EVERYDAY DANISH
Danish is one of the hardest languages to learn! Is it a fair statement? Is it true?
Learning any new language can be difficult or easy? It depends upon how we learn and what kind of methods we apply to learn it ?
Some Interesting Facts
The Danish language is a northern Germanic language.
The Danish alphabet has 29 letters and uses the basic 26-letter Latin alphabet plus the three additional letters Æ, Ø, Å. Danish is also known as a Scandinavian language.
Danish has around 5.5 million speakers mainly in Denmark.
Danish is also used by around 50,000 Danes in the northern part of Germany, where it enjoys the status of a minority language.
Starting Danish lessons
Let’s start with
SOME EVERYDAY EXPRESSIONS IN DANISH
| English |
Danish |
| Hello |
Goddag / Hej |
| Good evening |
Godaften |
| Goodbye |
Hej hej |
| See you later |
Vi ses senere |
| Yes |
Jo |
| No |
Nej |
| Excuse me! |
Undskyld ? |
| Thanks |
Tak |
| Thanks a lot |
Mange tak |
| Thank you for your help |
Tak for hjœlpen |
| Don’t mention it |
Det var så lidt |
| Ok |
Okay, det er I orden |
| How much is it? |
Hvor meget koster det ? |
| Sorry! |
Undskyld |
| I don’t understand |
Jeg forstår det ikke |
| I get it |
Jeg har forstået |
| I don’t know |
Det ved jeg ikke |
| Forbidden |
Forbudt |
| Excuse me, where are the toilets? |
Undskyld, hvor finder jeg toiletterne ? |
| Happy New Year! |
Godt nytår! |
| Happy birthday! |
Tillykke med fødselsdagen ! |
| Happy holiday! |
God højtid |
| Congratulations! |
Tillykke! |
Danish alphabet (dansk alfabet)
| A a |
B b |
C c |
D d |
E e |
F f |
G g |
H h |
I i |
J j |
| a |
be |
se |
de |
e |
æf |
ge |
hå |
i |
jåd |
| K k |
L l |
M m |
N n |
O o |
P p |
Q q |
R r |
S s |
T t |
| kå |
æl |
æm |
æn |
o |
pe |
ku |
ær |
æs |
te |
| U u |
V v |
W w |
X x |
Y y |
Z z |
Æ æ |
Ø ø |
Å å |
|
| u |
ve |
dobbelt-
ve |
æks |
y |
sæt |
æ |
ø |
å |
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The letters C, Q, W, X and Z are only used in foreign loanwords
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