The Cucumber Coin: A Hilarious Morning Routine in Copenhagen

Fluent Fiction - Danish: The Cucumber Coin: A Hilarious Morning Routine in Copenhagen Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-cucumber-coin-a-hilarious-morning-routine-in-copenhagen Story Transcript:Da: Solen skinnede ned på gaderne i København.En: The sun was shining down on the streets of Copenhagen.Da: En kølig vind strøg gennem de smalle stræder, men Anders følte ikke kulden.En: A cool breeze swept through the narrow alleys, but Anders didn't feel the cold.Da: Han stirrede ned på kaffe koppen i sine hænder.En: He stared down at the coffee cup in his hands.Da: Den var fyldt til randen med rygende varm latte.En: It was filled to the brim with steaming hot latte.Da: Anders elskede at starte sin morgen sådan her.En: Anders loved starting his mornings like this.Da: Alone og stille.En: Alone and quiet.Da: På en trendy kaffebar, han ofte besøgte, kendt som 'Bean Me Up'.En: At a trendy coffee bar he often visited, known as "Bean Me Up".Da: Hans veninde Freja arbejdede her.En: His friend Freja worked there.Da: Hun var altid munter om morgenen, hvilket han aldrig forstod, men satte pris på.En: She was always cheerful in the mornings, which he never understood but appreciated.Da: Når han trådte ind i baren, den gamle trædør knirkede højlydt, mødte han altid Freja med et stort smil på ansigtet.En: When he walked into the bar, the old wooden door creaked loudly, and he always met Freja with a big smile on his face.Da: Denne morgen var ikke anderledes.En: This morning was no different.Da: Han gav Freja en skæv smil og trak sin pung ud for at betale.En: He gave Freja a crooked smile and reached into his wallet to pay.Da: Men i stedet for en mønt, fandt han en agurk.En: But instead of a coin, he found a cucumber.Da: Frejas øjne voksede store i chok, da hun så grøntsagen.En: Freja's eyes widened in shock as she saw the vegetable.Da: Det var en lang, grøn agurk.En: It was a long, green cucumber.Da: "Anders," grinte hun, "jeg tror ikke, vi accepterer agurker som betaling her".En: "Anders," she laughed, "I don't think we accept cucumbers as payment here."Da: Alle i baren brød ud i latter.En: Everyone in the bar burst into laughter.Da: Anders, bumlet, rødmet.En: Anders, flustered, blushed.Da: "Jeg ved, jeg er fra landet," indrømmede han, "men jeg troede stadig ikke, det kom til at påvirke mig sådan her i byen".En: "I know I'm from the countryside," he admitted, "but I didn't think it would affect me like this in the city."Da: Dagen fortsatte med griner og drilleri.En: The day continued with laughter and teasing.Da: Men Anders blev ikke flov.En: But Anders didn't feel embarrassed.Da: Han beholdt sin sans for humor og grinede sammen med alle andre.En: He maintained his sense of humor and laughed along with everyone else.Da: Han forstod, at livet i byen var forskellige.En: He understood that city life was different.Da: Og at han ville have til at vænne sig til sin nye hverdag i København.En: And that he would have to get used to his new everyday life in Copenhagen.Da: Om eftermiddagen, da han forlod Bean Me Up, sagde Freja med et smil, "Du kan beholde agurken, Anders.En: In the afternoon, as he left Bean Me Up, Freja said with a smile, "You can keep the cucumber, Anders.Da: Og tak for grinet.En: And thanks for the laugh."Da: "Således endte Anders...

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