Danish is a Scandinavian language spoken in Denmark and some areas of Greenland. It is closely related to Norwegian and Swedish , and some speakers of the three languages can understand the others. In writing, the difference between the Danish and Norwegian languages are not bigger than the difference between English and American English, though it will often be harder in oral conversations. These Scandinavian languages are North Germanic, strongly influenced by Low Saxon (German).
[edit ] Pronunciation guide [edit ] Alphabet A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V (W) X Y Z Æ Ø Å
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v (w) x y z æ ø å
Acute accent may be used in some words (eg fór), for ease of reading, but it's always optional. C, Q, W, X and Z are only used in loanwords. V and W are treated the same, and W is sometimes left out of the alphabet.
[edit ] Vowels a as in ca te as in si n, but also as æ and mu rderi as in see , only shortero as in no , but also as å u as in soo n, but also as å y as in fe w, but also as ø æ as in e gg, only shorterø as mayo r, but also as in bi rdå as in o ld, but also cau ght; sometimes written aa
[edit ] Consonants b as in b ed, and w ick between vowels and at the end of wordsc as k, but s ing before e or i
d as in d ead, th e after vowels, silent after l, n or r and before t or sf as in f erryg as in g one, but like y as in y et after a vowelh as in h ope, hv = v, hj = jj as in y esk as in k ick , and g o between vowels and at the end of a syllable l as in l akem as in m anyn as in n earp as in p arry, b it between vowels and at the end of a syllablequ like Englishr is a rolling sound at the back of the throat, silent after vowels and before consonantss as in s mellt as in t rout and d og between vowels, at the end of a syllable and at the end of a wordv as in v iking, and hoo t at the end of words
[edit ] Phrase list [edit ] Basics Hello. Hallo (halo ).
Hello. (informal ) Hej (High ).
How are you? Hvordan går det? (Vor-dan gore d )
Fine, thank you. Godt, tak (Got, tag ).
That's enough Det er nok (deh air knock )
What is your name? Hvad hedder du? (Vadh header doo )
My name is ______ . Jeg hedder ______ (Yay hedhuh ).
Nice to meet you. Det var rart at møde dig (D' vahr rarht add murdhe dah-ee ). Correct but normally people say: "Det var hyggeligt at møde dig".
Please. Vær så venlig (Ver saw venlee ).
Thank you. Tak (Tahg ).
You're welcome. Selv tak (seloo tahg ).
Yes. Ja (Ya ).
No. Nej (Nay ).
Excuse me. (getting attention ) Undskyld mig (On'skil ma'ee ).
Excuse me. (begging pardon ) Undskyld (On'skil ).
I'm sorry. Det må du undskylde (Dee m'o doo on'skil'eh ).
Goodbye Farvel (favel ).
Goodbye (informal ) Hej hej (High High ).
I can't speak Danish [well]. Jeg taler ikke [godt] dansk (Ya'ee tailor 'eek'eh got dahnsk ).
Do you speak English? Taler du engelsk? (Tailor doo eng'glsk )
Is there someone here who speaks English? Er der nogen her, der taler engelsk? (Air dah no'en heer, dah tailor eng'elsk )
Help! Hjælp! (Yelp )
Look out! Pas på! (Pass poh )
Good morning (before roughly 10-11am). Godmorgen (good' morgen ).
Good morning (after 10-11am, but before noon) Godformiddag (good'formidhae ).
Good evening. Godaften (good'hafden ).
Good night. Godnat (good'hnad ).
Good night (sleep well ) Sov godt (saw'oo got ).
I don't understand. jeg forstår ikke (Yaye for-store 'ee'eh ).
Where is the toilet? Hvor er toilettet? (War ayer toiledet )
[edit ] Problems Leave me alone. Lad mig være i fred (Ladh ma'ee ware i fredh ).
Don't touch me! Rør mig ikke! (Rawr ma'ee 'eek'e )
I'll call the police. Jeg ringer efter politiet (Ya'ee rang'ehr ef-tuh po'lee'teet ).
Police! Politi (Po'lee'tee )!
Stop! Thief! Stop tyven (Stop tee'ven )!
I need your(sg)/your(pl) help. Jeg har brug for din/jeres hjælp (Ya'ee har bro' for deen/Y'ayers yelp ).
It's an emergency. Det er et nødstilfælde (Day air ed need'steel'fell'eh ).
I'm lost. Jeg er faret vild (Ya'ee air far'red veel. ).
I lost my bag. Jeg har mistet min taske (Ya'ee har mis'ted mean task'eh ).
I lost my wallet. Jeg har mistet min tegnebog (Ya'ee har mis'ted meenn tai'neh'b'oh ).
I'm sick. Jeg er syg (Ya'ee air sic- ). (Sick without the K )
I've been injured. Jeg er kommet til skade (Ya'ee air comet tel' skadhe ).
I need a doctor. Jeg har brug for en læge (Ya'ee har bro' for en lay'eh ).
Can I use your phone? Må jeg låne din telefon? (Mo' ya'ee lone'eh deen telephon' )
[edit ] Numbers 1 en (en )/et (ed )
2 to (to )
3 tre (trre )
4 fire (fear )
5 fem (fem )
6 seks (seks )
7 syv (sur'oo )
8 otte (ude )
9 ni (ni )
10 ti (ti )
11 elleve (eleve )
12 tolv (toll )
13 tretten (tredn )
14 fjorten (fyordn )
15 femten (femden )
16 seksten (seksden )
17 sytten (surdn )
18 atten (adn )
19 nitten (needn )
20 tyve (turve )
21 enogtyve (enoyturve )
22 toogtyve (to'oyturve )
23 treogtyve (tre'oyturve )
30 tredieve (tredhieve )
40 fyrre (furre )
50 halvtreds, femti (halvtres ) (femdi )
60 tres (tres )
70 halvfjerds (hal-fjærs )
80 firs(firs )
90 halvfems (halfems )
100 ethundrede (edhunredhe )
150 ethundrede og halvtreds
200 tohundrede (tohunredhe )
300 trehundrede (trehunredhe )
1000 tusind (toosin )
2000 totusinde (totoosine )
1,000,000 en million, abbr: en mio.
1,000,000,000 en milliard (en miliar ), abbr: en mia.
1,000,000,000,000 en billion
number _____ (train, bus, etc. ) nummer _____ (numuh ... )
half halv (hal )
less mindre (minre )
more mere (mere )
now nu (noo )
later senere (senere )
before før (furr )
morning morgen (morEN )
late morning formiddag (formidhai )
afternoon eftermiddag (eftuhmidhai )
evening aften (afDEN )
night nat (nad )
[edit ] Clock time one o'clock AM klokken 1 (klogen et )
two o'clock AM klokken 2 (klogen to )
noon middag (midhai )
one o'clock PM klokken 13 (klogen tredn )
two o'clock PM klokken 14 (klogen fyordn )
midnight midnat (midhnad )
[edit ] Duration _____ minute(s) _____ minut(ter) (minood / minooduh )
_____ hour(s) _____ time(r) (teeme / teemuh )
_____ day(s) _____ dag(e) (die / dire )
_____ week(s) _____ uge(r) (oy-yeh )
_____ month(s) _____ måned(er) (muhnedh[uh] )
_____ year's) _____ år (uhr )
today i dag (ee dai )
yesterday i går (ee gur )
tomorrow i morgen (ee morgen )
this week denne uge (denne ooye )
last week sidste uge (siste )
next week næste uge (neste )
Monday mandag (manay )
Tuesday tirsdag (tirsdai )
Wednesday onsdag (onsdai )
Thursday torsdag (torsdai )
Friday fredag (fredhai )
Saturday lørdag (lure'ai )
Sunday søndag (surnai )
[edit ] Months January januar (janooar )
February februar (febrooar )
March marts (mards )
April april (abril )
May maj (mai )
June juni (yoonee )
July juli (yoolee )
August august (owyoosd )
September september (sebtember )
October oktober (ogtober )
November november (november )
December december (december )
[edit ] Writing time and date What's the time? Hvad er klokken? (vadh er klogen )
What date is it today? Hvilken dato er det i dag? (vilken dato uh ded i dai )
It's _____ o'clock. Klokken er _____ . (klogen er ... )
Please note that when saying what the clock is, one would normally only use one to twelve, unless having to make sure there's no doubt as to whether it's past or before noon, in which case the twenty-four hour system is used.
[edit ] Colors black sort (Sword )
white hvid (Vid )
gray grå (Gr'oh )
red rød (Roll )
blue blå (Blow )
yellow gul (Gool )
green grøn (Gron' )
orange orange (Oran'shay )
purple lilla (Leela )
brown brun (Broon )
[edit ] Transportation [edit ] Bus and train How much is a ticket to _____? Hvad koster en billet til _____? (Vad' custer een billet teal ... )
One ticket to _____, please. En billet til _____, tak. (Een billet teal ..., ta'k )
Where does this train/bus go? Hvor kører dette tog/denne bus hen? (War keerah deh'deh tow hen?/den'neh boos hen? )
Where is the train/bus to _____? Hvor er toget/bussen til _____? (War air tow'wet/boosen teal ... )
Does this train/bus stop in _____? Stopper toget/bussen i _____? (Stopper tow'wet/boosn 'ee ... )
When does the train/bus for _____ leave? Hvornår afgår toget/bussen til _____ ? (Vor'nahr ahf'gore tow'wet/boosn teal ... )
When will this train/bus arrive in _____? Hvornår ankommer toget/bussen til _____? (vorrnuhr ankomuh toyed/boosn teal ... )
[edit ] Directions Left Venstre (Venster )
Right Højre (Hoy'ehr )
Forwards Fremad (From'ad )
Backwards Tilbage (Tealbaeeye )
Above/over Over (Ouh'a )
Under(neath) under (Oo-nah )
Adjacent to _____ Ved siden af _____ (Vet seed-den ah' ... )
Taxi! Taxa/taxi! (ta'ksa/ta'ksee )
Take me to _____, please. Kør mig til _____, tak. (Koor ma'ee teal ..., ta'k )
How much does it cost to get to _____? Hvad koster det at komme til _____? (Vad custer deh' add komme teal ...? )
Take me there, please. Kør mig venligst derhen. (Coo'ehr ma'ee ven'lease't d'air'hen )
[edit ] Lodging Do you have any rooms available? Har i nogen ledige værelser?
How much is a room for one person/two people? Hvad koster et enkeltværelse/dobbeltværelse?
Does the room come with... Har værelset...
...bedsheets? ...sengetøj?
...a bathroom? ...et badeværelse?
...a telephone? ...en telefon?
...a TV? ...et TV?
May I see the room first? Kan jeg se værelset først?
Do you have anything quieter? Har I et mere stille værelse?
...bigger? ...større?
...cleaner? ...renere?
...cheaper? ...billigere?
OK, I'll take it. OK, jeg tager det.
I will stay for _____ night(s). Jeg bliver _____ nat(nætter).
Can you suggest another hotel? Kan du foreslå et andet hotel?
Do you have a safe? Har i et pengeskab ?
...lockers? ...aflåste skabe?
Is breakfast/supper included? Er det med morgenmad/aftensmad?
What time is breakfast/supper? Hvornår er der morgenmad/aftensmad?
Please clean my room. Gør venligst værelset rent.
Can you wake me at _____? Kan i vække mig klokken _____?
I want to check out. Jeg vil gerne checke ud.
Do you accept American/Australian/Canadian dollars? Godtager I amerikanske/australske/canadiske dollars?
Do you accept British pounds? Godtager I britiske pund?
Do you accept credit cards? Godtager I dankort?
Can you change money for me? Kan I veksle penge for mig?
Where can I get money changed? Hvor kan jeg veksle penge?
Can you change a traveler's check for me? Kan jeg indløse en rejsecheck?
Where can I get a traveler's check changed? Hvor kan jeg indløse en rejsecheck?
What is the exchange rate? Hvad er vekselkursen?
Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? Hvor er der en pengeautomat?
[edit ] Eating A table for one person/two people, please. Et bord til en/to, tak.
Can I look at the menu, please? Kan jeg se menuen?
Can I look in the kitchen? Kan jeg se køkkenet?
Is there a house specialty? Har I en specialitet?
Is there a local specialty? Har I en lokal specialitet?
I'm a vegetarian. Jeg er vegetar.
I don't eat pork. Jeg spiser ikke svinekød.
I don't eat beef. Jeg spiser ikke oksekød.
I only eat kosher food. Jeg spiser kun kosher mad.
Can you make it "lite", please? (less oil/butter/lard ) Kan I lave det "fedtfattigt"?
fixed-price meal fast pris/Dan Menu
à la carte à la carte
breakfast morgenmad
lunch frokost
tea (meal ) eftermiddagsmad
supper aftensmad
I want _____. Jeg vil gerne have _____.
I want a dish containing _____. Jeg vil gerne have en ret med _____.
chicken kylling
beef oksekød
fish fisk
ham skinke
sausage pølse
cheese ost
eggs æg
salad salat
(fresh) vegetables (friske) grøntsager
(fresh) fruit (frisk) frugt
bread brød
toast ristet brød
noodles nudler
rice ris
beans bønner
sprinkles tivolikrømmel/tivolidrøs
May I have a glass of _____? Kan jeg få et glas _____?
May I have a cup of _____? Kan jeg få en kop _____?
May I have a bottle of _____? Kan jeg få en flaske _____?
coffee kaffe
tea (drink ) te
juice juice/saft
(bubbly) water danskvand
water vand
beer øl
red/white wine rød/hvid vin
May I have some _____? Kan jeg få noget _____?
salt salt
black pepper peber
butter smør
Excuse me, waiter? (getting attention of server ) Undskyld mig?
I'm finished. Jeg er færdig.
It was delicious. Det var lækkert.
Please clear the plates. Tag venligst tallerknerne.
The check, please. Kan jeg få en regning?.
Do you serve alcohol? Udskænker I alkohol?
Is there table service? Serverer I ved bordene?
A beer/two beers, please. En øl/to øl, tak.
A glass of red/white wine, please. Et glas rødvin/hvidvin, tak.
A pint, please. En stor fadøl, tak.
A bottle, please. En flaske, tak.
_____ (hard liquor ) and _____ (mixer ), please. _____ og _____, tak.
whiskey whiskey
vodka vodka
rum rom
water vand
club soda sodavand
tonic water tonic vand
orange juice appelsinjuice
Coke (soda ) Cola
Do you have any bar snacks? Har I snacks?
One more, please. En til, tak.
Another round, please. En omgang til, tak.
When is closing time? Hvornår lukker I?
[edit ] Shopping Do you have this in my size? Har I den/det i min størrelse?
How much is this? Hvad koster den?
That's too expensive. Det er for dyrt.
Would you take _____? Tager I _____?
expensive dyr(t)
cheap billig(t)
I can't afford it. Jeg har ikke råd til den/det.
I don't want it. Jeg vil ikke have den/det.
You're cheating me. Du snyder mig.
I'm not interested. Jeg er ikke interesseret.
OK, I'll take it. OK, jeg tager den.
Can I have a bag? Kan jeg få en pose?
Do you ship (overseas)? Sender I (oversøisk)?
I need... Jeg har brug for...
...toothpaste. ...tandpasta.
...a toothbrush. ...en tandbørste.
...tampons. ...tamponer.
...sanitary napkins. ...bind or hygiejnebind or menstruationsbind.
...soap. ...sæbe.
...shampoo. ...shampoo.
...pain reliever. (e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen ) ...(en) hovedpinepille.
...cold medicine. ...medicin mod forkølelse.
...stomach medicine. ...mavemedicin.
...a razor. ...en barberskraber.
...an umbrella. ...en paraply.
...sunblock lotion. ...solcreme.
...a postcard. ...et postkort.
...postage stamps. ...frimærker.
...batteries. ...batterier.
...writing paper. ...brevpapir.
...a pen. ...en kuglepen.
...English-language books. ...Engelsksprogede bøger.
...English-language magazines. ...Engelsksprogede blade.
...an English-language newspaper. ...En engelsksproget avis.
...an English-Danish dictionary. ...en Engelsk-Dansk ordbog.
[edit ] Driving I want to rent a car. Jeg vil gerne leje en bil.
Can I get insurance? Kan jeg blive forsikret?
Stop (on a street sign ) stop
One way ensrettet
Yield vige
No parking parkering forbudt
Speed limit fartgrænse
Gas (petrol ) station tankstation
Petrol benzin
Diesel diesel
[edit ] Authority I haven't done anything wrong. Jeg har ikke gjort noget forkert.
It was a misunderstanding. Det var en misforståelse.
Where are you taking me? Hvor tager I mig hen?
Am I under arrest? Er jeg anholdt?
I am an American/Australian/British/Canadian citizen. Jeg er en amerikansk/australsk/britisk/canadisk statsborger.
I want to talk to the American/Australian/British/Canadian embassy/consulate. Jeg vil tale med den/det amerikanske/australske/britiske/canadiske ambassade/konsulat.
I want to talk to a lawyer. Jeg vil tale med en advokat.
Can I just pay a fine now? Kan jeg betale en bøde med det samme? (Rarely, if ever possible.)
I want to speak to your superior Jeg vil tale med din overordnede.
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