Sofie, Anders og Emil boede i København.

Sofie, Anders, and Emil lived in Copenhagen.

De elskede deres by.

They loved their city.

Og de elskede 'hygge'.

And they loved 'hygge'.

Men at forklare 'hygge' for folk, der ikke er fra Danmark, var svært.

But explaining 'hygge' to people who are not from Denmark was difficult.

Så de fik en ide.

So they had an idea.

De ville lave et middagsselskab.

They would host a dinner party.

Med levende lys.

With candles.

Og masser af dansk 'hygge'.

And plenty of Danish 'hygge'.

Den dag, de lod ideen træde i kraft, var det en varm sommeraften.

The day they put the idea into action was a warm summer evening.

Sofia var i køkkenet.

Sofie was in the kitchen.

Hun skar grøntsager.

She was cutting vegetables.

Køkkenet duftede af mad.

The kitchen smelled of food.

Udenfor hang glade lys langs tagkanten.

Happy lights hung outside along the roofline.

Emil satte musik på.

Emil put on some music.

En blød melodi flød ud i luften.

A soft melody floated through the air.

Anders gik rundt og tændte lys.

Anders walked around lighting candles.

Lys i vinduer.

Candles in the windows.

Lys på bordet.

Candles on the table.

Små klare stjerner i sommernatten.

Small bright stars in the summer night.

Den første gæst kom.

The first guest arrived.

Han var fra England.

He was from England.

Han hed John.

His name was John.

Han så lysene.

He saw the lights.

Han hørte musikken.

He heard the music.

Han smilede.

He smiled.

"Det er hyggeligt," sagde han.

"It's cozy," he said.

Sofie, Anders, og Emil smilede.

Sofie, Anders, and Emil smiled.

Det var en god start.

It was a good start.

Men de ønskede at vise mere end bare hygge.

But they wanted to show more than just coziness.

De ønskede at gøre John til en del af det.

They wanted to make John a part of it.

Flere gæster kom.

More guests arrived.

Fra forskellige lande.

From different countries.

Fra Tyskland.

From Germany.

Fra Spanien.

From Spain.

Fra Australien.

From Australia.

Og fra mange flere steder.

And from many more places.

Sofie, Anders, og Emil hilste på dem alle.

Sofie, Anders, and Emil greeted them all.

De viste dem rundt.

They showed them around.

Bød dem til bords.

Invited them to the table.

Tændte flere lys.

Lit more candles.

Sørgede for, at musikken spillede.

Made sure the music played.

Og grinede, talte, listen til historier.

And they laughed, talked, listened to stories.

Sådan fortsatte aftenen.

And so the evening continued.

Som solen begyndte at gå ned, følte alle sig godt tilpas.

As the sun began to set, everyone felt comfortable.

Alle snakkede.

Everyone talked.

Alle grinede.

Everyone laughed.

Alle følte sig hjemme.

Everyone felt at home.

Selv langt væk fra det.

Even far away from it.

De følte 'hygge'.

They felt 'hygge'.

Selv dem, der ikke vidste, hvad det betød.

Even those who didn't know what it meant.

Efter middagen satte de sig alle udenfor.

After dinner, they all sat outside.

Under de hængende lys.

Under the hanging lights.

De så på stjerner.

They looked at the stars.

De delte historier.

They shared stories.

Om livet.

About life.

Om eventyr.

About adventures.

Om deres hjemlande.

About their homelands.

Tales sprog var forskellig, men følelsen var det samme.

The languages spoken were different, but the feeling was the same.

Hygge.

Coziness.

Ren og enkel hygge.

Pure and simple coziness.

Som natten blev dybere, begyndte gæsterne at gå.

As the night grew deeper, the guests started to leave.

Hver sagde farvel til Sofie, Anders, og Emil.

Each said goodbye to Sofie, Anders, and Emil.

Hver takkede for aftenen.

Each thanked them for the evening.

For maden.

For the food.

For musikken.

For the music.

For lysene.

For the lights.

Og mest af alt, for hyggen.

And most of all, for the coziness.

Sofie, Anders, og Emil så på dem gå.

Sofie, Anders, and Emil watched them go.

De følte sig glade.

They felt happy.

De følte sig trætte.

They felt tired.

Men mest af alt, de følte sig hyggelige.

But most of all, they felt cozy.

De havde vist verden, hvad 'hygge' betød.

They had shown the world what 'hygge' meant.

Og verden havde forstået.

And the world had understood.

Det var mere, end de nogensinde havde forventet.

It was more than they had ever expected.

Det var en meget hyggelig aften i København.

It was a very cozy evening in Copenhagen.