Fluent Fiction - Danish: Herring for Dessert: A Danish Christmas to Remember
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Story Transcript:

Da: Lars var ved den danske julefrokost.
En: Lars was at the Danish Christmas lunch.

Da: Alle var glade og spiste og drak.
En: Everyone was happy and ate and drank.

Da: Der var sild på bordet.
En: There was herring on the table.

Da: Sild, der var lagt i eddike og sukker.
En: Herring that was put in vinegar and sugar.

Da: Sild, der smagte surt og sødt.
En: Herring that tasted sour and sweet.

Da: Lars elskede sild.
En: Lars loved herring.

Da: Efter al den mad og alle de glas snaps blev desserten serveret.
En: After all that food and all those glasses of schnapps, dessert was served.

Da: Lars så det ikke rigtigt.
En: Lars didn't see it right.

Da: Han troede, det var en lille skål med blåbærdessert.
En: He thought it was a small bowl of blueberry dessert.

Da: Lars tog en stor skefuld og førte skeen mod munden.
En: Lars took a large spoonful and brought the spoon to his mouth.

Da: Alle kiggede på ham.
En: Everyone looked at him.

Da: Lars kunne mærke deres øjne i ryggen.
En: Lars could feel their eyes in his back.

Da: Men det var ikke blåbærdessert.
En: But it wasn't blueberry dessert.

Da: Det var en hel sild.
En: It was a whole herring.

Da: En sild, der var lagt i eddike og sukker.
En: A herring that was put in vinegar and sugar.

Da: En sild, der smagte surt og sødt.
En: A herring that tasted sour and sweet.

Da: Lars kunne ikke tro det.
En: Lars couldn't believe it.

Da: Han havde spist sild som dessert.
En: He had eaten herring for dessert.

Da: Alle begyndte at grine og klappe.
En: Everyone started laughing and clapping.

Da: Lars blev rød i hovedet.
En: Lars turned red in the head.

Da: Han prøvede at smile, men det var svært.
En: He tried to smile, but it was hard.

Da: Han syntes ikke, det var sjovt.
En: He didn't think it was funny.

Da: Silden brændte i hans mund.
En: The herring burned in his mouth.

Da: Han havde aldrig smagt noget så surt og sødt på én gang.
En: He had never tasted something so sour and sweet at the same time.

Da: Men så skete der noget.
En: But then something happened.

Da: Lars kunne mærke en boblende fornemmelse i maven.
En: Lars could feel a bubbling sensation in his stomach.

Da: Det var som om, at silden satte gang i noget inde i ham.
En: It was as if the herring triggered something inside him.

Da: Pludselig begyndte Lars at le.
En: Suddenly Lars started to laugh.

Da: Han grinede så meget, at tårerne trillede ned ad hans kinder.
En: He laughed so hard that tears rolled down his cheeks.

Da: Alle omkring ham begyndte også at grine.
En: Everyone around him started laughing too.

Da: Lars havde forvekslet silden som dessert, men det gjorde ikke noget.
En: Lars had mistaken the herring for dessert, but it didn't matter.

Da: Alle syntes, det var sjovt.
En: Everyone thought it was funny.

Da: De grinede og klappede.
En: They laughed and clapped.

Da: Lars blev glad.
En: Lars was happy.

Da: Til sidst kunne Lars ikke grine mere.
En: In the end, Lars couldn't laugh anymore.

Da: Han sad med et stort smil på læben.
En: He sat with a big smile on his face.

Da: Han havde overvundet sin pinlighed og fundet glæden i sin fejltagelse.
En: He had overcome his embarrassment and found joy in his mistake.

Da: Den danske julefrokost blev et minde for livet.
En: The Danish Christmas lunch became a memory for life.

Da: Lars vil altid huske den dag, hvor han spiste sild som dessert og fik alle til at bryde ud i grin og bifald.
En: Lars will always remember the day when he ate herring for dessert and made everyone burst into laughter and applause.

Da: Den sour-søde smag af sild vedblev at hvile på hans tunge, men det betød ikke noget.
En: The sour-sweet taste of herring lingered on his tongue, but it didn't matter.

Da: For hver gang Lars tænkte tilbage på den dag, kunne han ikke lade være med at smile.
En: Because every time Lars thought back to that day, he couldn't help but smile.


Vocabulary Words:

• Lars: var
• danish: danske
• Christmas: julefrokost
• lunch: frokost
• everyone: alle
• happy: glade
• ate: spiste
• drank: drak
• herring: sild
• table: bordet
• put: lagt
• vinegar: eddike
• sugar: sukker
• tasted: smagte
• sour: surt
• sweet: sødt
• loved: elskede
• food: mad
• glasses: glas
• dessert: dessert
• small: lille
• bowl: skål
• blueberry: blåbær
• spoonful: skefuld
• mouth: mund
• laughed: grinede
• clapping: klappede
• embarrassment: pinlighed
• mistake: fejltagelse
• memory: minde
• burst: brød
• applause: bifald
• taste: smag
• lingered: hvilede
• tongue: tunge
• smile: smile