Significado
Daily hygiene routine
Contexto cultural
Vinterbadning (winter bathing) is a popular social activity. It involves jumping into the cold sea and then going into a sauna. Communal showering (fællesbad) is standard in schools and sports clubs. It is seen as a normal, non-sexual part of hygiene. Danish design often emphasizes minimalist bathrooms where the shower is just a corner of the room with a curtain, known as a 'Københavnerbad'. In some remote areas, water is a precious resource, so 'at tage et bad' might be shorter or less frequent than in mainland Denmark.
Use 'lige'
Danes often add 'lige' (just) to make it sound more natural: 'Jeg tager lige et bad'.
Don't say 'have'
Remember, you 'take' a bath in Danish, you don't 'have' one like in English.
Significado
Daily hygiene routine
Use 'lige'
Danes often add 'lige' (just) to make it sound more natural: 'Jeg tager lige et bad'.
Don't say 'have'
Remember, you 'take' a bath in Danish, you don't 'have' one like in English.
The 'Soft D'
Mastering the soft 'd' in 'bad' will make you sound much more like a native speaker.
Teste-se
Fill in the correct form of the verb 'tage'.
Jeg ___ et bad hver morgen.
The sentence describes a daily habit, so we use the present tense 'tager'.
Which sentence is correct?
How do you say 'I took a bath yesterday'?
'Tog' is the past tense of 'tage', and 'i går' means yesterday.
Match the phrase to the situation.
You just finished a 10km run and you are sweaty.
After exercise, you need to wash yourself, not the dishes (vasker op) or take a nap (tager en lur).
Complete the dialogue.
A: Skal vi spise nu? B: Vent lidt, jeg skal lige ___.
In the context of getting ready to eat, 'tage et bad' is a common reason to ask someone to wait.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Recursos visuais
Bathing Vocabulary
Equipment
- • bruser
- • badekar
- • sæbe
- • håndklæde
Actions
- • at vaske
- • at skylle
- • at tørre
- • at tage
Banco de exercicios
4 exerciciosJeg ___ et bad hver morgen.
The sentence describes a daily habit, so we use the present tense 'tager'.
How do you say 'I took a bath yesterday'?
'Tog' is the past tense of 'tage', and 'i går' means yesterday.
You just finished a 10km run and you are sweaty.
After exercise, you need to wash yourself, not the dishes (vasker op) or take a nap (tager en lur).
A: Skal vi spise nu? B: Vent lidt, jeg skal lige ___.
In the context of getting ready to eat, 'tage et bad' is a common reason to ask someone to wait.
🎉 Pontuação: /4
Perguntas frequentes
10 perguntasYes! In fact, it's the most common way to say you're taking a shower.
They are almost identical. 'At gå i bad' is slightly more common in casual speech.
Yes, it is always 'et bad'.
You say 'Jeg er i bad'.
No, that sounds like you are physically picking up the showerhead. Use 'at tage et brusebad'.
Not at all. It's a very normal part of daily conversation in Denmark.
You say 'et hurtigt bad'.
It means swimming in the ocean during winter, a popular Danish hobby.
Yes, 'Babyen tager et bad' is perfectly fine.
It is a bathtub.
Frases relacionadas
at gå i bad
similarTo go in the bath/shower
at vaske sig
synonymTo wash oneself
at tage et brusebad
specialized formTo take a shower
at bade
builds onTo bathe/swim
