Comments on: Please help – I need a Danish title for my book

By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:38:09 +0000

I absolutely LOVE Arbejdstid er Gladtid!!! (possible translation: Worktime is Happytime). I was about to suggest a few other titles, but they all kind of crumble and fall apart compared to that one.

By: Guilla

Guilla — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:10:11 +0000

Perhaps something about allowing yourself and those around you to be happy at work…
Would you please translate the one that actually makes you smile? I would definitely love to read that one and actually understand it! LOL

Oh, and BTW, Alex I quit my job! and now I am officially a Life Planner! Cool Huh? And that is my job title too, not only what I do!

By: Find Jensen

Find Jensen — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:11:58 +0000

Fuldtidsglæde – En optur fra 9-5.. Arbedjsglæde seems a bit old fashioned to me, something the ol’ worker at the assemblyline would preach about returning from a union workers course :-)

By: DS

DS — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:15:52 +0000

When in spnish >:(

By: Tina Thomsen

Tina Thomsen — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:12:18 +0000

Just one more:

Arbejdsglæde sjov skal det være!

By: Tina Thomsen

Tina Thomsen — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:08:18 +0000

How about!

Arbejdsglæde er en fest
or
Arbejdsglæde er livsglæde
or
Livet er arbejdsglæde
or
Arbejdsglæde – når der skal kulør på tilværelsen

By: Anne Hodal

Anne Hodal — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 18:49:23 +0000

I’m crazy about the first one “Arbejdstid er Gladtid”. It’s excately one that makes you smile! :-)

I do have a few other suggestions, though:

“Arbejdsglæde er hverdagsglæde” (“Happiness at work is happiness everyday” – it just sounds better in Danish)

or just plain: “Arbejdsglæde” (“Happiness at Work”) as Ask also suggests – it says it all… eventually provided a subtitle like “- kunsten at gå glad ud af døren hver dag” (“- the art of walking out of your door being happy every day”) or something like that.

I think a more direct translation of the English title could be “Gør arbejdstiden til en fest” – but it’s not quite fluent, I think…

By: Alexander

Alexander — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 16:04:05 +0000

Kenneth: I like the “full time” in your suggestion. And you may be right about the exclamation point :o) Dammit!

PJ: Get paid to be happy – there’s definitely something there. “Get happy and get paid”?

Gareth: Yes! I like bringing “Your reponsibility” in there!

By: Gareth

Gareth — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:21:52 +0000

how about

Arbejdsglæde – Det er (også) dit ansvar …..Happiness at work -It’s (also) your responsibility

Arbejdsglæde – Det er op til dig………It’s up to you.

By: PJ

PJ — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:07:36 +0000

I don’t know Danish, but how about something like ‘vacationing at work’ ? or ‘get paid to be happy’ ? or ‘enjoying your job’ ? Don’t get too hung up on ‘happy’ – there’s lots of synonyms for it.