Danish Classroom Language and Mathematical Glossary
Table of Contents1. Introductions
1.1. Meeting, Greeting
1.2. Register
1.3. Attendance
2. Classroom Management
2.1. Arranging the Classroom
2.2. The Lesson - Beginning and ending rituals
2.3. Discipline
3. Classroom Interaction
3.1. Organizing the pupils for work
3.2. Setting the Tasks
3.3. Feedback
3.4. Spontaneous language
3.5. Language of Mathematics
Appendix - Mathematical concepts
1.1. Meeting, Greeting
| Good morning, everybody. |
Godmorgen! |
| Good afternoon, everybody. |
Goddag! |
| Hello, everyone. |
Hej! |
| Hello there, James. |
Hej, Jens! |
| How are you today? |
Hvordan går det i dag? |
| How are you getting on? |
Hvordan går det? |
| How's life? |
Hvordan går det? |
| How are things with you? |
Hvordan har I det? |
| Are you feeling better today, Bill? |
Har du det bedre i dag, Peter? |
| My name is Mr/Mrs/Ms Jensen. |
Jeg hedder Andreas/Christine. |
| I'm your new math teacher. |
Jeg er jeres nye matematiklærer. |
| I'll be teaching you math this week. |
Jeg skal undervise jer i matematik i den her uge. |
| I've got two lessons with you this week. |
Jeg har to timer med jer i den her uge. |
1.2. Register
| Where is the class register? |
Hvor er protokollen? |
1.3. Attendance
| Who is absent today? |
Hvem er her ikke i dag? |
| Who isn't here today? |
Hvem er her ikke i dag? |
| What's the matter with Alice today? |
Hvad er der med Alice i dag? |
| What's wrong with Jim today? |
Hvad er der i vejen med Jens i dag? |
| Why were you absent last Friday? |
Hvorfor var du her ikke i fredags? |
| Where have you been? |
Hvor har du været? |
| We started ten minutes ago. What have you been doing? |
Vi begyndte for ti minutter side. Hvad har du lavet? |
| Did you miss your bus? |
Kom du for sent til bussen? |
| Did you oversleep? |
Sov du over? |
| Don't let it happen again. |
Gør det ikke igen? |
2.1. Arranging the classroom
| Make groups of four. |
Lav grupper på fire. |
| Move your desks into groups of four people. |
Flyt jeres borde, så I laver grupper på fire. |
| Turn your desks around. |
Vend jeres borde om. |
| Make a horseshoe shape with your desks. |
Lav en hestesko med jeres borde. |
| Make a circle with your desks. |
Lav en rundkreds med jeres borde. |
| Make a line of desks facing each other. |
Stil jeres borde op på en linje mod hinanden. |
| Make groups of four desks facing each other. |
Lav grupper af fire borde, der vender mod hinanden. |
| Sit back to back. |
Sid med ryggen til hinanden. |
| Would you mind switching the light son? |
Vil du godt tænde lyset. |
2.2. The lesson - Beginning and ending rituals
| Let's begin our lesson now. |
Lad os begynde på timen nu. |
| Is everybody ready to start? |
Er alle parat til at begynde? |
| I hope you are all ready for your math lesson. |
Jeg håber, I alle sammen er parat til jeres matematiktime. |
| I think we can start now. |
Jeg tror, vi kan begynde nu. |
| Now we can get down to work. |
Nu kan vi få gang i arbejdet. |
| I'm waiting for you to be quiet. |
Jeg venter på, at I skal være stille. |
| We won't start until everyone is quiet. |
Vi begynder ikke, før alle er stille. |
| Stop talking and be quiet. |
Hold op med at snakke og vær stille. |
| Settle down now so we can start. |
Fald til ro, så vi kan begynde. |
| Close your books. |
Luk jeres bøger. |
| Put your books away. |
Læg jeres bøger væk. |
| Pack your things away. |
Læg jeres ting væk. |
| It's almost time to stop. |
Det er på tide at stoppe. |
| I'm afraid it's time to finish now. |
Det er desværre på tide at holde op. |
| We'll have to stop here. |
Vi må holde op nu. |
| There's the bell. It's time to stop. |
Nu ringer det. Det er på tide at holde op. |
| That's all for today. You can go now. |
Det var alt for i dag. I må gå nu. |
| The bell hasn't gone yet. |
Det har ikke ringet endnu. |
| There are still two minutes to go. |
Vi har endnu to minutter.. |
| We still have a couple of minutes left. |
Vi har stadig et par minutter. |
| The lesson doesn't finish till five past. |
Timen slutter ikke før fem minutter over. |
| Your watch must be fast. |
Dit ur må gå for hurtigt. |
| We seem to have finished early. |
Det er ud, som om vi er blevet færdige for tidligt. |
| We have an extra five minutes. |
Vi har fem minutter mere. |
| Sit quietly until the bell goes. |
Sid stille, indtil det ringer |
| Goodbye, everyone. |
Farvel. |
| See you again next Wednesday. |
Vi ses næste onsdag. |
| See you tomorrow afternoon. |
Vi ses I morgen eftermiddag. |
| See you in room 7 after the break. |
Vi ses I lokale 7 efter frikvarteret. |
| Have a nice holiday. |
God ferie! |
| Enjoy your vacation. |
God ferie. |
| Everybody outside! |
Ud allesammen. |
| All of you, get outside now! |
Kom nu ud allesammen. |
| Hurry up and get out! |
Skynd jer! |
| Try not to make any noise as you leave. |
Vær stille, når vi går. |
| Be quiet as you leave. Other classes are still working. |
Vær stille, nå I går. Der er andre klasser, der stadigvæk arbejder. |
2.3. Directions
| Come in. |
Kom ind. |
| Go out. |
Gå ud. |
| Stand up. |
Rejs jer op. |
| Sit down. |
Sæt jer ned. |
| Come to the front of the class. |
Kom op foran. |
| Stand by your desks. |
Stå ved jeres borde. |
| Put your hands up. |
Ræk hænderne op. |
| Put your hands down. |
Tag hænderne ned. |
| Stand by your desks. |
Stå ved jeres borde. |
| Put your hands up. |
Ræk hænderne op. |
| Put your hands down. |
Tag hænderne ned. |
| Don’t forget to bring your...tomorrow |
Husk at tage...i morgen. |
| Could I get past, please? |
Undskyld, kan jeg komme forbi? |
| You're blocking the way. |
Du star i vejen for mig. |
| I can't get past you. |
Jeg kan ikke komme forbi dig. |
| Get out of the way, please. |
Vær sød at flytte dig. |
| Look this way. |
Se denne vej! |
| Stop talking. |
Hold op med at snakke. |
| Listen to what ... is saying. |
Hør efter, hvad … siger. |
| Leave that alone now. |
Lad det være nu. |
| Be careful. |
Pas på! |
| Pay attention, everybody. |
Hør efter allesammen. |
3.1. Organizing the pupils for work
| Work together with your friend. |
Arbejd sammen med din kammerat. |
| Find a partner. |
Find en partner. |
| Work in pairs/threes/fours/fives. |
Arbejd i par/to/tre/fire sammen. |
| Work in groups of two/three/four. |
Arbejd I grupper på to/tre/fire. |
| I want you to form groups. |
Jeg vil gerne have, at I laver grupper. |
| Form groups of three. |
Lav grupper på tre. |
| There are too many in this group. |
Der er for mange i den her gruppe. |
| Can you join the other group? |
Kan du komme med i en anden gruppe? |
| Only three people in each group. |
Kun tre i hver gruppe. |
| I asked for four people in each group. |
Jeg bad om fire i hver gruppe. |
| There are too many in this group. |
Der er for mange i denne gruppe. |
| Can you join the other group? |
Kan du være med i den anden gruppe? |
| Everybody work individually. |
Alle skal arbejde alene. |
| Work by yourselves. |
Arbejd alene. |
| Work independently. |
Arbejd alene. |
| Ask your neighbour for help. |
Bed din sidemand om hjælp. |
| Stand up and find another partner. |
Rejs dig op og find en anden partner. |
3.2. Setting the tasks
| Here are some tasks for you to work on in groups of four. |
Her er nogen opgaver, I kan arbejde med I grupper på fire. |
| Work on the task together. |
Arbejd på opgaven sammen. |
| Ask other people in the group. |
Spørg nogen andre i gruppen. |
| Ask others in the class. |
Spørg nogen andre i klassen. |
| Ask everyone in the class. |
Spørg alle i klassen. |
| Open your books on page 52. |
Åbn jeres bøger på side 52. |
| Come out and write it on the board. |
Kom op og skriv det på tavlen. |
| Listen to the tape, please. |
Lyt til båndet. |
| Finish off this song at home. |
Lav den her sang færdig hjemme. |
| Let's sing a song. |
Lad os synge en sang. |
| Everybody, please. |
Allesammen. |
| All of you now. |
Allesammen, nu. |
| The whole class, please. |
Hele klassen. |
| I want you all to join in. |
I skal være med allesammen. |
| Could you try the next one? |
Kunne I prove den næste? |
| I would like you to write this down. |
Vil I godt skrive det her ned? |
| It might be an idea to leave this till next time. |
Det er nok en god ide at vente med det her til næste time. |
| Who would like to read? |
Hvem vil læse? |
| Which topic will your group report on? |
Hvilket emne vil jeres gruppe sige noget om? |
| Do you want to answer question 3? |
Vil du/I besvare spørgsmål 3? |
| Can you all see the board? |
Kan I allesammen se tavlen? |
| Have you found the place? |
Har I fundet stedet? |
| Are you all ready? |
Er I allesammen parate? |
| Let me explain what I want you to do next. |
Lad mig forklare, hvad det er, jeg vil have, I skal gore. |
| The idea of this exercise is for you to ... |
Meningen med denne øvelse er, at I skal … |
| Do the next activity. |
Lav den næste opgave. |
| Move on to the next activity. |
Fortsæt med den næste opgave |
| Have you finished? |
Er I færdige? |
| This is your homework for tonight. |
Dette er jeres lektier for i dag. |
| Do exercise 10 on page 23 for your homework. |
Øvelse 10 på side 23 er jeres lektier til næste gang. |
| Prepare the next calculation for Monday. |
Forbered næste regnestykkke til på mandag. |
| There is no homework today. |
Der er ingen lektier i dag. |
| Remember your homework. |
Husk jeres lektier. |
| Take a worksheet as you leave. |
Tag et papir med opgaver, når I går. |
| We'll do the rest of this task next time. |
Vi laver resten af denne opgave næste gang. |
| We'll finish this exercise next lesson. |
Vi gør den her øvelse færdig i næste time. |
| We've run out of time, so we'll continue next lesson. |
Vi har ikke mere tid, så vi fortsætter næste gang. |
| We'll continue this task next Monday. |
Vi fortsætter med den her opgave på næste mandag. |
3.3. Feedback
| Very good |
Virkelig godt |
| That's very good |
Det er virkelig godt |
| Well done |
Flot |
| Very fine |
Virkelig flot |
| That's nice |
Det er fint |
| I like that |
Det kan jeg godt lide |
| Marvellous |
Fantastisk |
| You did a great job |
Det gjorde, du virkelig godt |
| Magnificent |
Strålende |
| Terrific |
Fantastisk |
| Fantastic |
Fantastisk |
| Right |
Rigtigt |
| Yes |
Ja |
| Fine |
Fint |
| Quite right |
Helt rigtigt |
| That's right |
Det er rigtigt |
| That's it |
Det er i orden |
| That's correct |
Det er korrekt |
| That's quite right |
Det er helt rigtigt. |
| Yes, you've got it |
Ja, du har forstået det |
| You've got the idea |
Du har fat i det rigtige |
| It depends |
Det kommer an på |
| It might be, I suppose |
Sådan er det måske |
| In a way, perhaps |
Sådan er det nok |
| Sort of, yes |
Sådan omtrentligt |
| That's more like it |
Det er mere sandsynligt |
| That's much better |
Det er meget bedre. |
| That's a lot better |
Det er meget bedre |
| You've improved a lot |
Du er blevet meget bedre |
| Not really |
Ikke rigtigt |
| Unfortunately not |
Desværre ikke. |
| I'm afraid that's not quite right |
Det er desværre ikke helt rigtigt |
| You can't say that, I'm afraid |
Du kan desværre ikke sige sådan |
| You can't use that symbol here |
Du kan ikke bruge det symbol her |
| Good try, but not quite right |
God prøvet, men ikke helt rigtigt |
| Have another try |
Prøv en gang til |
| Not quite right. Try again. |
Ikke helt rigtigt. Prøv igen. |
| Not exactly |
Ikke helt præcist |
| You were almost right. |
Du havde det næsten rigtigt. |
| That's almost it |
Det er næsten rigtigt |
| You're halfway there |
Du er halvvejs |
| You've almost got it |
Du har det næsten |
| You're on the right lines |
Du er på rette vej |
| There's no need to rush |
Du behøver ikke skynde dig |
| There's no hurry |
Det haster ikke. |
| We have plenty of time |
Vi har masser af tid. |
| Go on. Have a try. |
Fortsæt. Prøv igen. |
| Have a go |
Prøv bare |
| Have a guess |
Prøv at gætte. |
| There's nothing wrong with your answer. |
Der er ikke noget i vejen med dit svar. |
| What you said was perfectly all right. |
Det, du sagde, var helt i orden. |
| You didn't make a single mistake. |
Du lavede ikke en eneste fejl. |
| That's exactly the point. |
Det er netop det, det drejer sig om. |
| That's just what I was looking for. |
Det er lige det, jeg gerne ville have. |
| Don't worry, it'll improve. |
Du skal ikke være bekymret. Det skal nok blive bedre. |
| Maybe this will help you. |
Måske vil dette hjælpe dig. |
| Do you want a clue (hint)? |
Vil du have et hint? |
| You have a good understanding. |
Du har en god forståelse af det. |
| Your calculations are very good. |
Dine udregninger er rigtig gode. |
| You are working well. |
Du arbejder godt. |
| You have made a lot of progress. |
Du har gjort store fremskridt. |
| You still have some trouble with fractions. |
Du har stadig nogle problemer med brøker. |
| You need more practice with these calculations. |
Du skal øve dig mere på disse udregninger. |
| You'll have to spend some time practising this. |
Du skal bruge mere tid på at øve dig i det her. |
| You're getting better at it all the time. |
Du bliver hele tiden bedre til det. |
| You've improved no end. |
Du har gjort meget store fremskridt. |
3.4. Spontaneous language
| Happy birthday! |
Til lykke med fødselsdagen. |
| ..... has his/her 12th birthday today. |
…bliver tolv år i dag. |
| ... is eleven today. Let's sing "Happy Birthday". |
…bliver elleve i dag. Lad os synge fødselsdagssangen. |
| Happy Christmas. |
Glædelig jul. |
| Happy New Year! |
Godt nytår. |
| All the best for the New Year. |
Rigtig godt nytår! |
| Happy Easter. |
Glædelig påske. |
| Best of luck. |
Held og lykke! |
| Good luck. |
Held og lykke! |
| I hope you pass. |
Jeg håber, du består. |
| Congratulations! |
Til lykke! |
| Well done! |
Godt klaret! |
| Never mind. |
Pyt med det. |
| Better luck next time. |
Bedre held næste gang. |
| Do you feel better today? |
Har du det bedre I dag? |
| Are you better now? |
Har du det bedre nu? |
| Have you been ill? |
Har du været syg? |
| What was the matter? |
Hvad var der i vejen? |
| I'm sorry (about that). |
Undskyld! |
| Sorry, that was my fault. |
Undskyld, det var min fejl. |
| I'm terribly sorry. |
Det er jeg meget ked af. |
| Excuse me for a moment. |
Undskyld mig et øjeblik. |
| I'll be back in a moment. |
Jeg er tilbage om et øjeblik. |
| Carry on with the exercise while I'm away. |
Fortsæt med øvelsen, medens jeg er væk. |
| I've got to go next door for a moment. |
Jeg er nødt til at gå ind ved siden af et øjeblik. |
| I'm afraid I can't speak any louder. |
Desværre kan jeg ikke tale højere. |
| I seem to be losing my voice. |
Jeg er ved at miste stemmen. |
| I have a sore throat. |
Jeg har ondt i halsen. |
| Do you mind if I sit down? |
Har I noget imod, at jeg sætter mig ned? |
| I have a headache. |
Jeg har hovedpine. |
| Do you mind if I sit down? |
Har I noget imod, at jeg sætter mig ned? |
3.5. Language of MathematicsEnglish
Bolt, B., Hobbs, D.: A Mathematical Dictionary for Schools. Cambridge University Press, 1998.
James, C., James, T.: Mathematics Dictionary. Litton Educational Publishing, New York 1968.
Nelson, D.: Dictionary of Mathematics. Penguin Books Ltd., London 1998.
See also the Appendix.
A.1. Numbers and arithmetic
| Add |
Lægge sammen |
| Multiply |
Gange |
| Subtract |
Trække fra |
| Divide |
Dividere |
| Power |
Potens |
| Square |
Kvadrat |
| Bracket |
Parentes |
| Sign |
Fortegn |
| Fraction |
Brøk |
| Numerator |
Tæller |
| Denominator |
Nævner |
| Equal |
Være lig med |
| Equivalent |
Ækvivalent |
| Cancel |
Forkorte |
| Common denominator |
Fællesnævner |
| Counting number |
N |
| Zero |
Nul |
| Integers |
Z |
| Set of rational numbers |
Q |
| Set of real numbers |
R |
| Prime number |
Primtal |
| Equation |
Ligning |
| Solution |
Løsning |
| Graph |
Graf |
| Dependent variable |
Afhængig variabel |
| Independent variable |
Uafhængig variabel |
| Origin |
(0,0) |
| Straight line |
Ret linje |
| Coordinate |
Koordinat |
| Steepness or gradient |
Hældningskoefficient |
| Sketching a graph |
Tegning af en graf |
| Perpendicular |
Vinkelret |
2. Functions
| Graph |
Graf |
| Dependent variable |
Afhængig variabel |
| Independent variable |
Uafhængig variabel |
| Origin |
(0,0) |
| Straight line |
Ret linje |
| Coordinate |
Koordinat |
| Steepness or gradient |
Hældningskoefficient |
| Sketching a graph |
Tegning af en graf |
| Perpendicular |
Vinkelret |
| Quadratic equation |
Andengradsligning |
| Parabola |
Parabel |
| Root |
Rod |
| U-shape |
“Smilende” parabel |
| Upside-down U |
“Sur” parabel |
| Direct proportion |
Ligefrem proportionalitet |
| Partial direct proportion |
Lineær sammenhæng |
| Inverse proportion |
Omvendt proportionalitet |
| Domain |
Definitionsmængde |
| Range |
Værdimængde |
| Inverse function |
Omvendt funktion |
| Exponential |
Eksponentiel |
3. Geometry
| Area |
Areal |
| Rectangle |
Rektangel |
| Triangle |
Trekant |
| Circle |
Cirkel |
| Angle |
Vinkel |
| Right-angled |
Retvinklet |
| Opposite |
Modstående |
| Adjacent |
Hosliggende |
| Hypotenuse |
Hypotenuse |
| The two smaller sides of a right-angled triangle |
Kateter |
| Degree |
Grad |
| Length |
Længde |
| Square |
Kvadrat |
| Width |
Bredde |
| Perimeter |
Omkreds |
| Diagonal |
Diagonal |
| Corner |
Hjørne |
| Base |
Grundlinje |
| Height |
Højde |
| Isosceles |
Ligebenet |
| Equilateral |
Ligesidet |
| Similar |
Ligedannet |
| Congruent |
Kongruent |
| Parallelogram |
Parallelogram |
| Rhombus |
Rombe |
| Trapezium |
Trapez |
| Circumference |
Periferi |
| Radius / Diameter |
Radius / Diameter |
| Quadrilateral |
Firesidet |
| Pythagoras’ Theorem |
Pythagoras sætning |
| Centre |
Centrum |
| Median |
Median |
| Box |
Kasse |
| Can, cylinder |
Cylinder |
| Cone |
Kegle |
| Sphere |
Kugle |
| Obtuse angle |
Stump vinkel |
| Acute angle |
Spids vinkel |
4. Probability
| Probability |
Sandsynlighed |
| Tree diagram |
Tælletræ |
| Multiplication rule |
Multiplikationsmetode |
| Possible outcome |
Muligt resultat |
| Sample space |
Udfaldsrum |
| Empty set |
Tom mængde |
| Event |
Hændelse |
| Be mutually exclusive |
Udelukke hinanden |
| Forming union |
Foreningsmængde |
| Complement |
Komplementær |
| Intersection |
Fællesmængde |
| Permutation |
Permutation |
| Factorial notation |
Fakultet |
| Combination |
Kombination |
| All possible outcomes are equally likely |
Der er en jævn sandsynlighed |
| Favourable |
Gunstigt |
| Special addition rule |
Additionsmetode |
| Conditional probability |
Betinget sandsynlighed |
| Independent |
Uafhængig |
| Binomial distribution |
Binomial fordeling |
| Random sample |
Stikprøve |
| Particular arrangement/ order of object |
Ordnet |
5. Statistics
| Frequency |
Hyppighed |
| Relative frequency |
Frekvens |
| Percentage |
Procent |
| Cumulative frequency |
Kumuleret hyppighed |
| Grouped frequency |
Grupperet hyppighed |
| Sample |
Stikprøve |
| Mean |
Gennemsnit |
| Median |
Median |
| Mode |
Typetal |
| Bar-chart |
Søjlediagram |
| Histogram |
Histogram |
| Ogive |
Sumkurve |
| Standard deviation |
Standard afvigelse/ spredning |
| First quartile |
Første kvartil |
| Second quartile (median) |
Median |
| Third quartile |
Tredje kvartil |
| Example: 50th percentile |
50% fraktilen |
| Minimum |
Mindsteværdi |
| Maximum |
Størsteværdi |
| Range |
Variationsbredde |
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