Danish 19

Important PD2 words and phrases

Vild med genbrug

Ruth er 41 år og bor sammen med sine to piger i en lejlighed i Husum. Hun har en stor interesse: hun elsker genbrug og loppemarkeder.

vild med = crazy for, wild about genbrug = reuse, second-hand

Crazy for reuse

Ruth is 41 years old and lives with her two daughters in an apartment in Husum. She has a great interest: she loves reuse and flea markets.

Ruth er enlig mor til to piger på 8 og 10 år. Da Ruth blev skilt for 6 år siden og blev alene med sine to piger, havde hun ikke noget job og ikke så mange penge. Derfor begyndte hun at gå på loppemarkeder for at finde billige genbrugsting. Og det gør hun stadig.. For selvom hun i dag har et arbejde og en god økonomi, er det blevet en hobby for hende at købe brugte ting.

enlig = single

skilt = divorced

genbrugsting = second-hand items

stadig = still

Ruth is a single mother of two girls aged 8 and 10. When Ruth got divorced 6 years ago and was left alone with her two daughters, she had no job and not much money. Therefore, she started going to flea markets to find cheap second-hand items. And she still does. Because even though she has a job and a good economy today, it has become a hobby for her to buy used things.

I weekenden tager Ruth tit på loppemarked. Så står hun tidligt op og kører af sted. Ruth ved nemlig, at det er vigtigt at komme tidligt, hvis hun skal gøre en god handel. Somme tider står hun i kø i en time og venter på, at loppemarkedet skal åbne. Men det er meget hyggeligt. For hun står og snakker med de andre i køen, mens hun drikker en kop kaffe. Og så går tiden hurtigt.

står op = get up

vigtigt = important

kører af sted = drive off, set off

handel = deal, bargain

venter på = wait for

i kø = in line, in queue

hurtigt = quickly

In the weekend, Ruth often goes to flea markets. So she gets up early and sets off. Ruth knows that it is important to arrive early if she wants to make a good deal. Sometimes she stands in line for an hour, waiting for the flea market to open. But it is very cozy. Because she stands and talks with the others in line while drinking a cup of coffee. And then time passes quickly.

Ruth køber mange forskellige ting på loppemarked, men hun kan især godt lide at købe møbler og tøj til sig selv. Da Ruths piger var små, købte hun også meget af deres tøj brugt. Dengang syntes de nemlig, det var lige meget, om de gik i nyt eller brugt tøj. Men sådan er det ikke mere. Nu vil pigerne nemlig kun have helt nyt tøj, og de vil selv med i butikkerne og købe det. Ruth synes, det er lidt ærgerligt, for det er meget dyrere. Men hun kan godt forstå, at pigerne gerne selv vil bestemme.

især = especially

lige = just, exactly

sådan = like that

nemlig = just, simply

• used to emphasize something that has already been mentioned

ærgerligt = a pity, unfortunate

bestemme = decide

Ruth buys many different things at flea markets, but she especially likes to buy furniture and clothes for herself. When Ruth’s daughters were little, she also bought a lot of their clothes second-hand. Back then, they didn’t mind whether they wore new or used clothes. But that’s not the case anymore. Now the girls only want brand new clothes, and they want to go to the stores themselves to buy them. Ruth thinks it’s a bit unfortunate because it’s much more expensive. But she can understand that the girls want to decide for themselves.

Ruths hjem er fyldt med alle de ting, hun har købt gennem årene. I stuen står der for eksempel et stort maleri på gulvet, en kasse fuld af glas og to gamle kommoder. Alt sammen ting, som Ruth ikke har brug for, og som hun ikke rigtig har plads til. Og det er et problem. For Ruths lejlighed er ikke særlig stor, og hendes piger er trætte af, at der står så mange ting og fylder i lejligheden.

gennem årene = over the years

maleri = painting

på gulvet = on the floor

kommoder = dresser

særlig = particularly, especially

Ruth’s home is filled with all the things she has bought over the years. In the living room, for example, there is a large painting on the floor, a box full of glasses, and two old dressers. All things that Ruth doesn’t need and doesn’t really have space for. And that’s a problem. Because Ruth’s apartment isn’t very big, and her daughters are tired of so many things standing around and taking up space in the apartment.

Ruth kan godt se, at der er for mange ting i lejligheden. Så hun tænker på at sælge nogle af tingene, og en dag ser hun et opslag på Facebook. Der skal være et stort loppemarked på Husum Torv, hvor man kan komme og sælge møbler, tøj og alle mulige andre ting. Det vil Ruth gerne prøve. Hun snakker med sine piger om det, og de synes også, det lyder som en god idé. De vil gerne hjælpe hende. Så Ruth melder sig til loppemarkedet.

mulige = possible

lyder = sounds

Ruth can see that there are too many things in the apartment. So she thinks about selling some of the things, and one day she sees a post on Facebook. There will be a big flea market at Husum Square, where you can come and sell furniture, clothes, and all kinds of other things. Ruth would like to try it. She talks to her daughters about it, and they also think it sounds like a good idea. They want to help her. So Ruth signs up for the flea market.

Loppemarkedet bliver holdt en lørdag i maj måned. Ruth og hendes piger har en stor bod med møbler, bøger, glas, tøj og meget andet. De har mange kunder, og de sælger rigtig godt. Men desværre mest småting. Så da loppemarkedet er slut, har de stadig de store møbler tilbage. Det er selvfølgelig lidt ærgerligt. Men Ruth lover pigerne, at hun vil give møblerne til en genbrugsbutik, så de ikke mere skal stå i lejligheden og fylde.

holdt = held

bod = stall, booth

ærgerligt = a pity, unfortunate

lover = promises

fylde = take up space, fill

The flea market is held on a Saturday in May. Ruth and her daughters have a large stall with furniture, books, glasses, clothes, and much more. They have many customers and they sell really well. But unfortunately mostly small items. So when the flea market is over, they still have the large furniture left. Of course, it’s a bit unfortunate. But Ruth promises her daughters that she will give the furniture to a second-hand shop so they no longer have to stand in the apartment and take up space.