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The Bicycle Swap: A Serendipitous Adventure in Copenhagen

Nov 8, 2023 · 13m 51s
The Bicycle Swap: A Serendipitous Adventure in Copenhagen
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01 · Main Story

1m 45s

02 · Vocabulary Words

10m 35s

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Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Bicycle Swap: A Serendipitous Adventure in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: https://www.fluentfiction.org/the-bicycle-swap-a-serendipitous-adventure-in-copenhagen/ Story Transcript: Da: På en helt almindelig fredag...

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Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Bicycle Swap: A Serendipitous Adventure in Copenhagen
Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:
fluentfiction.org/the-bicycle-swap-a-serendipitous-adventure-in-copenhagen

Story Transcript:

Da: På en helt almindelig fredag morgen i København brummede byen af liv.
En: On a completely ordinary Friday morning in Copenhagen, the city buzzed with life.

Da: Lars, en ung mand med et hjerte så stort som nogen nogensinde havde set, gik ud fra sin lejlighed i Vesterbro.
En: Lars, a young man with a heart as big as anyone had ever seen, stepped out of his apartment in Vesterbro.

Da: Han tog sin elskede grønne cykel og begyndte turen mod arbejde.
En: He grabbed his beloved green bicycle and began his journey to work.

Da: På en anden side af byen, i det charmerende Frederiksberg, forlod Sofie sit hjem til fods.
En: On the other side of town, in the charming neighborhood of Frederiksberg, Sofie left her home on foot.

Da: Med solen i øjnene og en kop kaffe ved hånden, hentede hun sin skinnende røde cykel fra kælderen.
En: With the sun in her eyes and a cup of coffee in hand, she retrieved her shiny red bicycle from the basement.

Da: Begge deres veje krydsede ved en lille café.
En: Their paths crossed at a small café.

Da: Lars, som var ivrig efter at starte dagen, hastede forbi caféen og lod sin cykel uden for.
En: Lars, eager to start the day, hurried past the café and left his bike outside.

Da: Samtidig trak Sofie op for at købe en croissant til morgenmad.
En: At the same time, Sofie pulled up to buy a croissant for breakfast.

Da: Hun stillede sin cykel ved siden af Lars' uden at vide det.
En: She parked her bike next to Lars' without knowing it.

Da: Hastigheden og solens skær forvirrede dem begge.
En: The speed and brightness of the sun confused them both.

Da: Lars, der var blevet sulten ved tanken om morgenmad, gik ind i caféen og Sofie, uden mere tid at spilde, snuppede det hun troede var hendes cykel og susede afsted.
En: Lars, feeling hungry at the thought of breakfast, went into the café, and Sofie, with no more time to waste, grabbed what she thought was her bike and zoomed away.

Da: Et øjeblik senere bemærkede Lars at den cykel, han troede var hans, var forsvundet.
En: A moment later, Lars noticed that the bike he thought was his had disappeared.

Da: Panikken steg.
En: Panic set in.

Da: På den anden side, var Sofie dybt chokeret over, at hendes håndbremse fungerede pludselig dårligt.
En: On the other hand, Sofie was deeply shocked to find that her brakes suddenly weren't working properly.

Da: De indså begge, hvad der var sket - de havde taget hinandens cykler!
En: They both realized what had happened - they had taken each other's bikes!

Da: Ved det første syn på den skinnende røde cykel, sprang Lars op og begyndte sin vilde jagt.
En: At the first sight of the shiny red bicycle, Lars jumped up and began his wild chase.

Da: Gennem overfyldte gader, smalle gyder, cykelstier, stræbte han ufravigeligt efter at finde Sofie.
En: Through crowded streets, narrow alleys, bike lanes, he steadfastly pursued finding Sofie.

Da: Imens var Sofie på en lignende mission, angst for, at nogen uret ville ske hendes elskede grønne cykel.
En: Meanwhile, Sofie was on a similar mission, fearful that something wrong would happen to her beloved green bike.

Da: Efter flere forvekslinger, fejlledninger og mange op- og nedture, lykkedes det endelig for Lars at få øje på den grønne cykel, der var parkeret uden for et ishus.
En: After several mix-ups, wrong turns, and many ups and downs, Lars finally caught sight of the green bike parked outside an ice cream parlor.

Da: Og Sofie?
En: And Sofie?

Da: Hun fandt den røde cykel foran en anden café, hvor en udmattet Lars sad og ventede.
En: She found the red bicycle in front of another café, where an exhausted Lars sat waiting.

Da: De grinede.
En: They laughed.

Da: De byttede deres cykler.
En: They swapped their bikes.

Da: De takkede hinanden.
En: They thanked each other.

Da: Hvad der begyndte som en simpel fredag, sluttede med at være en spændende, uventet eventyr.
En: What had started as a simple Friday ended up being an exciting, unexpected adventure.

Da: Med deres elskede cykler tilbage på rette sted, vendte begge tilbage til deres normale liv, men med et nyt og varigt minde at huske.
En: With their beloved bikes back in their rightful places, they both returned to their normal lives, but with a new and lasting memory to cherish.

Da: Og således, i løbet af en simpel morgen i København, blev en simpel fejl en fortælling værdig til at fortælle.
En: And thus, on a simple morning in Copenhagen, a simple mistake became a tale worth telling.


Vocabulary Words:
  • ordinary: almindelig
  • morning: morgen
  • Copenhagen: København
  • city: byen
  • life: liv
  • young: ung
  • heart: hjerte
  • big: stort
  • apartment: lejlighed
  • grabbed: took
  • bicycle: cykel
  • journey: tur
  • side: side
  • neighborhood: kvarter
  • foot: til fods
  • sun: sol
  • eyes: øjnene
  • cup: kop
  • coffee: kaffe
  • hand: hånden
  • shiny: skinnende
  • basement: kælder
  • paths: veje
  • crossed: krydsede
  • café: café
  • start: starte
  • hurried: hastede
  • bike: cykel
  • parked: parkeret
  • without: uden
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Organization Kameron Kilchrist
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