Breakdown of Hun drikker te med citron.
hun
she
drikke
to drink
teen
the tea
med
with; by (bus, train) / of, to (the meaning or point of something)
citronen
the lemon
Questions & Answers about Hun drikker te med citron.
Why does the sentence use drikker instead of a phrase for 'is drinking'?
Danish does not have a separate present continuous tense like English does. The single word drikker translates to both 'drinks' and 'is drinking' depending on what makes sense in the conversation.
Why is there no article like en before citron?
When referring to an ingredient, flavor, or uncountable noun in a general sense, Danish often drops the indefinite article. Saying med citron simply means 'with lemon' as a general addition, exactly like in English.
Is te pronounced the same way it is spelled?
te means 'tea' and is actually pronounced very similarly to the English word, with a long vowel sound. Just remember that in Danish it is spelled with only two letters.
Is citron pronounced the same way an English speaker would read it?
No, the pronunciation is quite different. The 'c' sounds like an 's', and the stress is heavily on the second syllable. It is also a 'false friend' when translating, as the Danish word citron translates to 'lemon' in English, not 'citron'.
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