"Min søn laver mad til mig."

Translation: My son cooks for me.

[Atcovi]

why is it "til" instead of "for"?

[funkytonka]

It makes sense if you think about it.

[bronshojbob]

I think "My son cooks for me." could also be an acceptable translation.

[runem]

It's accepted now :)

[BaconChomper]

I thought I heard Min søn leger med til mig

I still don't have a good grip on pronunciation rules for Danish.

[MarcNKaoua]

"laver mad" i got false previously for writing "cook food", and on this one I have it wrong for writing "makes food". Wtf duo !

[msjacson]

I look at it as
Laver = makes, mad = food; makes food = cooks

[karenbgg]

Difference between "til" and "for"? It is different if you compare danish with english, por example

[Daniel594823]

Couldn't you have used Min søn laver mad for mig?

[KathyKarch]

I really hope someone answers this question, as I am also confused about when to use TIL and when to use FOR.

[ychokyu]

Please, could someone explain this for us? Mange tak!

[lariwestside]

Is there a way to recognize the difference in pronounciation between "mad" and "mig"? They sound the same to me when I play the audio slowly.

[Ems22340]

The vowel sounds are very similar when not stressed but 'mad' still ends in that '-l' sound whereas 'mig' has no final consonant.

[bronshojbob]

Really, the soft 'd' in 'mad' is more like a clipped 'l.' Your tongue doesn't touch the roof of your mouth the same way it was with 'l.'

"Mig" sound a little more like "my" only it's shortened, unlike the way Americans drag out its ending.

[lariwestside]

Never noticed this, will listen for it now. Thanks!

[trevro]

Additionally, I would say that "mad" sounds like the English "mel" or "mal", and "mig" sounds like a clipped "my".

[Ems22340]

Yes, that's how it sounds to me, too. It makes sense - "mad" is a cognate of English "meal" and "mig" is obviously "me".

[orangesundevil]

"Mad" sounds like "MEH+d". "Mig" sounds exactly like "my".

[Sanne905289]

The suggested translation for til is with or for. Why is with wrong?

[Kheraxis]

Personal slave

[Willdafridge]

SHHHHHHHHH

[alexxx1836]

also, my son cooks to me

[-HKBK-]

that doesn't make sense in English