Denmark (Danish) is a Germanic language closely related to Norway and Sweden. Despite its proximity to Sweden and Norway, in the ears of a Finn, Denmark can often sound difficult.
Understand
In Denmark Ø is night and Æ ä.
Say it
Vowels
Consonants
Emphasis
Grammar
Travel Glossary
Rudiments
- Good day
- Hey.
- Hi
- Hey.
- How are you?
- Hvordan går det?
- Good thanks.
- Godt, tak.
- What is your name?
- Hvad hedder du?
- My name is ______ .
- Jeg hedder ______
- Nice to meet you.
- This can be done at least.
- Could you / would I ...
- Vær så venlig.
- Thank you.
- Tak.
- You're welcome
- Selv tak.
- Yes
- And.
- No.
- No.
- Sorry (attracting attention)
- Undskyld mig.
- Sorry (apology)
- Undskyld.
- Goodbye.
- Farvel.
- bye
- Hey.
- I do not speak English.
- Jeg taler ikke engelsk.
- Do you speak Finnish?
- Taler du finsk?
- Does anyone here speak Finnish?
- Is it true that the company is fine?
- Help!
- Hjælp!
- Precautionary!
- Pas på!
- Good morning.
- Godmorgen.
- Good evening.
- Godaften.
- Good night.
- Godnat.
- I do not understand
- For the purposes of this Regulation.
- Where is the toilet?
- Hvor er toilettet?
Ills
- Let me be at ease!
- Lad mig være i Fred.
- Do not touch!
- Rør mig ikke!
- I call the police.
- Jeg ringer efter politiet.
- Police!
- Politi!
- Stop! Thief!
- Stop tyven!
- I need your help.
- Jeg har brug for din / jeres hjælp.
- There is an emergency now.
- Det and et aldstilfælde.
- I'm lost.
- Jeg er faret vild.
- My bag disappeared.
- Jeg har mistet min taske.
- My wallet disappeared.
- Jeg har mistet min tegnebog.
- I'm sick.
- Jeg er syg.
- I'm hurt.
- This is a good idea.
- I need a doctor.
- Jeg har brug for en Læge.
- Can I call?
- Må jeg låne din telefon?
Numbers
- 1
- en
- 2
- to
- 3
- tre
- 4
- fire
- 5
- fem
- 6
- sex
- 7
- syv
- 8
- otte
- 9
- my
- 10
- ti
- 11
- elleve
- 12
- tolv
- 13
- Tretten
- 14
- fjorten
- 15
- femten
- 16
- sext
- 17
- sytten
- 18
- atten
- 19
- then
- 20
- tyve
- 21
- enogtyve
- 22
- toogtyve
- 30
- tredive
- 40
- fyrre
- 50
- halftone
- 60
- tres
- 70
- halvfjerds
- 80
- firs
- 90
- halfems
- 100
- ethundrede
- 200
- tohundrede
- 300
- trehundrede
- 1000
- tusind
- 2000
- totusinde
- 1,000,000
- en million
- 1,000,000,000
- en billion
- 1,000,000,000,000
- en billion
- number _____ (train, bus, etc.)
- number _____
- half
- halo
- less
- mindre
- more
- sea
Time
- now
- nu
- later
- senere
- before
- før
- morning
- Morgen
- afternoon
- eftermiddag
- evening
- eften
- night
- nat
Time
- at one in the morning
- klokken 1
- at two in the morning
- klokken 2
- midday
- middag
- at 1 p.m.
- klokken 13
- at 2 p.m.
- klokken 14
- midnight
- midnat
Duration
- _____ minutes
- ____ minutes
- _____ hours
- _____ time (r)
- _____ days
- _____ dag (e)
- _____ weeks
- ____ uge (r)
- _____ month / month
- _____ måned (er)
- _____ year / year
- _____ år
Days
- today
- i dag
- yesterday
- i går
- tomorrow
- i Morgen
- this week
- denne uge
- last week
- sidste uge
- next week
- næste uge
- Sunday
- søndag
- Monday
- mandag
- Tuesday
- tirsdag
- Wednesday
- onsdag
- Thursday
- torsdag
- Friday
- fredag
- Saturday
- lørdag
Months
- January
- januar
- February
- February
- March
- March
- April
- april
- May
- maj
- June
- June
- July
- July
- August
- August
- September
- September
- October
- oktober
- November
- November
- December
- December
Colors
- black
- sort
- white
- hvid
- gray
- grå
- red
- rød
- blue
- blå
- yellow
- gul
- green
- grøn
- Orange
- orange
- violet
- purple
- brown
- brun
- pink
- lyserød
Transport
Place names
- America
- America
- Canada
- Canada
- Denmark
- Danmark
- Estonia
- Estonia
- Finland
- Finland
- France
- Frankrig
- Germany
- Tyskland
- Japan
- Japan
- Norway
- Norge
- Russia
- Rusland
- Spain
- Spain
- Swedish
- Sweden
- U.S.
- USA / American Forenede Stater
- Copenhagen
- Copenhagen
- London
- London
- Paris
- Paris
- Peter
- Sankt Petersborg
- Stockholm
- Stockholm
Bus and train
- How much does the ticket cost _____?
- Hvad koster en billet til _____?
- One ticket _____, please.
- I billed for _____, tak.
- Where does this train / bus go?
- Hvor kører dette tog / denne bus hen?
- Where is the _____ train / bus?
- Hvor er toget / bussen til _____?
- Does this train / bus stop at _____?
- Stopper toget / bussen i _____?
- When does the _____ train / bus leave?
- Hvornår afgår toget / bussen til _____?
- When does this train / bus arrive _____?
- Hvornår ankommer toget / bussen til _____?
Instructions
- How do I get _____ ?
- ... to the train station?
- ... to the bus station?
- ... to the airport?
- ... downtown?
- ... a hostel?
- ... to a _____ hotel?
- ... US / Canadian / Australian / British Consulate?
- Where is a lot ...
- Hvor er der mange
- ... hotels?
- hotels?
- ... restaurants?
- restauranter?
- ... bars?
- barer?
- ... attractions?
- seværdigheder?
- Can you show on the map?
- Can you see the card / cards?
- Street
- Gade
- Turn left.
- drej til venstre
- Turn right.
- drej til højre
- left
- venstre
- right
- højre
- ahead
- fremad
- per _____
- _____ is over
- before _____
- Beware of _____.
- intersection
- north
- nord
- South
- syd
- east
- øst
- west
- vest
- rise
- opad
- downhill
- nedad
Taxi
- Taxi!
- _____, thank you.
- How much does it cost to go _____
- There, thank you.
Accommodation
- Do you have any vacancies?
- Har I ledige værelser / rum?
- How much would there be room for one / two people?
- Hvad ville et enkelt- / dobbeltværelse koste?
- Does the room come with ...
- Er rummet inclusive
- ... sheets?
- lagner?
- ...bathroom?
- badeværelse?
- ...phone?
- phone?
- ...TV?
- fjernsyn?
- Can I see the room first?
- Can you tell me if you want to go?
- Do you have anything quieter?
- Har I noget mere stille?
- ... bigger?
- større?
- ... cleaner?
- renere?
- ...cheaper?
- billigere?
- I'll take it.
- Jeg tager det.
- I will stay _____ nights.
- Can you suggest another hotel?
- Do you have a safety box?
- ... safety boxes?
- Is breakfast / dinner included in the price?
- Are you included in the list?
- What time is breakfast / dinner?
- Hvornår er der morgenmad / aftensmad?
- Please clean my room.
- Can you wake me up at _____?
- Kan De vække mig klokken _____?
- I'd like to log out.
Monetary
- Do you accept euros?
- Tager I imod euro?
- Do you accept American dollars?
- Tager I imod amerikanske dollars?
- Can I pay with credit card?
- Can you exchange money?
- Where can I exchange money?
- Hvor kan jeg bill of exchange blade?
- Can you exchange traveler's checks?
- Where can I exchange traveler's checks?
- What is the exchange rate?
- Where is
- Hvor er?
Eating
- Table for one / two please.
- Et bord til en / to tak.
- Menu, please?
- Må jeg Bede om menukortet?
- Can I see the kitchen?
- How are you?
- Do you have local specialties?
- I am vegetarian.
- I don't eat pork.
- Jeg spiser ikke svinekød.
- I don't eat beef.
- Can you make it light?
- meal of the day
- Dagens ret.
- à la carte
- à la carte.
- breakfast
- Morgenmad.
- lunch
- Frokost.
- supper
- Aftensmad
- May I have _____.
- May I have something with _____.
- chicken
- beef
- reindeer
- fish
- Fisk
- herring
- Baltic herring
- ham
- Skinke
- sausage
- Pølse
- cheese
- Ost
- lay eggs
- Æg
- salad
- Salad
- bread
- Brød
- toast
- noodles
- Nudler
- rice
- Ris
- beans
- May I have a glass _____?
- May I have a cup of _____?
- May I have a bottle of _____?
- coffee
- Coffee
- tea
- You
- juice
- Juice / saft
- soda water
- Sodavand
- water
- Vand
- beer
- Øl
- red / white wine
- May I have _____?
- salt
- Salt
- pepper
- Peber
- butter
- Smør
- Excuse me, waitress?
- Undskyld, tjener?
- I'm ready.
- Delicious.
- Can you clear the table?
- Check please.
- Må jeg Bede om regningen?
Bars
- Do you sell alcohol?
- Sælger I alcohol?
- Do you have table service?
- One beer / two beers please.
- En øl / to øl, tak.
- Glass of red / white wine please.
- Et glas rød- / hvidvin, tak.
- One pint please.
- One bottle please.
- I flaske, tak.
- _____-_____, thank you.
- whiskey
- Whiskey
- vodka
- Vodka
- rum
- Rom
- water
- Vand
- soda water
- Sodavand
- tonic water
- orange juice
- Appelsinjuice
- cola
- Cola
- Do you have snacks?
- One more, please.
- In the sea, tak.
- Second round, please.
- What time do you close?
- Hvornår / hvad tid lukker I?
Shopping
- Do you have this in my size?
- How much does this cost?
- Hvor meget koster den / det?
- It is too expensive.
- Den / det er for dyr / dyrt.
- How about _____?
- expensive
- Dyr
- cheap
- Billig
- I can't afford it.
- The first or second part is not included.
- I don't want that.
- You're cheating on me.
- I'm not interested.
- I am very interested.
- Good, I'll take it.
- Godt, jeg tager den / det.
- Can I have a plastic bag?
- What about plastic parts?
- Do you also send goods (abroad)
- Sender I også varer til udlandet?
- I need...
- Jeg har brug for
- ... toothpaste.
- tandpaste
- ... toothbrush.
- en tandbørste
- ... tampons.
- tamponer
- ... soap.
- sæde
- ... shampoo.
- shampoo
- ... painkiller.
- ... a flu medicine.
- ... stomach medicine.
- ... razor blade.
- ... umbrella.
- en paraply
- ... sunscreen.
- solcreme
- ... postcard.
- and postcard
- ... stamps.
- frimærker
- ... batteries.
- ... stationery.
- ... a pen.
- en blyant
- ... books in Finnish.
- finsksprogede bøger
- ... Finnish language magazines.
- finsksprogede aviser
- ... a Finnish-language newspaper.
- finsksprogede Hasiner
- ... English-Finnish dictionary.
- en engelsk-finsk ordbog
Driving
- I would like to rent a car.
- This is the case with bil.
- Can I get insurance?
- stop
- stop
- one-way
- Ensrettet
- give way / 'triangle'
- no parking
- Parkering forbudt.
- speed limit
- gas station
- petrol
- Gasoline
- Diesel
- Diesel
Bureaucracy
- I have not done anything wrong.
- Jeg har ikke gjort noget galt.
- It was a misunderstanding.
- This is the case.
- Where are you spending me?
- I am a Finnish citizen.
- Jeg er finsk statsborger.
- I want to talk about Finland / EU
- with the embassy:
- I want to talk to a lawyer.
- Can I just pay the fines now?