This section contains 400 of the most used phrases in Danish. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Exploring the whole list will make it easier to start conversations and understand what was said to you. I divided this section into 4 pages, the first 100 are listed on this page, then the rest here: phrases 2, phrases 3, phrases 4. Each page contains 100 common expressions. Going through each 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.
Phrases Tips
To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.
Here are the first 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about greeting someone, introducing yourself or asking where someone is from ... etc. Basically, these are expressions which you might use when starting a conversation with someone you have just met.
Phrases in Danish
Phrases
Danish
Audio
How are you? (informal)
Hvordan har du det
How are you? (formal)
hvordan har du det
What's up? (colloquial)
Hvordan går det?
I'm fine, thank you!
fint, tak
Hi!
hej
Good morning!
god morgen
Good afternoon!
god eftermiddag
Good evening!
god aften
And you? (informal)
og hvad med dig?
And you? (formal)
og dig?
Good
Godt
We speak two languages
Vi taler to sprog
They speak four languages
De taler fire sprog
I visited one country
Jeg besøgte ét land
She visited three countries
Hun besøgte tre lande
She has one sister
Hun har én søster
He has two sisters
Han har to søstre
Welcome!
velkommen
Do you like it here?
Kan du lide at være her?
See you later!
Vi ses senere
Thank you very much!
Mange tak
I really like it!
Jeg kan rigtig godt lide det!
Happy
glad
Sad
Ked af det
Thank you!
Tak
You're welcome! (in response to "thank you")
Selv tak
Have a nice day!
Hav en god dag
Good night!
god nat
Have a good trip!
Hav en god rejse
It was nice talking to you!
Det var hyggeligt at snakke med dig
Am I right or wrong?
Her jeg ret eller ej?
Is he younger or older than you?
Er han ældre eller yngre end dig?
Is the test easy or difficult?
Er prøven nem eller svær?
Is this book new or old?
Er dette en ny eller gammel bog?
This is so expensive
Denne er meget dyr
More Sentences
English
Danish
Audio
Languages
I don't speak Korean
Jeg taler ikke koreansk
I love the Japanese language
Jeg elsker det japanske sprog
I speak Italian
Jeg taler italiensk
I want to learn Spanish
Jeg vil gerne lære spansk
My mother tongue is German
Mit modersmål er tysk
Spanish is easy to learn
Spansk er nemt at lære
Origins
He has a Moroccan rug
Han har et marokkansk tæppe
I have an American car
Jeg har en amerikansk bil
I love French cheese
Jeg elsker fransk ost
I'm Italian
Jeg er italiener
My father is Greek
Min far er græker
My wife is Korean
Min kone er koreaner
Countries
Have you ever been to India?
Har du nogenside været i Indien?
I came from Spain
Jeg kom fra Spanien
I live in America
Jeg bor i Amerika
I want to go to Germany
Jeg vil gerne rejse til Tyskland
I was born in Italy
Jeg er født i Italien
Japan is a beautiful country
Japan er et smukt land
Long time no see
Det er længe siden vi mødtes
I missed you
Jeg har savnet dig
What's new?
Er der noget nyt?
Nothing new
Intet nyt
Make yourself at home!
Lad som du er hjemme!
Have a good trip
God rejse!
Can I practice Italian with you?
Kan jeg øve mig i italiensk med dig?
I speak French but with an accent
Jeg taler fransk men med accent
I was born in Miami
Jeg er født i Miami
I'm from Japan
Jeg er fra Japan
The letter is inside the book
Brevet er inden i bogen
The pen is under the desk
Pennen er under skrivebordet
Directions
Vejledning
Can I help you?
Må jeg hjælpe dig?
Can you help me?
Kan du hjælpe mig?
Can you show me?
Kan du vise mig?
Come with me!
Kom med mig!
Downtown (city center)
Centrum
Excuse me! (to ask someone)
Undskyld!
Go straight
Gå lige ud
How can I get to the museum?
Hvordan kommer jeg til museet?
How long does it take to get there?
Hvor lang tid tager det at komme derhen?
I'm lost
Jeg er faret vild
I'm not from here
Jeg kommer ikke herfra
It's far from here
Det er langt væk
It's near here
Det er i nærheden
One moment please!
Lige et øjeblik!
Turn left
Drej til venstre
Turn right
Drej til højre
Questions?
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Here are the rest of the Danish phrases: phrases 2, phrases 3, phrases 4. You can also simply click on one of the links below or go back to our Learn Danish homepage.