Learn Danish ten words at a time
Ten short games: the 102 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.
Greetings and politeness
Hello, please, thank you, sorry: the ten openers everything else builds on.
- Hejhai
- Hello
- God morgengoh MORN
- Good morning
- God aftengoh AHF-ten
- Good evening
- Farvelfah-VEL
- Goodbye
- Vi sesvee SEHS
- See you
- Vær så venligvair saw VEN-lee
- Please
- Taktahk
- Thank you
- Selv taksel TAHK
- You're welcome
- UndskyldOON-skool
- Sorry
- Undskyld migOON-skool mai
- Excuse me
- Hyggeligt at møde digHOO-geh-leet at MUR-theh dai
- Nice to meet you
Order anything by pointing
I would like, this one, how much, the bill: survive any counter or menu.
- Jeg vil gerne have...yai vil GER-neh HA
- I would like...
- Den herden HAIR
- This one
- Hvad koster det?va KOS-tah day
- How much is it?
- Regningen, takRYE-ning-en TAHK
- The bill, please
- Med kortmeth KORT
- By card
- Kontantkon-TANT
- In cash
- Vandvan
- Water
- KaffeKAH-feh
- Coffee
- Teteh
- Tea
- Ølurl
- Beer
- Uden...OO-then
- Without...
Yes, no and the essentials
The small words that carry half of every conversation, and the ones that rescue it.
- Jayah
- Yes
- Nejnye
- No
- Okayoh-KAY
- Okay
- Jeg forstår ikkeyai for-STAWR IK-eh
- I don't understand
- Taler du engelsk?TAY-lah doo ENG-elsk
- Do you speak English?
- Kan du sige det igen?kan doo SEE-eh day ee-GEN
- Can you repeat that?
- Langsomt, takLANG-somt TAHK
- Slowly, please
- Hvad er det?va air DAY
- What is this?
- Jeg har brug for...yai har BROO for
- I need...
- Kan du hjælpe mig?kan doo YEL-peh mai
- Can you help me?
Counting to ten
One to ten, for prices, platforms, rooms and how many beers.
- Enen
- One
- Totoh
- Two
- Tretreh
- Three
- FireFEER-eh
- Four
- Femfem
- Five
- Seksseks
- Six
- Syvsoo
- Seven
- OtteOH-deh
- Eight
- Ninee
- Nine
- Titee
- Ten
Shops and hotels
Open, closed, a bag, the wifi password: the checkout and the front desk.
- Har I...?har EE
- Do you have...?
- Hvor er...?vor AIR
- Where is...?
- ÅbenAW-ben
- Open
- LukketLOK-eth
- Closed
- En pose?en POH-seh
- A bag?
- For dyrtfor DEERT
- Too expensive
- Jeg har en reservationyai har en reh-ser-va-SHOHN
- I have a reservation
- Er morgenmad inkluderet?air MORN-math in-kloo-DEH-reth
- Is breakfast included?
- Hvad er koden til wifi?va air KOH-then til VEE-fee
- What's the wifi password?
- Må jeg...?maw yai
- Can I...?
Cafe and restaurant
A table, the menu, what you cannot eat, and a compliment to the kitchen.
- Et bord til toet BOR til TOH
- A table for two
- Menuen, takmeh-NOO-en TAHK
- The menu, please
- Hvad kan du anbefale?va kan doo AN-beh-fah-leh
- What do you recommend?
- Jeg spiser ikke...yai SPEE-sah IK-eh
- I don't eat...
- Jeg er allergisk over for...yai air ah-LER-gisk OW-ah for
- I'm allergic to...
- Kødkurth
- Meat
- KyllingKEW-ling
- Chicken
- Fiskfisk
- Fish
- Det smager godtday SMAY-ah GOT
- It's delicious
- Skål!skawl
- Cheers
Meeting people
How are you, what is your name, where are you from, I like it: the first five minutes.
- Hvordan går det?vor-DAN gawr DAY
- How are you?
- Det går godtday gawr GOT
- I'm fine, thanks
- Og dig?oh DYE
- And you?
- Hvad hedder du?va HETH-ah doo
- What's your name?
- Jeg hedder...yai HETH-ah
- My name is...
- Hvor kommer du fra?vor KOM-ah doo FRAH
- Where are you from?
- Jeg kommer fra...yai KOM-ah frah
- I'm from...
- Jeg kan godt lide detyai kan got LEE day
- I like it
- Det er smuktday air SMOKT
- It's beautiful
- Velkommenvel-KOM-en
- Welcome
Getting around
Left, right, the station, one ticket, where is the toilet.
- Hvor er toilettet?vor AIR toy-LET-eth
- Where is the toilet?
- Hvordan kommer jeg til...?vor-DAN KOM-ah yai til
- How do I get to...?
- Til venstretil VEN-streh
- To the left
- Til højretil HOY-reh
- To the right
- LigeudLEE-eh-ooth
- Straight ahead
- Herhair
- Here
- Stationensta-SHOH-nen
- Train station
- Busboos
- Bus
- LufthavnenLOOFT-hown-en
- Airport
- En billet, taken bee-LET TAHK
- One ticket, please
Time and days
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please.
- Nunoo
- Now
- SenereSEH-neh-reh
- Later
- I dagee DAY
- Today
- I morgenee MORN
- Tomorrow
- I aftenee AHF-ten
- Tonight
- Hvornår?vor-NAWR
- When?
- Hvornår åbner I?vor-NAWR AWB-nah ee
- What time does it open?
- Et øjebliket OY-eh-blik
- One moment, please
- Minuttermee-NOOT-ah
- Minutes
- TimerTEE-mah
- Hours
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
- Den er blevet stjåletden air BLEH-veth STYAW-let
- It was stolen
- Det er en nødsituationday air en NURTH-see-too-a-shohn
- It's an emergency
- Lad mig værela mai VAIR
- Leave me alone