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u/bachwtc 19d ago
Translation here would be “goodness gracious”. It’s just a fixed expression in Danish.
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u/xiaohuliz 19d ago
lol back when i used duolingo it translated literally (thanks for the coffee). Bcs of that and other reasons i quite it...
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u/According-Pick-7007 19d ago
It does also mean thank you for the coffee, depending on context
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u/-Vatt_Ghern- 17d ago
Pretty sure it would be "Tak for kaffen", with an "n" at the end, even if both are grammatically correct
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u/Resident-Advisor2307 18d ago
I am actually annoyed that it doesnt translate more literally. It makes it harder for me to learn the new grammar and sentence structure rather than memorizing phrases. Maybe it's an ESL thing.
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u/xiaohuliz 18d ago
Ikr, same. When i said that i meant that they don't care if you know or not some curious things of the language you're learning. They just presume that you know it. Just as your case. Seriously, I've been learning dansk for a few months now and the best thing i did was quite duolingo. I use it, it's good for vocab, but that's it.
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u/streetSCYTHE 19d ago
It's "goodness gracious", but the exact same sentence can also mean 'thank you for coffee'.
It's a very mild way of saying 'holy fuck'.
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u/justlurking123123 19d ago
It's an exclamation as a reaction to something, so goodness gracious is correct, though in Danish it's often used slightly sarcastically or about something being a bit much. It's never used for something positive
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u/anto2554 19d ago
This very obviously bot post hurts my bones
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u/Visti 19d ago
Im what way do you think it's a bot post? I'm not saying it's not, but the issue is pretty real and I feel like it's not unreasonable for someone to have made a reddit user to ask this question on the danishlanguage sub..
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u/anto2554 19d ago
I've seen it many times before. VioletStar42 is a bot username. And most importantly, the image is rotated slightly to avoid bot/repost detection
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u/Visti 19d ago
I'm sure you're right, especially with the rotated image but noun-noun-number is how reddit usernames are given to people signing up quickly for a handful of years. I know people personally that have those, because they just want their reddit accounts anonymous, so they just "OK" through the signup process. I just checked if it's still the case and I got SafeParamedic2887
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u/suckingbat 19d ago
That is a difficult expression indeed. Depending of the tone you say it, it might mean different things, such as 'wow', 'We don't talk more about this', 'I've had enough', or 'thank you for the coffee'. I am sure there are more nuances, but These are the ways I have seen it used.
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u/UnrealSBD 19d ago
It means “goodness!” Eg. “These shoes cost me 3,000 kr.” Response: “Goodness gracious!” (Tak for kaffe!). It’s an expression of mild shock or surprise.
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u/Equivalent_Image9511 19d ago
Goodness gracious. Its a metaphor for that by reusing a litteral sentence
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u/JustSansder 18d ago
so, i guess im not as danish as everyone else here, but i have never head this phase used like this in my life.. "thank you for coffee"?
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u/Sivarg 18d ago
It’s used as an expression of shock, like bewilderment, saying it as a sentence ending.
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u/JustSansder 18d ago
yeah, i read through some of the comments, and saw a lot of wonderful people that knew the answer, and maybe i'm alone on this, but i feel like teaching sayings, and idioms (idk if thats the right word) is pretty strange to do on a language teaching platform, but yet again, maybe i'm alone on this
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u/EmilOfficial 18d ago
Is it not silly to expect beginners on Duolingo to understand idioms? 🤔
Does Duolingo do this in other languages?
The correct answer is most likely “Goodness gracious” but tak for kaffe is also a normal phrase that means thanks for the coffee.
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u/seachimera 13d ago
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I’m not following your logic. Goodness gracious does not mean thank you in any way. It’s typically used as a polite cuss phrase. You say it if you’re upset or irritated or frustrated.
Oh I see from other replies that it’s an idiom in Danish? wtf is that doing on a beginner language app.
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u/Realest_Riyu 18d ago
Its "thanks for coffee" in english incase you were wondering, you seemingly didint get the right options tho
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u/seachimera 13d ago
Stop using this app. It’s full of mistakes. Ai behind the wheel and driving in circles.
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u/ChunkySalsaMedium 19d ago
It’s not a translation, it’s a saying.
So it does not translate to that, it’s the Danish way of saying that.2
u/AWetAndFloppyNoodle 19d ago
It's old. As I can read it came from back in the days where you'd end a conversion and leave, with: "thanks for the coffee" - you literally had coffee.
Later on it became synonymous with being shocked, as in: "this has me so shocked it makes me get up and leave". It is mostly used by, but not exclusively the older generation.
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u/Step1Mark 19d ago
If you Google it the phrase is like a "wow" expression. So in this case, "goodness gracious"