Beginner's Danish with Online Audio

by Nete Schmidt

Overview

Danish is a North Germanic language spoken by 6 million people worldwide, primarily in Denmark, Greenland, the Faroe Islands and northern parts of Germany. Ideal for those new to Danish, learning at home or in the classroom, Beginner's Danish with Online Audio includes: An introductory section on geography, economy, arts, culture and history entitled "Denmark and the Danes" that will be useful to visitors, Thirteen carefully-paced units, each one opening with a dialogue about an everyday topic such as greetings, family, athletics, dining, medical issues, holidays and celebrations, followed by vocabulary grammar lessons, and exercises, Answer key to the exercises, Danish-English and English-Danish glossaries, Online MP3 audio files for free download featuring pronunciation by native speakers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780781814300
Publisher:	Hippocrene Books, Inc.
Publication date:	05/24/2022
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Nete Schmidt received her degrees in English and Danish from the University of Copenhagen and taught at Bjerringbro Junior College and the University of Aarhus for many years. She came to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1998, and following eight years as Visiting Assistant Professor, she became a Faculty Associate in the Scandinavian Studies Unit in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic (GNS). She has been teaching Danish and Scandinavian Literature courses such as The Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, Criminal utopias, and Sexual Politics in Scandinavia.

Table of Contents

Dedication v

Acknowledgments xi

Denmark and the Danes 1

Alphabet and Pronunciation 25

Lesson 1 Welcome to Denmark 29

Theme: Greetings, Introduction, Mood

Grammar: Word Order 33

Verbs 34

Personal Pronouns 35

Lesson 2 Christine's Family 43

Theme: Family, Homes, Dwellings, Locations

Grammar: Nouns and Gender 47

Adjectives 47

Possessive Pronouns 50

Lesson 3 A Good Day 59

Theme: Everyday activities, Days of the week, Seasons, Time

Grammar: Adjectives 66

Modal Verbs 68

Lesson 4 Do you do sports? 79

Theme: Exercise and Sports

Grammar: Reflexive Pronouns 86

Demonstrative Pronouns 86

Adjectives 87

Lesson 5 Are you hungry? 97

Theme: Food, Drink, Setting the table

Grammar: Questions 102

Word Order 105

Nouns-Plural 106

Danish Recipes 116

Lesson 6 What are we doing tonight? 119

Theme: Going to the movie theater and a bar

Grammar: Adverbs 124

Conjunctions 128

Prepositions 130

Lesson 7 I need some new clothes! 141

Theme: Clothing, Shoes, Colors, Sizes

Grammar: Negations 148

Verb Tenses 149

Indefinite Pronouns 155

Lesson 8 Let's go out! 163

Theme: Eating out, Restaurants, Directions

Grammar: Verbs: Passive Mode 169

Verbs: Future Tense 170

Verbs: Imperative 171

Relative Pronouns 172

Lesson 9 I am not feeling well. 181

Theme: Illness, Doctors, Temperatures, Medicine, Welfare System, Money

Grammar: Numbers 190

Lesson 10 Merry Christmas! 203

Theme: Christmas, Celebrations, Traditions, Food, Presents, Songs

Lesson 11 How about some art? 223

Theme: Being a tourist in Aarhus

Lesson 12 It's a Birthday! 243

Theme: Birthday celebrations, Media, Generations today and in the past, Education, Taxes

Lesson 13 The End of the Year 261

Theme: Graduation, Saying good-bye, Traveling in Denmark and Europe

Key to Exercises 277

Danish-English Word List 297

English-Danish Word List 323

Useful Books and Web Sites 347

Audio Track List 351