This is the second page about commonly used phrases in Danish. This should help you improve your speaking, reading and writing. Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1, 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 second 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about giving or asking for directions, asking general questions ... etc.
Common Expressions in Danish
Expressions
Danish
Audio
Do you speak English?
Taler du engelsk?
Just a little
Kun en smule
What's your name?
Hvad hedder du?
My name is (John Doe)
Jeg hedder ( x x )
Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss...
Hr. / Fru / Frøken--
Nice to meet you!
Det var rart at træffe dig!
You're very kind!
Du er meget venlig!
Where are you from?
Hvor kommer du fra?
I'm from the U.S
Jeg kommer fra U.S.A.
I'm American
Jeg er amerikaner
Where do you live?
Hvor bor du?
I live in the U.S
Jeg bor i U.S.A.
Do you like it here?
Kan du lide at være her?
I'm 30 years old
Jeg er tredive år gammel
I have 2 sisters and 1 brother
Jeg har to søstre og en bror
English is my first language
Engelsk er mit hovedsprog
Her second language is Spanish
Hendes andet sprog er spansk
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?
Don't worry!
Du skal ikke bekymre dig!
I cannot remember the word
jeg kan ikke huske ordet
I do not speak Japanese
jeg taler ikke japansk
I don't know!
jeg ved (det) ikke!
I'm not fluent in Italian yet
Jeg taler endnu ikke flydende italiensk
I'm not interested!
jeg er ikke interesseret
No one here speaks Greek
Ingen her taler græsk
No problem!
det er i orden!
This is not correct
Dette er ikke rigtigt
This is wrong
Dette er forkert
We don't understand
vi forstår ikke
You should not forget this word
du burde ikke glemme dette ord
More Expressions
English
Danish
Audio
How old are you?
Hvor gammel er du?
I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old
Jeg er (tyve, tredive) år gammel
Are you married?
Er du gift?
Do you have children?
Har du børn?
I have to go
Jeg bliver nødt til at gå
I will be right back!
Jeg kommer straks tilbage!
I love you
Jeg elsker dig
She is beautiful
Hun er smuk
They are dancing
De danser
We are happy
Vi er lykkelige
Can you call us?
Kan du ringe til os?
Give me your phone number
Giv mig dit telefonnummer
I can give you my email
Jeg kan give dig min mail adresse
Tell him to call me
Bed ham ringe til mig
His email is...
Hans mailadresse er
My phone number is...
Mit telefonnummer er
Our dream is to visit Spain
Det er vores drøm at besøge Spanien
Their country is beautiful
Deres land er smukt
Do you accept credit cards?
Tager du imod kreditkort?
How much will it cost?
Hvor meget vil det koste?
I have a reservation
Jeg har en forudbestilling
I'd like to rent a car
Jeg vil gerne leje en bil
I'm here on business / on vacation.
Jeg er her i forretningsanliggende / på ferie
Is this seat taken?
Er denne plads optaget?
It was nice meeting you
Det var rart at træffe dig
Take this! (when giving something)
Værs'go
Do you like it?
Kan du lide det?
I really like it!
Jeg kan rigtig godt lide det!
I'm just kidding
Jeg driller bare
I'm hungry
Jeg er sulten
I'm thirsty
Jeg er tørstig
How?
hvordan?
What?
hvad?
When?
hvornår?
Where?
hvor?
Who?
hvem?
Why?
hvorfor?
Can you repeat?
Kan du gentage?
Can you speak slowly?
Kan du tale langsomt?
Did you understand what I said?
Forstod du hvad jeg sagde?
Don't worry!
Du skal ikke bekymre dig
Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?)
Undskyld
How do you say "OK" in French?
Hvordan siger man OK på fransk?
I don't know!
Det ved jeg ikke!
I don't understand!
Jeg kan ikke forstå!
I need to practice my French
Jeg bør øve mig i fransk
Is that right?
Er det korrekt?
Is that wrong?
Er det forkert?
Mistake
Fejl
My French is bad
Jeg taler dårligt fransk
No problem!
Det er i orden
Quickly
Hurtigt
Slowly
Langsomt
Sorry (to apologize)
Jeg beklager
To speak
At tale
What does that word mean in English?
Hvad betyder det ord på engelsk?
What is this?
Hvad er dette?
What should I say?
Hvad burde jeg sige?
What?
Hvad?
What's that called in French?
Hvad hedder det på fransk?
Write it down please!
Vær venlig at skrive det
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