Questions & Answers about Jeg er frisk på en tur i skoven.
What does frisk på mean here?
In this sentence, at være frisk på noget means to be up for something, to feel like doing something, or to be willing/keen to do something.
So:
- Jeg er frisk på en tur i skoven = I’m up for a walk/trip in the forest
Important: frisk by itself often means healthy, well, or fresh, but in the expression frisk på, it has the special meaning ready/willing/up for.
Examples:
- Er du frisk på kaffe? = Are you up for coffee?
- Jeg er frisk på at tage af sted nu. = I’m up for leaving now.
Does frisk always mean fresh or healthy?
No. That is a very common source of confusion.
Frisk can mean different things depending on context:
- healthy / well
- Jeg er frisk igen. = I’m well again.
- fresh / cool / brisk in some contexts
- energetic / lively
- in frisk på: up for / willing / keen on
So in your sentence, it does not mean I am healthy on a trip in the forest. It means I’m up for a walk in the forest.