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August 20, 2025 15 mins
Fluent Fiction - Danish: Finding Artistic Inspiration in the Heart of Tivoli Gardens
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Da: Sommeren i København var i fuld gang, og Tivoli Gardens summede af liv.
En: The summer in København was in full swing, and Tivoli Gardens buzzed with life.

Da: Farverige lys blinkede overalt, mens lyden af ​​musik og latter fyldte den varme aftenluft.
En: Colorful lights blinked everywhere, while the sound of music and laughter filled the warm evening air.

Da: Freja, en ung kunstner med et sind fuld af tvivl, gik langs stierne med sin ven Lars ved sin side.
En: Freja, a young artist with a mind full of doubt, walked along the paths with her friend Lars by her side.

Da: "Du skal prøve noget nyt, Freja," sagde Lars, idet han kastede et blik rundt på festivalens mange mennesker.
En: "You need to try something new, Freja," said Lars, glancing around at the festival’s many people.

Da: "Måske finder du inspiration her."
En: "Maybe you'll find inspiration here."

Da: Freja nikkede, men hendes hjerte lå tungt.
En: Freja nodded, but her heart felt heavy.

Da: Hun følte sig fanget i en kreativ hul.
En: She felt trapped in a creative rut.

Da: Hendes pensler lå ubrugte derhjemme, og hun længtes efter at finde gnisten igen.
En: Her brushes lay unused at home, and she longed to find the spark again.

Da: Pludselig ebbede lyden fra en guitar henover pladsen og greb hendes opmærksomhed.
En: Suddenly, the sound of a guitar wafted across the square and caught her attention.

Da: En ung musiker, Mikkel, stod på en lille scene, og hans selvsikre spil lyste op i natten.
En: A young musician, Mikkel, stood on a small stage, and his confident playing lit up the night.

Da: Han virkede som om, han vidste præcis, hvad han ville.
En: He seemed to know exactly what he wanted.

Da: "Han ser ud til at have styr på det," mumlede Freja til Lars.
En: "He looks like he's got it all together," Freja muttered to Lars.

Da: "Jeg ville ønske, jeg havde den selvtillid."
En: "I wish I had that confidence."

Da: Lars smilede.
En: Lars smiled.

Da: "Måske kan du få noget af hans energi i aften."
En: "Maybe you can get some of his energy tonight."

Da: Freja følte sig splittet.
En: Freja felt torn.

Da: Hun kunne forblive her og observere bag de trygge rammer af anonymitet, eller hun kunne følge Lars' råd og række ud efter noget anderledes.
En: She could remain here and observe behind the safe confines of anonymity, or she could follow Lars' advice and reach out for something different.

Da: Da Mikkels sang nærmede sig sin afslutning, skete noget uventet.
En: As Mikkel's song neared its end, something unexpected happened.

Da: Deres øjne mødtes, og i det øjeblik følte Freja en uventet bølge af inspiration.
En: Their eyes met, and in that moment, Freja felt an unexpected wave of inspiration.

Da: Det var som om, Mikkels musik talte direkte til hendes kunstneriske sjæl.
En: It was as if Mikkel's music spoke directly to her artistic soul.

Da: Efter koncerten rykkede Freja modvilligt frem mod scenen med Lars ved sin side.
En: After the concert, Freja reluctantly moved toward the stage with Lars by her side.

Da: "Jeg må tale med ham," sagde hun beslutsomt.
En: "I have to talk to him," she said decisively.

Da: Mikkel stod ved kanten af scenen, omgivet af en lille gruppe tilhørere.
En: Mikkel stood at the edge of the stage, surrounded by a small group of listeners.

Da: Da han så Freja, brød han ud i et smil.
En: When he saw Freja, he broke into a smile.

Da: "Hej!
En: "Hi!

Da: Nød du musikken?"
En: Did you enjoy the music?"

Da: Freja nikkede, en smule genert.
En: Freja nodded, a bit shy.

Da: "Ja, den var fantastisk.
En: "Yes, it was fantastic.

Da: Jeg er kunstner, men føler mig... tom for ideer."
En: I'm an artist, but I feel... empty of ideas."

Da: Mikkel så tankefuldt på hende.
En: Mikkel looked at her thoughtfully.

Da: "Vi står alle der på et tidspunkt.
En: "We all stand there at some point.

Da: Prøv at lade verden inspirere dig – farverne, lydene, historierne fra menneskerne omkring dig."
En: Try to let the world inspire you – the colors, the sounds, the stories from the people around you."

Da: Freja lyttede, og hun kunne mærke tvivlen løsne sit greb.
En: Freja listened, and sh
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
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Speaker 1 (00:25):
In this episode, we'll journey through a night of musical
inspiration that reignites a young artist's passion for painting at
Copenhagen's vibrant Tivoli Gardens.

Speaker 2 (00:34):
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Speaker 4 (01:43):
Somnikun heap by fulgan atsivuli gardens, somlu failing mins luna
musikvam afluft fray in kunna giglaksti missing when last visin
silla to scaprono nut friar say las, he then casted

(02:07):
bleakrot professed de vetens, mang minska mosquite fine spear shown
here Fryer and Nigel. When he is siadle low toned,
whon filled, the savagal in creates your whole. He is
pencil lou broke the dayem who laying the sefta hinig
nisnikin plusely able luton, frankita in our pleasant a, crappiness

(02:30):
of maximill in old musica, meggi stole polylisine and celsika
spill loose the up in edin han viegasa hand vest
the precis vahan veli han ser ulta hast poddy mamelil
fry to last yavil unski ya held and seltil last

(02:53):
smell mosque Kervona han senaki I often Fryer filled his
a splitter whom believe here observere beet de troy Gramma anonymity,
Engully last roll Analus, then megles sug nemessus in out
fluting skin no uvender there's ane murders are the oil

(03:18):
black filled the fry in ve in spirachion. There was
some magis musik tailor d writer Teniss Cachet after Consttin
Reugle Fryer movie lid from Ussine malas visin Sina Yamo
tailor Mayhem say bisute summed Meggi stole the catna scene

(03:39):
Omgill and Lili grubetil here the hands a fry who
eats me Hi the musicin fry and Nigel in Smoolish
ned yeah Den were fantastic, Yeah kunstna when my tomped
for a d megils are tanga food for him We

(04:04):
store Elda putis pond pro little vaden in spirit at
I found lune histore and a Framinska fry a ludele
a ng kui magnitude and loose and secrete. There are
some tailor folds. Are the intitivy gardens, Louise deb the

(04:25):
fry kick wake for sin then after magaon and for
new trill craft some m neddinsknistra or megis out mondring
helped lunder the nude nest umvaka meili again i linger
bang for trill un for cinewander rama last claimed hin
the schooler, Yes, say you at the school trailer, a

(04:48):
friar loo yah lel for at a kiote mill smead
vista hun At dinner often will be new opportuning's food,
wh en alvitni routen amou teleilved and plains lea.

Speaker 1 (05:04):
Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.

Speaker 4 (05:09):
So money kubnhum by fulgang a chivuli garden so mire liu.

Speaker 1 (05:16):
The summer in Kubenhaut was in full swing and chievely
gardens buzzed with life.

Speaker 4 (05:21):
Faury, lush glinger o'er eight Minsluna mousik alere fielded Envama after.

Speaker 1 (05:28):
Luft, colorful lights blinked everywhere, while the sound of music
and laughter filled the warm evening air.

Speaker 4 (05:35):
Frye in o kuntna made saint fulatu kiglakstiena missing vin
Las vesinceu.

Speaker 1 (05:45):
Faire young artist with a mind full of doubt, walked
along the paths with her friend lost by her side.

Speaker 4 (05:51):
Du Skiprona knut fry say Las Eden castetligrote profestivetnsmng minska.

Speaker 1 (06:00):
You need to try something new, fire said, laugh glancing
around at the festival's many people.

Speaker 4 (06:06):
Mosque finneru in spiresun here.

Speaker 1 (06:10):
Maybe you'll find inspiration here.

Speaker 4 (06:13):
Phay Nigel When he iss sier de luzunked.

Speaker 1 (06:18):
Faya nodded, but her heart felt heavy.

Speaker 4 (06:20):
Whon fooled is afangel e'en creates you hul.

Speaker 1 (06:25):
She felt trapped in a creative rut.

Speaker 4 (06:27):
He miss pencil, Lulu broke. Tod yim a who laying
to save the phinig nistnikin.

Speaker 1 (06:35):
Her brushes, lay unused at home, and she longed to
find the spark again.

Speaker 4 (06:39):
Plosely able lun franchita hin o plasen a crappiness of maximil.

Speaker 1 (06:46):
Suddenly, the sound of a guitar wafted across the square
and caught her attention.

Speaker 4 (06:51):
In old musigar MIGGI still poor lilisin a selsigra Spilllousta op.

Speaker 1 (06:59):
Inedin a young musician, Mighel stood on a small stage,
and his confident playing lit up the night.

Speaker 4 (07:06):
Henviegel saumon hen vestuprasis bahn veli.

Speaker 1 (07:12):
He seemed to know exactly what he wanted.

Speaker 4 (07:15):
Hen ser u TestU puddi mum lu fry to las.

Speaker 1 (07:21):
He looks like he's got it all together. Fire muttered
to laugh.

Speaker 4 (07:24):
Ye vil unski yeheldet siltilud.

Speaker 1 (07:29):
I wish I had that confidence.

Speaker 4 (07:31):
Las s milh.

Speaker 1 (07:34):
Laugh smiled mosquite kiirfunol hen sin gui yea. Often maybe
you can get some of his energy to night.

Speaker 4 (07:43):
Fry foul desesplido fire felt torn hun kouifer blue here
ob sevie bae de troeg rama and unimiti illa uncoui
fully las rule a regu ul if de noul amlouse.

Speaker 1 (08:00):
She could remain here and observe behind the safe confines
of anonymity, or she could follow loss advice and reach
out for something different.

Speaker 4 (08:09):
Then Megghis sang nemus asinauslutni skidin nol uwindl.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
As Migelas's song neared its end, something unexpected happened.

Speaker 4 (08:19):
Des eunimudus i dee oubliquefield, Frye in uven de in spirachioux.

Speaker 1 (08:27):
Their eyes met, and in that moment Foya felt an
unexpected wave of inspiration.

Speaker 4 (08:33):
Give us some Oh, Maggis musik tail di di riy
titinis kunstna es quichet.

Speaker 1 (08:40):
It was as if Migelas's music spoke directly to her
artistic soul.

Speaker 4 (08:44):
If the concertin re regel Fraye muvilid fram ussine melas visincene.

Speaker 1 (08:52):
After the concert, Foya reluctantly moved towards the stage, with
Loss by her side.

Speaker 4 (08:57):
Yamuteil mayhem sey hunbisluts.

Speaker 1 (09:01):
I have to talk to him, she said decisively.

Speaker 4 (09:04):
Maggisvikna scene m guill and Lili Kubotilo.

Speaker 1 (09:11):
Miggel stood at the edge of the stage, surrounded by
a small group of listeners.

Speaker 4 (09:16):
The hands a frys me.

Speaker 1 (09:21):
When he saw fire, he broke into a smile. Hi, hi, musign.
Did you enjoy the music, fry and Nigel in smooth
as h nee it. Faya nodded a bit shy, yeah,
denver fantaists, Yes, it was fantastic.

Speaker 4 (09:43):
Yeah, kunstna minfut la matem fetia.

Speaker 1 (09:49):
I'm an artist, but I feel empty of ideas. Megistani
Migel looked at her thoughtfully.

Speaker 4 (09:58):
Pisto pumped.

Speaker 1 (10:02):
We all stand there at some point, pro.

Speaker 4 (10:04):
Leveden in spiray at alfaun lune histor and a Framinska.

Speaker 1 (10:13):
Try to let the world inspire you, the colors, the sounds,
the stories from the people around you.

Speaker 4 (10:18):
Fry ludel o kui magitudin loosenescy.

Speaker 1 (10:23):
Crape fire listened and she could feel the doubt loose
in its grip.

Speaker 4 (10:28):
There are some tailor, fought said into Tivoli gardens loose dimbe.

Speaker 1 (10:35):
Their conversation continued until Tivoli gardens lights began to dim.

Speaker 4 (10:40):
The fry kikvik frassine then aften magazuninfutru kraft.

Speaker 1 (10:47):
As fly I walked away from the stage. That night,
she felt a renewed drive.

Speaker 4 (10:52):
Some ofm nednsknistra amigus upmondring help lender nutnist.

Speaker 1 (10:58):
It was as if the night sparked and Miggea's encouragement
had planted a new spark.

Speaker 4 (11:03):
Uvaklatea meilikin iglinga bang for trill unfa sine vender rama.

Speaker 1 (11:11):
She was ready to paint again, no longer afraid to
step outside her familiar boundaries.

Speaker 4 (11:16):
Last claimed Nis Schuler.

Speaker 1 (11:19):
Laugh squeezed her shoulder.

Speaker 4 (11:21):
Yesay you at the squirtrill.

Speaker 1 (11:24):
Ul I told you you should step out a friar lu.

Speaker 4 (11:31):
And Fia laughed yeah. Clelfort et cioe.

Speaker 1 (11:37):
I'm glad I did milled smeet vistehun at dinner often
vilipi begirt listen puno newt Uppertuney's foot with a smile.
She knew that this night would be the beginning of
something new and meaningful.

Speaker 4 (11:51):
Hunelvetni wroten a multililved and plinius layer.

Speaker 1 (11:57):
She had the wind at her back and the courage
to let the world become her canvas.

Speaker 2 (12:07):
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in Danish, then in English.

Speaker 4 (12:23):
Sum sumu so.

Speaker 1 (12:27):
Buzzed, rama, rama, rama, confines, tw tw twe doubt, canw one,
canw one, can new one, grunt, crepe, crepe, cray, grip, screet, screate, screate,

(12:51):
stride leah leah, leah, canvas bulah bulliah bouh ya waves, swile, smile, swile, suede.

Speaker 4 (13:07):
Ste stee ste path plus plus place plasa, dampening, dampening, dampening, dimming, guineast, guineast, guineast,
spark sil sega, sil sega, sil sega, confident, fangal fangal,

(13:34):
fangl trapped for no forl forul renewed, She need it,
she needed, she knee it, shy up, mund ring up,
mundring up, moon ring encouragement, fantast disc, fantast disc, fantastic disc,

(13:58):
fantastic flow, ok, flock flock flock, snagging, snagging, snaggen.

Speaker 1 (14:08):
Chatter, lua lua youu a lurking.

Speaker 4 (14:14):
Gainer, believe, canna, believe, gain, not believe.

Speaker 1 (14:19):
Rekindle, movie leat, movie leat, movie leat, reluctantly. In Spiraea,
In Spiraea, in Spiraa inspires, couplaria, couplaria, croupla Ria, pondering cancer, crancer,

(14:40):
crncer borders, abel abel able, wafted, fest fest fast, firmly umph.

Speaker 4 (14:54):
Umph umpha.

Speaker 1 (14:58):
Embrace.

Speaker 2 (15:05):
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