På en almindelig torsdag i hjertet af København, fandt vi Lars.

On an ordinary Thursday in the heart of Copenhagen, we found Lars.

Lars boede på Vesterbro.

Lars lived in Vesterbro.

Det var her, han tjente sit brød som guide.

It was here he earned his bread as a guide.

Hans job var at vise turisterne rundt i byen.

His job was to show tourists around the city.

Denne særlige dag, var hans opgave anderledes.

On this particular day, his task was different.

Han fik besøg af Ingrid.

He was visited by Ingrid.

Ingrid var amerikaner.

Ingrid was American.

Hun havde hørt om noget, der hed "hygge".

She had heard of something called "hygge".

Men, hun vidste ikke, hvad det betød.

But she didn't know what it meant.

Lars skulle hjælpe Ingrid med at forstå konceptet.

Lars was supposed to help Ingrid understand the concept.

De startede ved Nyhavn.

They started at Nyhavn.

Lars viste de farvestralende huse frem.

Lars showed off the colorful houses.

Bådene, som gled stille gennem kanalen.

The boats gliding quietly through the canal.

Det var hyggeligt, sagde han.

It was cozy, he said.

Ingrid nikkede, men hun forstod det ikke helt.

Ingrid nodded, but she didn't quite understand.

Derefter gik de mod Strøget.

Then they walked towards Strøget.

De så på de flotte butikker.

They looked at the lovely shops.

Menneskene, der gik rundt at snakkede.

People walking around chatting.

Lyden af byliv.

The sound of city life.

Også hyggeligt, sagde Lars.

Also cozy, said Lars.

Ingrid forsøgte at begribe det, men det var stadig svært.

Ingrid tried to grasp it, but it was still difficult.

De tog hen til Tivoli.

They went to Tivoli.

Lars pegede på de blinkende lys.

Lars pointed out the flashing lights.

Parrene, som gik hånd i hånd.

Couples walking hand in hand.

Det var også hyggeligt.

That was also cozy.

Ingrid kunne se, det var smukt.

Ingrid could see it was beautiful.

Men, hun forstod det stadig ikke.

But she still didn't understand.

Til sidst, inviterede Lars Ingrid hjem.

Finally, Lars invited Ingrid home.

Han tændte et par stearinlys.

He lit a few candles.

Bød Ingrid på en kop varm kaffe.

Offered Ingrid a cup of hot coffee.

De satte sig i sofaen.

They sat on the couch.

Snakkede og grinte sammen.

Talked and laughed together.

Så sagde Lars, at det var hygge.

Then Lars said, "This is hygge."

Ingrid nikkede, "Ah, nu forstår jeg det!

Ingrid nodded, "Ah, now I get it!"

"Så endte dagen i København.

So the day ended in Copenhagen.

Ingrid havde lært, hvad "hygge" betød.

Ingrid had learned what "hygge" meant.

Lars havde lært, at hygge måske var svær at forklare.

Lars had learned that hygge might be hard to explain.

Men let at opleve.

But easy to experience.

Alle var glade og dagens opgave var løst.

Everyone was happy and the day's task was accomplished.

Lyset fra stearinlyset blinkede stille i Lars' lejlighed på Vesterbro, mens mørket faldt på udenfor.

The light from the candle flickered softly in Lars' apartment in Vesterbro as darkness fell outside.