From scratch and on your own (fra bunden, på egen hånd)

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from scratch
fra bunden
She always bakes the bread from scratch.
Hun bager altid brødet fra bunden.
He learned Danish from scratch.
Han lærte dansk fra bunden.
the key is to, it's all about (doing)
det gælder om at
The key is to keep a cool head.
Det gælder om at holde hovedet koldt.
Now the key is to find a solution.
Nu gælder det om at finde en løsning.
what do you say to, how about
hvad siger du til
What do you say to a cup of coffee?
Hvad siger du til en kop kaffe?
How about going to the beach this weekend?
Hvad siger du til at tage til stranden i weekenden?
it'll be fine, it'll work out
det skal nok gå
Don't worry, it'll be fine.
Bare rolig, det skal nok gå.
We don't have much money, but it'll work out.
Vi har ikke mange penge, men det skal nok gå.
on one's own, by oneself
på egen hånd
My son can now cycle to school on his own.
Min søn kan nu cykle til skole på egen hånd.
She has learned to play guitar on her own.
Hun har lært at spille guitar på egen hånd.
as soon as possible (formal)
snarest muligt
Call me as soon as possible.
Ring til mig snarest muligt.
Please reply as soon as possible.
Svar venligst snarest muligt.
back and forth; there and back
frem og tilbage
He walked back and forth in the living room.
Han gik frem og tilbage i stuen.
How much is a round-trip ticket?
Hvad koster en billet frem og tilbage?
to welcome (someone)
byde velkommen
The boss welcomed the new colleagues.
Chefen bød de nye kolleger velkommen.
We welcome you to Denmark.
Vi byder jer velkommen til Danmark.
to accept (an offer, an invitation)
takke ja til
She said yes to the job.
Hun takkede ja til jobbet.
Have you accepted the invitation?
Har du takket ja til invitationen?
to be in good shape
være i god form
My grandfather is still in good shape.
Min bedstefar er stadig i god form.
You have to work out if you want to be in good shape.
Du skal træne hvis du vil være i god form.

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