'''Danish''' is a Scandinavian language spoken in Denmark. 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).

Pronunciation guide

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 A O A 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 a o a

''Acute accent may be used in some words (eg ''for''), 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.''

Vowels

'''a''' as in c'''a'''t<br> '''e''' as in s'''i'''n, but also as '''a''' and m'''u'''rder<br> '''i''' as in s'''ee''', only shorter<br> '''o''' as in n'''o''', but also as '''a'''<br> '''u''' as in s'''oo'''n, but also as '''a'''<br> '''y''' as in f'''e'''w, but also as '''o'''<br> '''a''' as in '''e'''gg, only shorter<br> '''o''' as may'''o'''r, but also as in b'''i'''rd<br> '''a''' as in '''o'''ld, but also c'''au'''ght<br>

Consonants

'''b''' as in '''b'''ed, and '''w'''ick between vowels and at the end of words<br> '''c''' as k, but '''s'''ing before e or i

'''d''' as in '''d'''ead, '''th'''e after vowels, silent before l, n or r and before t or s<br> '''f''' as in '''f'''erry<br> '''g''' as in -'''g'''one, but like y as in '''y'''et after a vowel<br> '''h''' as in '''h'''ope, hv = v, hj = j<br> '''j''' as in '''y'''es<br> '''k''' as in '''k'''i'''ck''', and '''g'''o between vowels and at the end of a syllable <br> '''l''' as in '''l'''ake<br> '''m''' as in '''m'''any<br> '''n''' as in '''n'''ear<br> '''p''' as in '''p'''arry, '''b'''it between vowels and at the end of a syllable<br> '''qu''' like English<br> '''r''' is a rolling sound at the back of the throat, silent after vowels and before consonants<br> '''s''' as in '''s'''mell<br> '''t''' as in '''t'''rou'''t''' and '''d'''og between vowels, at the end of a syllable and at the end of a word<br> '''v''' as in '''v'''iking, and h'''oo'''t at the end of words<br>

Phrase list

Basics

; Hello. : Hallo (halo). ; Hello. (''informal'') : Hej (High). ; How are you? : Hvordan gar det? (Vor-dan gore d') ; Fine, thank you. : Godt, tak (Got, tag). ; That's enough: Godt nok (got knock) ; What is your name? : Hvad hedder du? (Vadh header doo) ; My name is ______ . : Jeg hedder ______ (Ya'ee header ...). ; Nice to meet you. : Det var rart at mode dig (D' vahr rarht add murdhe dah-ee). ; Please. : Var sa venlig (Vaer suh venlee). ; Thank you. : Tak (Ta'k). ; You're welcome. : Selv tak (Sell ta'k). ; Yes. : Ja (Ya). ; No. : Nej (Na'ee). ; Excuse me. (''getting attention'') : Undskyld mig (On'skil ma'ee). ; Excuse me. (''begging pardon'') : Undskyld (On'skil). ; I'm sorry. : Det ma 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! : Hjalp! (Yelp) ; Look out! : Pas pa! (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. : Det forstar jeg ikke (Deh' for-store ya'ee 'eek'eh). ; Where is the toilet? : Hvor er toilettet? (War ayer toiledet)

Problems

; Leave me alone. : Lad mig vare i fred (Ladh ma'ee ware i fredh). ; Don't touch me! : Ror 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 hjalp (Ya'ee har bro' for deen/Y'ayers yelp). ; It's an emergency. : Det er et nodstilfalde (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 lage (Ya'ee har bro' for en lay'eh). ; Can I use your phone? : Ma jeg lane din telefon? (Mo' ya'ee lone'eh deen telephon')

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 (toloo) ; 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 (halvtres) ; 60 : tres (tres) ; 70 : halvfjerds (hal-fjars) ; 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 (haloo) ; less : mindre (minre) ; more : mere (mere)

Time

; now : nu (noo) ; later : senere (senere) ; before : for (furr) ; morning : morgen (morEN) g (eftuhmidhai) ; evening : aften (afDEN) ; night : nat (nad)

Clock time

; one o'clock AM : klokken 1 (klogen en) ; 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)

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) : _____ maned(er) (muhnedh[uh]) ; _____ year(s) : _____ ar (uhr)

Days

; today : i dag (ee dai) ; yesterday : i gar (ee gur) ; tomorrow : i morgen (ee morgen) ; this week : denne uge (denne ooye) ; last week : sidste uge (siste) ; next week : naste uge (neste)

; Monday : mandag (manay) ; Tuesday : tirsdag (tirsdai) ; Wednesday : onsdag (onsdai) ; Thursday : torsdag (torsdai) ; Friday : fredag (fredhai) ; Saturday : lordag (lure'ai) ; Sunday : sondag (surnai)

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)

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.''

Colors

; black : sort (Sword) ; white : hvid (Veed) ; gray : gra (Gr'oh) ; red : rod (Red) ; blue : bla (Blow) ; yellow : gul (Gool) ; green : gron (Gron') ; orange : orange (Oran'shay) ; purple : lilla (Leela) ; brown : brun (Broon)

Transportation

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 korer 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? : Hvornar afgar toget/bussen til _____ ? (Vor'nahr ahf'gore tow'wet/boosn teal ...) ; When will this train/bus arrive in _____? : Hvornar ankommer toget/bussen til _____? (vorrnuhr ankomuh toyed/boosn teal ...)

Directions

; Left : Venstre (Venster) ; Right : Hojre (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

; Taxi! : Taxa/taxi! (ta'ksa/ta'ksee) ; Take me to _____, please. : Kor 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. : Kor mig venligst derhen. (Coo'ehr ma'ee ven'lease't d'air'hen)

Lodging

; Do you have any rooms available? : Har i nogen ledige varelser? ; How much is a room for one person/two people? : Hvad koster et enkeltvarelse/dobbeltvarelse? ; Does the room come with... : Har varelset... :; ...bedsheets? : ...sengetoj? :; ...a bathroom? : ...et badevarelse? :; ...a telephone? : ...en telefon? :; ...a TV? : ...et TV? ; May I see the room first? : Kan jeg se varelset forst? ; Do you have anything quieter? : Har I et mere ''stille'' varelse? :; ...bigger? : ...storre? :; ...cleaner? : ...renere? :; ...cheaper? : ...billigere? ; OK, I'll take it. : OK, jeg tager det. ; I will stay for _____ night(s). : Jeg bliver _____ nat(natter). ; Can you suggest another hotel? : Kan du foresla et andet hotel? ; Do you have a safe? : Har i ''et pengeskab''? :; ...lockers? : ...aflaste skabe? ; Is breakfast/supper included? : Er det med morgenmad/aftensmad? ; What time is breakfast/supper? : Hvornar er der morgenmad/aftensmad? ; Please clean my room. : Gor venligst varelset rent. ; Can you wake me at _____? : Kan i vakke mig klokken _____? ; I want to check out. : Jeg vil gerne checke ud.

Money

; 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 indlose en rejsecheck? ; Where can I get a traveler's check changed? : Hvor kan jeg indlose en rejsecheck? ; What is the exchange rate? : Hvad er vekselkursen? ; Where is an automatic teller machine (ATM)? : Hvor er der en pengeautomat?

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 kokkenet? ; 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 svinekod. ; I don't eat beef. : Jeg spiser ikke oksekod. ; 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 ; a la carte : a 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 : oksekod ; fish : fisk ; ham : skinke ; sausage : polse ; cheese : ost ; eggs : ag ; salad : salat ; (fresh) vegetables : (friske) grontsager ; (fresh) fruit : (frisk) frugt ; bread : brod ; toast : ristet brod ; noodles : nudler ; rice : ris ; beans : bonner ; sprinkles : tivolikrommel/tivolidros ; May I have a glass of _____? : Kan jeg fa et glas _____? ; May I have a cup of _____? : Kan jeg fa en kop _____? ; May I have a bottle of _____? : Kan jeg fa en flaske _____? ; coffee : kaffe ; tea (''drink'') : te ; juice : juice/saft ; (bubbly) water : danskvand ; water : vand ; beer : ol ; red/white wine : rod/hvid vin ; May I have some _____? : Kan jeg fa noget _____? ; salt : salt ; black pepper : peber ; butter : smor ; Excuse me, waiter? (''getting attention of server''): Undskyld mig? ; I'm finished. : Jeg er fardig. ; It was delicious. : Det var lakkert. ; Please clear the plates. : Tag venligst tallerknerne. ; The check, please. : Kan jeg fa en regning?.

Bars

; Do you serve alcohol? : Udskanker I alkohol? ; Is there table service? : Serverer I ved bordene? ; A beer/two beers, please. : En ol/to ol, tak. ; A glass of red/white wine, please. : Et glas rodvin/hvidvin, tak. ; A pint, please. : En stor fadol, 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? : Hvornar lukker I?

Shopping

; Do you have this in my size? : Har I den/det i min storrelse? ; 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 rad 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 fa en pose? ; Do you ship (overseas)? : Sender I (oversoisk)? ; I need... : Jeg har brug for... :; ...toothpaste. : ...tandpasta. :; ...a toothbrush. : ...en tandborste. :; ...tampons. : ...tamponer. :; ...sanitary napkins. : ...bind or hygiejnebind or menstruationsbind. :; ...soap. : ...sabe. :; ...shampoo. : ...shampoo. :; ...pain reliever. (''e.g., aspirin or ibuprofen'') : ...(en) hovedpinepille. :; ...cold medicine. : ...medicin mod forkolelse. :; ...stomach medicine. : ...mavemedicin. :; ...a razor. : ...en barberskraber. :; ...an umbrella. : ...en paraply. :; ...sunblock lotion. : ...solcreme. :; ...a postcard. : ...et postkort. :; ...postage stamps. : ...frimarker. :; ...batteries. : ...batterier. :; ...writing paper. : ...brevpapir. :; ...a pen. : ...en kuglepen. :; ...English-language books. : ...Engelsksprogede boger. :; ...English-language magazines. : ...Engelsksprogede blade. :; ...an English-language newspaper. : ...En engelsksproget avis. :; ...an English-Danish dictionary. : ...en Engelsk-Dansk ordbog.

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 : fartgranse ; Gas (''petrol'') station : tankstation ; Petrol : benzin ; Diesel : diesel

Authority

; I haven't done anything wrong. : Jeg har ikke gjort noget forkert. ; It was a misunderstanding. : Det var en misforstaelse. ; 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 have en advokat. ; Can I just pay a fine now? : Kan jeg betale en bode med det samme? ; I want to speak to your superior : Jeg vil tale med din overordnede.