Today’s danish language lesson: Arbejdsglæde
I’ve been going on about how there’s a danish word for happiness at work, the word arbejdsglæde.
John of uneasy rhetoric had the great idea to put up a pronunciation guide and here it is, today’s lesson in danish: The word arbejdsglæde and how to pronounce it. (2 Mb mp3 file, 2 minutes).
In english it would be something like: Ah – bites – gleh – the.
John (Uneasy Rhetoric) Said,
July 6, 2006 @ 7:01 pm
That’s great, thanks!
Arbejdsglæde at Best Buy Said,
December 8, 2006 @ 12:50 pm
[...] I got an email from Christian Thompson who wrote: I’m a big fan of the site, and have given my principal a copy of the draft of “Happy Hour is 9 to 5″. He really seems to be liking it and has actually put a sign up outside of his office that says “Arbejdsglæde” in big letters, and then he has a tiny paper next to it that has a link to your site. [...]
A Little Bit of Arbejdsglaede Goes a Long Way Said,
April 5, 2012 @ 9:46 pm
[...] can beat the productivity boost you get from really, really enjoying your work.” He calls this Arbejdsglaede which means Happiness at Work. To figure out how to pronounce arbejdsglaede (something like [...]
Weeknotes 19/10/12 - NixonMcInnes Said,
October 19, 2012 @ 11:22 am
[...] Happiness Officer in Denmark who also gave a rousing talk at Meaning about Happiness at Work (or Arbejdsglaede to the [...]
‘Arbejdsglaede’: The Art of Being Happy At Work Said,
February 25, 2013 @ 9:49 am
[...] ‘Arbejdsglaede’, a word found only in Scandinavia, is something that should be implemented in every workplace around the world. The word, which means ‘happiness at work’ is a rare phenomenon not found in every language. It teaches us about how being happy at work can lead to success, and that instead of chasing success at work, it is instead important to do what makes us happy, as success will evidently follow. [...]