Numbers

Danish Lesson 6 (Numbers and School)

Duration: 30 mins

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The 6th lesson teaches counting in cardinal and ordinal numbers in Danish. I also included a vocabulary list about school and finally common daily phrases. I will try to give examples using both vocabulary and grammar. That way it will be easy for you to see the words when they are separate and when they are in a sentence. Going through the whole page should take about 30 min. Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Danish Classes.

Numbers

Knowing how to count in Danish is essential and should be one of first things to learn. By simply knowing numbers from 1 to 9 you could express large numbers in a simplified way. Cardinal numbers are for counting such as "1, 2, 3 ...". Ordinal numbers represent order or rank such as "1st, 2nd, 3rd ...".

Below is a list of the first 20 cardinal and ordinal numbers that you might come across or use very often. The table contains 3 columns (English, Danish, and Audio). Make sure you repeat each word after hearing it by either clicking on the audio button or by reading the pronunciation. That should help with memorization as well as improving your pronunciation.

Numbers in Danish

Numbers Danish Audio
Oneen
Firstførste
Twoto
Secondanden
Threetre
Thirdtredie
Fourfire
Fourthfjerde
Fivefem
Fifthfemte
Sixseks
Sixthsjette
Sevensyv
Seventhsyvende
Eightotte
Eighthottende
Nineni
Ninthniende
Tenti
Tenthtiende
Elevenelleve
Eleventhellevte
Twelvetolv
Twelfthtolvte
Thirteentretten
Thirteenthtrettende
Fourteenfjorten
Fourteenthfjortende
Fifteenfemten
Fifteenthfemtende
Sixteenseksten
Sixteenthsekstende
Seventeensytten
Seventeenthsyttende
Eighteenatten
Eighteenthattende
Nineteennitten
Nineteenthnittende
Twentytyve
Twentiethtyvende
Thirty three (31)tre og tredive
One hundred (100)et hundrede
Three hundred and sixty (360)tre hundrede og tres
One thousand (1000)et tusind
Two thousand and fourteen (2014)to tusind og fjorten
One millionen million
Onceén gang
Twiceto gange

Now we will try to implement some of the numbers above into full Danish sentences. That way you will be able to use the word not only by itself but embedded in a structure.

Danish Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers Danish Audio
I'm 30 years oldJeg er tredive år gammel
I have 2 sisters and 1 brotherJeg har to søstre og en bror
English is my first languageEngelsk er mit hovedsprog
Her second language is SpanishHendes andet sprog er spansk

Questions?

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Vocabulary List about School

Below is a list of 26 words related to school and classrooms. If you can memorize them by heart, you will be able communicate to a teacher/students many objects in your class.

School Words in Danish

School Danish Audio
Answersvar
Bookbog
Booksbøger
Chairstol
Deskskrivebord
Dictionaryordbog
LaptopBærbar (computer)
Librarybibliotek
Notebook (paper notebook)Notesbog
Pageside
Paperpapir
Penpen
Pencilblyant
Questionspørgsmål
Schoolskole
Studentelev
Teacherlærer
Universityuniversitet

Daily Conversation in Danish

Finally, a couple bonus sentences that you might find useful. For a complete list of commonly used sentences, please visit our Danish Phrases page. Enjoy!

Common Expressions in Danish

English Danish Audio
I have a questionJeg har et spørgsmål
To listenat lytte
To readat læse
To speakat tale
To thinkat tænke
To understandat forstå
To writeat skrive
What's the name of that book?Hvad hedder den bog?
What do you do for a living?Hvad bestiller du til daglig?
I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer)Jeg er (lærer / kunstner / ingeniør)
Oh! That's good!Ih! Det er flot!
Can I practice with you?Må jeg øve mig med dig?

Fun Facts

Language Quote: Approximately one new word is added to the English language every two hours and around 4,000 new words are added to the English dictionary every year.

Congratulations! You finished your 6th lesson in Danish about numbers, and school terms. Are you ready for the next lesson? We recommend Danish Lesson 7. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Danish homepage.

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