Sygemeldingen — Danish Conversation

Scenario: Du ringer til din chef Lars for at melde dig syg før arbejde.

smart_toy

Hej, det er Lars.

Hi, it’s Lars.

Lars

Your response:

Hej Lars. Jeg har det virkelig dårligt og kan ikke komme på arbejde.

polite

Hi Lars. I feel really bad and can't come to work.

Hej Lars, det er mig. Jeg tror, jeg er forkølet og skal sygemelde mig.lock

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The scenario

Du ringer til din chef Lars for at melde dig syg før arbejde.

You call your boss Lars to call in sick before work.

A short preview of the opening lines. Use the interactive panel above to play through the full branching dialogue and choose your responses.

Lars

Hej, det er Lars.

Hi, it’s Lars.

Lars

Åh nej. Hvad fejler du? Har du feber eller hoste?

Oh no. What’s wrong? Do you have a fever or a cough?

Lars

Det lyder ikke godt. Har du ondt i kroppen eller hovedet?

That doesn't sound good. Does your body or your head hurt?

Lars

Hvornår startede det? I går, eller for flere dage siden?

When did it start? Yesterday, or several days ago?

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