Danish Info

Danish Info (Peolpe and Geography)

Duration: 15 mins

Lessons Danish Lessons
Linguistic Danish Vocabulary
Culture Danish Phrases
Structure Danish Grammar
Official Name Danish | Dansk
Pronunced:
Writing System Danish alphabet
Contains 29 letters
Language Speakers 6 million
90% native speakers
Difficulty Level Medium
Moderate effort required

Danish Info Card

  1. Danish is spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany.
  2. There are also minor Danish-speaking communities in Norway, Sweden, Spain, and the United States.
  3. Danish has a very large vowel inventory comprising 27 phonemically distinctive vowels.
  4. Denmark is an archipelago made up of over 100 islands, some of which are not even inhabited.
  5. The Danish monarchy is the oldest continuing monarchy in the world and has existed for over 1,000 years.
  6. Denmark is reported to be the happiest country in the world.
  7. As of 2013, Denmark has 14 Nobel laureates, mainly in literature (4) and physiology/medicine (5). With its relatively small population, this is one of the highest numbers of Nobel laureates per capita in the world.
  8. Denmark is considered the “least corrupt” country in the world.
  9. Practically all Danes know how to swim, and swimming lessons are part of the compulsory curriculum in all state schools.

Danish Map

Danish Map
Lessons Danish Lessons
Linguistic Danish Vocabulary
Culture Danish Phrases
Structure Danish Grammar