Fluent Fiction - Danish: Discovering 'Hygge' in Copenhagen: A Cozy Tale of Friendship Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more: fluentfiction.org/discovering-hygge-in-copenhagen-a-cozy-tale-of-friendship Story Transcript: Da: I det hjørne af København, hvor husene klæder sig i mange farver, bor Lars. En: In the corner of Copenhagen, where the houses are dressed in many colors, lives Lars. Da: En dag ringede hans dørklokke. En: One day, his doorbell rang. Da: Der stod en pige. En: There stood a girl. Da: Det var Signe. En: It was Signe. Da: Signe var fra Australien. En: Signe was from Australia. Da: Hun var i København for første gang. En: She was in Copenhagen for the first time. Da: Signe havde hørt om noget specielt. En: Signe had heard about something special. Da: Noget hun ikke helt forstod. En: Something she didn't quite understand. Da: Det var 'hygge'. En: It was 'hygge'. Da: "Kan du fortælle mig om 'hygge'? En: "Can you tell me about 'hygge'?" Da: ", spurgte hun. En: she asked. Da: Lars kiggede på hende. En: Lars looked at her. Da: Han smilede. En: He smiled. Da: "Kom ind", sagde han. En: "Come in," he said. Da: Der var varmt i Lars' hus. En: It was warm in Lars' house. Da: Der var også mange lys. En: There were also many lights. Da: Certificerede danske hyggebelysning. En: Certified Danish coziness lighting. Da: Lysene lavede små skygger på væggene. En: The lights created small shadows on the walls. Da: Det var bløde skygger. En: They were soft shadows. Da: De gjorde huset hyggeligt. En: They made the house cozy. Da: "Se", sagde Lars. En: "Look," said Lars. Da: "Dette er 'hygge'". En: "This is 'hygge'." Da: Men Signe forstod det ikke helt. En: But Signe didn't quite understand. Da: "Er 'hygge' lys? En: "Is 'hygge' lights?" Da: ", spurgte hun. En: she asked. Da: "Mere end det", sagde Lars. En: "More than that," said Lars. Da: Lars åbnede sin bogsamling. En: Lars opened his book collection. Da: Han fandt en bog. En: He found a book. Da: Det var hans yndlingsbog. En: It was his favorite book. Da: Han satte sig i sin bløde stol. En: He sat in his soft chair. Da: Signe satte sig ved siden af ham. En: Signe sat next to him. Da: Lars begyndte at læse. En: Lars began to read. Da: Ordene flød som vand i en flod. En: The words flowed like water in a river. Da: De fik Signe til at føle sig varm indeni. En: They made Signe feel warm inside. Da: Og her var det, hun begyndte at forstå 'hygge'. En: And here, she began to understand 'hygge'. Da: Det var denne følelse. En: It was this feeling. Da: "Er 'hygge' bøger? En: "Is 'hygge' books?" Da: ", spurgte hun. En: she asked. Da: "'Hygge' er også bøger", sagde Lars. En: "'Hygge' is also books," said Lars. Da: Derefter viste Lars hende til køkkenet. En: Then Lars showed her to the kitchen. Da: Han lavede varm kakao. En: He made hot cocoa. Da: Kakaoen duftede sødt. En: The cocoa smelled sweet. Da: De drak deres kakao sammen. En: They drank their cocoa together. Da: De snakkede og grinte. En: They talked and laughed. Da: Nu begyndte Signe at forstå 'hygge'. En: Now Signe began to...