The Danish course
Learn Danish ten words at a time
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Ten games of ten words: the hundred most useful Danish words and expressions you could live on for years, from greetings and ordering food to numbers, small talk and getting around. Play a lesson in the box beside its words, and the next one starts itself.
Danish challenge
Do you know the essentials? 25 quick questions from across the course. Score high and you are ready for the trip.
Danish · Lesson 1 of 10
Greetings and politeness
Hello, thanks, please: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Halloha-LOH
- Hello
- Hejhai
- Hi
- God morgengoh MORN
- Good morning
- Godnatgoh-NAT
- Good night
- Mange takMANG-eh TAHK
- Thank you very much
- Taktahk
- Thanks
- Selv taksel TAHK
- You're welcome
- Vær så venligvair saw VEN-lee
- Please
- UndskyldOON-skool
- Excuse me
- Farvelfah-VEL
- Goodbye
Danish · Lesson 2 of 10
Order anything by pointing
One beer please, one of these please, the bill: survive any menu.
- En øl, taken URL TAHK
- One beer, please
- En af dem her, taken ah dem HAIR TAHK
- One of these, please
- En kaffe, taken KAH-feh TAHK
- One coffee, please
- To, taktoh TAHK
- Two, please
- En til, taken TIL TAHK
- One more, please
- Hvad koster det?va KOS-tah day
- How much is it?
- Regningen, takRYE-ning-en TAHK
- The bill, please
- Må jeg bede om...?maw yai BEH om
- May I...?
- Skål!skawl
- Cheers!
- Prosit!PRO-sit
- Bless you
Danish · Lesson 3 of 10
Yes, no and the essentials
The tiny words that carry half of every conversation.
- Jayah
- Yes
- Nejnye
- No
- Okayoh-KAY
- Okay
- Det er helt fintday air helt FEENT
- Sure, no problem
- Det ved jeg ikkeday veth yai IK-eh
- I don't know
- Jeg forstår ikkeyai for-STAWR IK-eh
- I don't understand
- Taler du engelsk?TAY-lah doo ENG-elsk
- Do you speak English?
- Lidtlit
- A little
- Selvfølgeligsel-FUR-lee
- Of course
- Alt er fintalt air FEENT
- Everything is fine
Danish · Lesson 4 of 10
Numbers and money
Counting, prices, paying by card or cash.
- Enen
- One
- Totoh
- Two
- Tretreh
- Three
- FireFEER-eh
- Four
- Titee
- Ten
- Halvtredshal-TRES
- Fifty
- HundredeHOON-reh-deh
- One hundred
- KroneKROH-neh
- Krone
- Med kortmeth KORT
- By card
- Kontantkon-TANT
- In cash
Danish · Lesson 5 of 10
At the supermarket
Bread, milk, a bag, nothing else thanks: the checkout routine.
- Brødbrurth
- Bread
- Mælkmelk
- Milk
- Ostohst
- Cheese
- Vandvan
- Water
- En pose?en POH-seh
- A bag?
- Har I...?har EE
- Do you have...?
- Hvor er...?vor AIR
- Where is...?
- Den herden HAIR
- This one
- Ikke andetIK-eh AN-eth
- Nothing else
- Ha' en god dagha en goh DAY
- Have a nice day
Danish · Lesson 6 of 10
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, a compliment to the kitchen.
- Et bord til toet BOR til TOH
- A table for two
- Menuen, takmeh-NOO-en TAHK
- The menu, please
- En espressoen es-PRES-soh
- One espresso
- Et glas vinet glas VEEN
- A glass of wine
- En fadølen FATH-url
- Draft beer
- SmørrebrødSMUR-uh-brurth
- Smørrebrød
- Det smager godtday SMAY-ah GOT
- It's delicious
- Uden isOO-then EES
- Without ice
- Til at tage medtil at TAY meth
- To take away
- Behold byttepengenebeh-HOL BOO-teh-peng-eh-neh
- Keep the change
Danish · Lesson 7 of 10
Small talk and neighbors
How are you, nice day, see you soon: superficial and proud of it.
- Hvordan har De det?vor-DAN har DEE day
- How are you? (polite)
- Hvordan går det?vor-DAN gawr DAY
- How are you? (casual)
- Det går godtday gawr GOT
- I'm fine
- Og dig?oh DYE
- And you?
- Hvad så?va SOH
- What's new?
- Dejligt vejr, ikke?DYE-leet VAIR, IK-eh
- Nice weather, huh?
- Vi sesvee SES
- See you soon
- God aftengoh AHF-ten
- Have a nice evening
- Hils familienheels fah-MEEL-yen
- Say hi to the family
- Alt det bedstealt day BES-teh
- All the best
Danish · Lesson 8 of 10
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Hvor er toilettet?vor AIR toy-LET-eth
- Where is the toilet?
- VenstreVEN-streh
- Left
- HøjreHOY-reh
- Right
- LigeudLEE-eh-ooth
- Straight ahead
- Herhair
- Here
- Derdair
- There
- Busboos
- Bus
- Stationensta-SHOH-nen
- Train station
- En billet, taken bee-LET TAHK
- One ticket, please
- Stop her, takstop HAIR TAHK
- Stop here, please
Danish · Lesson 9 of 10
Time and days
Today, tomorrow, later, the weekend.
- I dagee DAY
- Today
- I morgenee MORN
- Tomorrow
- I gåree GAWR
- Yesterday
- Nunoo
- Now
- SenereSEH-neh-reh
- Later
- Hvad er klokken?va air KLOK-en
- What time is it?
- MandagMAN-day
- Monday
- LørdagLUR-day
- Saturday
- SøndagSUR-day
- Sunday
- WeekendenWEEK-en-den
- The weekend
Danish · Lesson 10 of 10
Help and emergencies
The words you hope to never need.
- Hjælp!yelp
- Help!
- Ring efter en lægering EF-tah en LAY-eh
- Call a doctor
- Politipo-lee-TEE
- Police
- Apotekah-po-TEK
- Pharmacy
- Hospitalhos-pee-TAL
- Hospital
- Jeg er faret vildyai air FAH-ret VEEL
- I'm lost
- Jeg har det ikke godtyai har day IK-eh GOT
- I don't feel well
- Min telefonmeen teh-leh-FOHN
- My phone
- Den er blevet stjåletden air BLEH-veth STYAW-let
- It was stolen
- Det hasterday HAS-tah
- It's urgent