Danish language
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Dänisch | |
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dansk | |
Pronunciation | [d̥anˀsɡ̊] |
Native to | Denmark, Greenland, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) |
Native speakers | 5.6 million (2007) |
Indo-European
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Latin script (Danish alphabet) Danish Braille | |
Official status | |
Official language in | ![]() ![]() Minority language:[1] ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Regulated by | Dansk Sprognævn ("Danish Language Committee") |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-1 | da |
ISO 639-2 | dan |
ISO 639-3 | dan |
Linguasphere | 52-AAA-bf & -ca to -cj |
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Danish is the Germanic language spoken in Denmark, the Faroe Islands, and parts of Greenland and Germany (Southern Schleswig). Around 5.5 million people speak Danish. It is used as a second language in Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Danish people, or Danes, call their language dansk.
Here are some simple words in Danish:
Englisch | Dänisch |
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Hello | Hej |
Goodbye | Farvel |
Thank you | Tak |
Where are you from? | Hvor kommer du fra? |
With | Med |
I | Jeg |
Yes | Ja |
No | Nej |
Welcome | Velkommen |
am/are/is | Er |
Englisch | Engelsk |
If | Hvis |
I love you | Jeg elsker dig |
Room | Værelse |
Copenhagen | København |
Bill | Regning |
Food | Mad |
Okay | Okay |
Umbrella | Paraply |
Where | Hvor |
Who | Hvem |
Which | Hvilken/hvilket |
The price | Prisen |
Where is | Hvor er |
Airport | Lufthavn |
Road | Vej |
Rooster | Hane |
Chicken | Kylling |
Fish | Fisk |
Vegetarian | Vegetar |
Compare | Sammenligne |
Train | Tog |
References
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