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A1 Course · Lesson 4

Family & People Expanded

Describe family and friends with adjectives

Goal: Expand family vocabulary and describe people with simple adjectives (sød, stor, ung…).

Practice first

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People, adjectives, Min … er …

Learn expanded family words and adjectives, then build Min {person} er {adjective}.

1. People words

People practiced: 0 / 8

Expand beyond mor/far/bror/søster.

2. Adjectives

Adjectives practiced: 0 / 8

Useful describing words.

3. Full descriptions

Sentences practiced: 0 / 6

Model sentences to copy.

4. Build: Min … er …

Describe someone in your life.

Min … er ….

Example: Min mor er sød. · Min kollega er travl.

Review lesson

A1 · Lesson 4 — read after you practice.

1) More people words

bedstemor / bedstefar — grandmother / grandfather
onkel / tante — uncle / aunt
kusine / fætter — cousin (f/m)
kollega — colleague
nabo — neighbour
barn / børn — child / children

2) Useful adjectives

sød (sweet/nice) · venlig (friendly) · stor (big) · lille (small/little) · ung (young) · gammel (old) · sød / rar (nice) · travl (busy)

3) Patterns

Min mor er sød.
Min far er travl.
Hendes børn er små. (note: lille → små in plural — learn as a chunk)
Min kollega er venlig.

4) min / din

min — my (common gender singular, good default at A1)
din — your
Mit barn uses mit with et-words — optional extra: mit barn er lille.

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Speaking tasks

Say these out loud. Use Listen when you want a model.

Two relatives

Describe two family members: Min … er …

A friend or colleague

Min ven er venlig. / Min kollega er travl.

Ask back

Hvordan er din mor? — Hun er …

Lesson complete

Describe four people with adjectives before lesson 5 (home & rooms).

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