Fluent Fiction - Danish: Coffee Mishap Leads to Lasting Friendship
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars var på vej til sit job på Strøget i København.
En: Lars was on his way to his job at Strøget in Copenhagen.

Da: Han havde travlt og tænkte kun på at nå frem i tide.
En: He was in a hurry and only thought about getting there on time.

Da: Pludselig skvattede Lars og kaffen han havde i hånden sprøjtet ud over en kvinde, der var på vej i den modsatte retning.
En: Suddenly Lars and the coffee he had in his hand splashed over a woman who was heading in the opposite direction.

Da: Lars blev så forskrækket, at han kvidrede "Jeg er så undskyld, jeg har lige lavet et kattespring!"
En: Lars was so startled that he chirped "I'm so sorry, I just did a cat jump!"

Da: på dansk til kvinden.
En: in Danish to the woman.

Da: Kvinden så først vred ud, men efter at have hørt Lars' undskyldning smilede hun og sagde, at det var okay.
En: The woman looked angry at first, but after hearing Lars' apology she smiled and said it was okay.

Da: Lars var så taknemmelig for hendes venlighed, at han tilbød at købe hende en ny kaffe.
En: Lars was so grateful for her kindness that he offered to buy her a new coffee.

Da: Imens de drak kaffen sammen, fandt de ud af, at de havde mange fælles interesser.
En: While drinking coffee together, they discovered that they had many common interests.

Da: Kvinden hed Anna og arbejdede som grafisk designer i nærheden.
En: The woman's name was Anna and she worked as a graphic designer nearby.

Da: De blev venner og mødtes til frokost hver dag.
En: They became friends and met for lunch every day.

Da: Lars kom endda til at arbejde sammen med Anna på nogle projekter, og de startede deres eget firma sammen.
En: Lars even got to work with Anna on some projects and they started their own company together.

Da: Lars' uheld med kaffen blev til en heldig chance og førte til et livslangt venskab og partnerskab med Anna.
En: Lars' mishap with the coffee turned into a lucky chance and led to a lifelong friendship and partnership with Anna.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: Lars
• job: job
• Strøget: Strøget
• Copenhagen: København
• hurry: travlt
• time: tid
• coffee: kaffe
• woman: kvinde
• opposite direction: modsatte retning
• startled: forskrækket
• apology: undskyldning
• angry: vred
• smiled: smilede
• kindness: venlighed
• buy: købe
• discovered: fandt ud af
• common interests: fælles interesser
• name: navn
• Anna: Anna
• graphic designer: grafisk designer
• nearby: i nærheden
• friends: venner
• lunch: frokost
• projects: projekter
• company: firma
• mishap: uheld
• lucky chance: heldig chance
• lifelong: livslangt
• friendship: venskab
• partnership: partnerskab