Danish · C1 · Unit 1
Explaining your field
At forklare sit fag
By the end you can
- Explain a complex subject from your field to a non-expert
- Answer detailed questions precisely
- Understand a specialist text outside your field
Words and phrases
| Danish | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| forenklet sagt | to put it simply | Forenklet sagt sørger jeg for, at broer ikke falder sammen. |
| populært sagt | in everyday terms, loosely speaking | Populært sagt er det kroppens alarmsystem. |
| det svarer til | it's equivalent to, it's like | Det svarer til at lede efter en nål i en høstak. |
| i praksis | in practice | I praksis betyder det, at vi tester alt to gange. |
| konkret | specifically, in concrete terms | Hvad laver du helt konkret? |
| afhænger af | depends on (more formal than kommer an på) | Det afhænger af, hvordan man måler det. |
| et fagudtryk | a technical term | Undskyld, det er et fagudtryk. |
| en lægmand | a layperson | Det er svært at forklare for en lægmand. |
| for at præcisere | to be precise, to clarify | For at præcisere: Vi taler om bakterier, ikke virus. |
| i sig selv | in itself, as such | Teknologien er ikke farlig i sig selv. |
| mit fagområde | my field | Mit fagområde er vandforsyning. |
Then talk it through
Explaining your work to a curious stranger at a dinner party. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.