Time and days in Danish
Now, later, tomorrow, what time it opens and one moment please. Play the ten Danish words against the clock, with a note on how locals really use each one after every answer. All ten are written out below.
All 10 Danish phrases in this lesson
- 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
Danish "nu" means now and Danes mean it; punctuality is real here. "Lige nu" (LEE-eh noo) is right now.
"Vi ses senere", see you later. "Om lidt" (om LIT), in a little while, is the shorter-horizon version.
Two words meaning one. Same pattern: i morgen (tomorrow), i aften (tonight), i går (yesterday).
Confusingly, morgen alone means morning, so "i morgen tidlig" (ee MORN TEETH-lee) is tomorrow morning, early.
Same pattern as i dag and i morgen. "Vi ses i aften", see you tonight.
The hv is a v. "Hvornår lukker I?", when do you close?
The plural I addresses the shop as a whole, the normal way to ask.
Literally "an eye-blink". Staff say it while finishing something else; just wait. "Lige et øjeblik" is the same with "just" in front.
"Fem minutter", five minutes. Danish buses and trains are measured in it and mostly keep to it.
"To timer", two hours. Confusingly, en time means one hour, not a time.