da: Sofie, Anders, og Emil smilede.
En: Sofie, Anders, and Emil smiled.

Da: Det var en god start.
En: It was a good start.

Da: Men de ønskede at vise mere end bare hygge.
En: But they wanted to show more than just coziness.

Da: De ønskede at gøre John til en del af det.
En: They wanted to make John a part of it.

Da: Flere gæster kom.
En: More guests arrived.

Da: Fra forskellige lande.
En: From different countries.

Da: Fra Tyskland.
En: From Germany.

Da: Fra Spanien.
En: From Spain.

Da: Fra Australien.
En: From Australia.

Da: Og fra mange flere steder.
En: And from many more places.

Da: Sofie, Anders, og Emil hilste på dem alle.
En: Sofie, Anders, and Emil greeted them all.

Da: De viste dem rundt.
En: They showed them around.

Da: Bød dem til bords.
En: Invited them to the table.

Da: Tændte flere lys.
En: Lit more candles.

Da: Sørgede for, at musikken spillede.
En: Made sure the music played.

Da: Og grinede, talte, listen til historier.
En: And they laughed, talked, listened to stories.

Da: Sådan fortsatte aftenen.
En: And so the evening continued.

Da: Som solen begyndte at gå ned, følte alle sig godt tilpas.
En: As the sun began to set, everyone felt comfortable.

Da: Alle...