Muhler
Imperial Majesty
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Thanks, Roskilde 
Let's have a closer look at the quotes in the TV2 article you posted, they are quite good.
Mary arrived at the kindergarten where two flowerchildren were waiting in the shape of Signe Thordahl and Kerim Caliskan. - And perhaps not unsurprisingly Kerim exclaimed at the sight of the crown car: "My, a cool Audi"!
They were however shy when Mary aproached them.
Mary gave a speech and five minutes can be a long time when you are a child but they managed to remain still - sort of - during the speech, which Mary ended: "Thanks for being so quiet. That was really well done".
The in DK extremely popular children's TV host Hr. Skæg = Mr. Beard was there too to assist Mary in handing out cakes and Mary asked: "Don't you (informal you) get it in your beard"?
Mr. Beard replied while taking a big bite. "Yeah, it is a bit difficult".
Then he made Mary laugh with the remark: "It's the best cake you (informal you) have ever baked for me, Mary".
And here is a video from BB: http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...se-mary-og-hr-skaeg-til-kagefest-i-boernehave
The first thing we hear in the video is the children singing about "indianere" = native Americans. I believe I have told before how indianere have a very good reputation in this part of the world.
Later on Mr. Beard and his assistant is teaching the children the read and pronounce the word alt = everything, letter by letter.
At 2:07 two five year olds Sofia and Naia, talks to our reporter, Ulrik Ulriksen, about their impressions.
First they are asked about how they thought about meeting Mary. The blonde girls thinks and says: "Good". The brunette replies that "she looks good".
What was most fun? Mr. Beard or Crown Princess Mary"? - "Mr. Beard! - Mr. Beard, I think".
The end scene is a big goodbye, so the children all shout: "Farvel = farewell/goodbye".
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ADDED: (I've removed my translation of what was said in the BT article, Roskilde did fine, so no need to repeat).
- You may have listened to Mary in the BB video. Where she explained about the meaning of the ReadPlay project. It was a curious experience. Mary speaks Danish at an avanced level, that has been mentioned often and her meaning did come across.
However her pronounciation was very up and down. In one moment she's very much off and in the next sentence she was speaking like a native. That happened a number of times.
It seems to me that when she is in her mind framing the next words then her accent becomes heavy and her pronounciation weers off, when she has gotten whatever it is she wish to say off her chest, then for a brief moment before thinking about what to say next, her pronounciation is perfect and her accent imperceptible. - A very common thing I'd say.
Mary has many talents, learning languages is not the foremost among them. And before you are up in arms, that's not putting Mary down, oh no, on the contrary. It just means that she has had to, and still has, to work hard, very hard, to get where she is now.
Let's have a closer look at the quotes in the TV2 article you posted, they are quite good.
Mary arrived at the kindergarten where two flowerchildren were waiting in the shape of Signe Thordahl and Kerim Caliskan. - And perhaps not unsurprisingly Kerim exclaimed at the sight of the crown car: "My, a cool Audi"!
They were however shy when Mary aproached them.
Mary gave a speech and five minutes can be a long time when you are a child but they managed to remain still - sort of - during the speech, which Mary ended: "Thanks for being so quiet. That was really well done".
The in DK extremely popular children's TV host Hr. Skæg = Mr. Beard was there too to assist Mary in handing out cakes and Mary asked: "Don't you (informal you) get it in your beard"?
Mr. Beard replied while taking a big bite. "Yeah, it is a bit difficult".
Then he made Mary laugh with the remark: "It's the best cake you (informal you) have ever baked for me, Mary".
And here is a video from BB: http://www.billedbladet.dk/kongelig...se-mary-og-hr-skaeg-til-kagefest-i-boernehave
The first thing we hear in the video is the children singing about "indianere" = native Americans. I believe I have told before how indianere have a very good reputation in this part of the world.
Later on Mr. Beard and his assistant is teaching the children the read and pronounce the word alt = everything, letter by letter.
At 2:07 two five year olds Sofia and Naia, talks to our reporter, Ulrik Ulriksen, about their impressions.
First they are asked about how they thought about meeting Mary. The blonde girls thinks and says: "Good". The brunette replies that "she looks good".
What was most fun? Mr. Beard or Crown Princess Mary"? - "Mr. Beard! - Mr. Beard, I think".
The end scene is a big goodbye, so the children all shout: "Farvel = farewell/goodbye".
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ADDED: (I've removed my translation of what was said in the BT article, Roskilde did fine, so no need to repeat).
- You may have listened to Mary in the BB video. Where she explained about the meaning of the ReadPlay project. It was a curious experience. Mary speaks Danish at an avanced level, that has been mentioned often and her meaning did come across.
However her pronounciation was very up and down. In one moment she's very much off and in the next sentence she was speaking like a native. That happened a number of times.
It seems to me that when she is in her mind framing the next words then her accent becomes heavy and her pronounciation weers off, when she has gotten whatever it is she wish to say off her chest, then for a brief moment before thinking about what to say next, her pronounciation is perfect and her accent imperceptible. - A very common thing I'd say.
Mary has many talents, learning languages is not the foremost among them. And before you are up in arms, that's not putting Mary down, oh no, on the contrary. It just means that she has had to, and still has, to work hard, very hard, to get where she is now.
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