Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Essence of Coziness: A Rainy Day in Copenhagen
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Story Transcript:

Da: Det var en regnfuld dag i København. Sofie og Mads stod foran Den Lille Havfrue. De havde en ven fra England på besøg. "Hvor er det forfærdeligt vejr," sagde vennen. Sofie smilede. "Det er chancen for hygge."
En: It was a rainy day in Copenhagen. Sofie and Mads stood in front of The Little Mermaid. They had a friend from England visiting. "What dreadful weather," said the friend. Sofie smiled. "It's a chance for coziness."

Da: "Hygge? Hvad er det?" Vennen kiggede forundret.
En: "Coziness? What's that?" The friend looked puzzled.

Da: Sofie og Mads kiggede på hinanden og grinede.
En: Sofie and Mads looked at each other and chuckled.

Da: "Så lad os vise dig, hvad hygge er."
En: "Let us show you what coziness is."

Da: De tre begav sig til Sofie og Mads' lejlighed på Nørrebro. Mads tændte nogle stearinlys. Sofie lavede varm kakao. Snart duftede huset af kakao og stearinlys.
En: The three of them headed to Sofie and Mads' apartment in Nørrebro. Mads lit some candles. Sofie made hot cocoa. Soon, the house smelled of cocoa and candles.

Da: "Hygge er at føle sig hjemme," fortalte Sofie og trak vennen ned på den bløde sofa.
En: "Coziness is feeling at home," Sofie explained as she pulled the friend down onto the soft sofa.

Da: "Hygge er at være sammen," tilføjede Mads og viste venen billeder fra deres ture i den gamle by og Tivoli.
En: "Coziness is being together," Mads added, displaying pictures from their trips in the old city and Tivoli to the friend.

Da: "Hygge er at nyde de små ting," sagde Sofie med et smil, da hun serverede kakaoen.
En: "Coziness is enjoying the little things," Sofie said with a smile as she served the cocoa.

Da: "Kakao på en regnvejrsdag? Det er hygge," forsikrede Mads.
En: "Cocoa on a rainy day? That's coziness," Mads assured.

Da: Vennen forstod langsomt. "Så... hygge handler om at nyde livet?"
En: The friend slowly understood. "So... coziness is about enjoying life?"

Da: Sofie og Mads nikkede.
En: Sofie and Mads nodded.

Da: "Hygge kan ikke oversættes. Det skal opleves," sagde Mads.
En: "Coziness cannot be translated. It must be experienced," Mads said.

Da: "Og nu har du oplevet det," endte Sofie.
En: "And now you've experienced it," Sofie concluded.

Da: Vennen sad lidt. Så begyndte venen at grine. "Tak skal I have, jeg føler mig hyggeligt, tror jeg?"
En: The friend sat for a moment. Then the friend started to chuckle. "Thank you, I feel cozy, I think?"

Da: Alle tre brød ud i grin. De talte og lo indtil langt ud på natten, lyden af deres latter, duften af kakao og lysene dannede et varmt hyggeland. Den slags hyggeland, der kun kunne findes i et hjem - på en regnvejrsdag i København.
En: All three burst into laughter. They talked and laughed until late into the night, the sound of their laughter, the smell of cocoa, and the glow of the candles creating a warm cocoon of coziness. The kind of cozy place that could only be found in a home - on a rainy day in Copenhagen.


Vocabulary Words:

• Sofie: Sofie
• Mads: Mads
• Copenhagen: København
• rainy: regnfuld
• friend: ven
• England: England
• weather: vejr
• coziness: hygge
• show: vise
• apartment: lejlighed
• candles: stearinlys
• hot cocoa: varm kakao
• home: hjemme
• together: sammen
• little things: små ting
• life: livet
• experienced: oplevet
• understood: forstod
• translated: oversættes
• enjoying: nyde
• laughter: latter
• smell: duft
• glow: lys
• warm: varmt
• cocoon: hyggeland
• place: sted
• found: fundet
• talked: talte
• late: natten