Hej

'Hello' in Danish

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Language

Danish

Germanic Family
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Gendered Language
Danish, a North Germanic language, is spoken by about 6 million native speakers, primarily in Denmark and parts of southern Sweden and Greenland. It uses the Latin alphabet with additional characters like "æ," "ø," and "å." Known for its distinctive pronunciation with a soft "d" and glottal stop ("stød"), Danish grammar features two grammatical genders (common and neuter), a simple case system, and verb conjugations that do not vary by person. Its vocabulary derives from Old Norse, with loanwords from German, French, and English. As Denmark’s official language, Danish is central to its culture, literature, and education, with mutual intelligibility with Norwegian and Swedish.

Flashcards

free
DAN Adjective 402

gratis

free

Not costing anything; without charge.

force
DAN Noun 455

kraft

force

Strength or energy that causes something to move or change.

reach
DAN Verb 497

række

reach

To stretch out an arm or hand in order to touch or grasp something.

never
DAN Adverb 131

aldrig

never

At no time; not ever.

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Danish

Ida

Teaching Danish pronunciation online
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34
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Søren

Studying Danish design
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20
Copenhagen, Denmark
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cycling, drawing, reading
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Lars

Designing sustainable furniture
Male
30
Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer
Creative
cycling, baking, photography

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