Beginner's Danish [With 2 CDs]

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 CD Track List 351