B1 Collocation Neutro

at være en smule nervøs

to be a bit nervous

Significado

Feeling slight anxiety.

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Contexto cultural

Danes value 'ærlighed' (honesty) about feelings. Admitting to being 'en smule nervøs' is seen as relatable and trustworthy. In American business culture, people might prefer 'excited' over 'nervous' to show confidence, whereas Danes prefer the more grounded 'nervøs'. In Japan, expressing nervousness might be done through more formal, indirect language to maintain 'wa' (harmony), while Danes are more direct. Norwegians use a very similar phrase ('en smule nervøs'), reflecting shared Scandinavian values of moderation.

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Use it for 'Hygge'

Admitting a small amount of nervousness can actually make a situation more 'hyggelig' by lowering everyone's guard.

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Check your gender

Always 'en smule', never 'et smule'. 'Smule' is always common gender.

Significado

Feeling slight anxiety.

🎯

Use it for 'Hygge'

Admitting a small amount of nervousness can actually make a situation more 'hyggelig' by lowering everyone's guard.

⚠️

Check your gender

Always 'en smule', never 'et smule'. 'Smule' is always common gender.

Teste-se

Fill in the missing words to say 'I am a bit nervous'.

Jeg ___ en ___ nervøs.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: er, smule

In Danish, you use 'er' (to be) and 'en smule' is the correct phrase.

Which sentence is grammatically correct for a group of people?

De er...

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: en smule nervøse

The adjective 'nervøs' must be in the plural form 'nervøse' to match 'De' (They).

Match the response to the situation.

Situation: You are about to give a big speech.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: Jeg er en smule nervøs.

Nervousness is the appropriate emotion for public speaking.

🎉 Pontuação: /3

Recursos visuais

Levels of Nervousness

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Low

  • en smule nervøs
  • lidt nervøs
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Medium

  • nervøs
  • spændt
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High

  • meget nervøs
  • rædselsslagen

Banco de exercicios

3 exercicios
Fill in the missing words to say 'I am a bit nervous'. Fill Blank A1

Jeg ___ en ___ nervøs.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: er, smule

In Danish, you use 'er' (to be) and 'en smule' is the correct phrase.

Which sentence is grammatically correct for a group of people? Choose A2

De er...

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: en smule nervøse

The adjective 'nervøs' must be in the plural form 'nervøse' to match 'De' (They).

Match the response to the situation. situation_matching B1

Situation: You are about to give a big speech.

✓ Correto! ✗ Quase. Resposta certa: Jeg er en smule nervøs.

Nervousness is the appropriate emotion for public speaking.

🎉 Pontuação: /3

Perguntas frequentes

2 perguntas

Neither is 'better', but 'en smule' sounds slightly more precise and is very common in written Danish.

Yes! Adding 'lille' (small) makes it even smaller. 'Jeg er en lille smule nervøs.'

Frases relacionadas

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at have sommerfugle i maven

similar

to have butterflies in the stomach

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at være spændt

similar

to be excited/anxious

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at være rædselsslagen

contrast

to be terrified

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