Dansk

Danish

Germanic

FamilyGermanic Speakers~6M ScriptLatin CountriesDenmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland Official inDenmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland (alongside Greenlandic) Vitalitysafe ISO 639-3dan

Also known as: Danish, Dansk

Danish (dansk) is a North Germanic language and the national language of Denmark; it is also widely taught and used for some official purposes in the Faroe Islands and Greenland, whose principal official languages are Faroese and Greenlandic respectively. Together with Norwegian and Swedish, it forms the mainland Scandinavian group, with substantial but uneven mutual intelligibility that is often greater in writing. Standard Danish uses the Latin alphabet with æ, ø, and å, and its official orthography is maintained by the Danish Language Council. Its grammar has verb-second order in main clauses, two grammatical genders, and definite suffixes on nouns. Danish phonology includes extensive vowel contrasts and reduction, while stød is a prosodic feature involving glottalization or voice quality; it is not the same as the separate “soft d” sound.

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87 core words in Danish

Water

vand

vanˀ

Fire

ild

ilˀ

Sun

sol

soːˀl

Moon

måne

mɔːnə

Star

stjerne

ˈsdjɛɐ̯nə

Night

nat

nad

Rain

regn

ʁɑjˀn

Snow

sne

sneːˀ

Wind

vind

venˀ

Earth

jord

joːɐ

Stone

sten

steˀn

Mountain

bjerg

bjɛrˀ

Sea

hav

hæw

Mother

mor

moɐ̯ˀ

Father

far

fɑːˀ

Daughter

datter

ˈdadɐ

I

jeg

jɑ

You

du

du

We

vi

vi

Name

navn

nɑwˀn

Person

menneske

ˈmenəsɡə

Head

hoved

ˈhoːəð

Eye

øje

ʌjə

Ear

øre

øːɐ

Nose

næse

ˈnɛːsə

Mouth

mund

mɔnˀ

Tooth

tand

tˢanˀ

Tongue

tunge

ˈtɔŋə

Hand

hånd

hɔnˀ

Foot

fod

foˀð

Heart

hjerte

jæɐ̯d̥ə

Bone

knogle

ˈkʰnɔwlə

Blood

blod

ploðˀ

Poop

lort

loɐt

Love

kærlighed

kʰæɐ̯liheð̠ˀ

Tree

træ

tʁɛːˀ

Dog

hund

hunˀ

Cat

kat

kʰæd̥

Fish

fisk

fesk

Bird

fugl

ˈfuˀl

Butterfly

sommerfugl

ˈsɔmɐfuːˀl

Egg

æg

ɛːɡ

Bear

bjørn

bjœɐ̯n

Horse

hest

hɛsd̥

House

hus

huːˀs

Milk

mælk

mɛlˀɡ

Honey

honning

ˈhɔneŋ

Salt

salt

salˀd

Wine

vin

viːˀn

Rice

ris

ʁiˀs

Chocolate

chokolade

ɕoɡoˈlæːðə

Iron

jern

jɛɐ̯n

Wheel

hjul

juːl

Silk

silke

ˈsilɡə

Book

bog

pɔˀw

Eat

spise

sb̥iːsə

Drink

drikke

dʁɛɡ̊ə

Sleep

sove

ˈsɔːu

One

en

eːˀn

Two

to

tˢoˀ

Three

tre

tʁ̥æːˀ

Four

fire

ˈfiːɐ

Five

fem

fɛmˀ

Hundred

hundrede

ˈhunʁəðə

Hello

hej

haj

Thank you

tak

tʰaɡ̊

Good

god

ɡoːˀ

New

ny

nyːˀ

Red

rød

ʁœðˀ

White

hvid

viðˀ

Black

sort

sɒːˀd

Green

grøn

ɡʁœˀn

Blue

blå

blɔːˀ

Cuckoo

gøg

ɡøˀj

Woof

vov vov

vɒu vɒu

Cock-a-doodle-doo

kykkeliky

kykəliˈkyː

Computer

computer

kʰʌmˈpʰj̊uːd̥ɐ

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Sushi

sushi

ˈsuɕi

Tea

te

tˢeˀ

Coffee

kaffe

ˈkʰafə

Sugar

sukker

ˈsɔɡɐ

Orange

appelsin

ˌæbəlˈsiːˀn

Ninety-nine

nioghalvfems

ˈniɔhalˀfɛms

Dopamine

dopamin

dopaˈmiːˀn

At sign

snabel-a

ˈsneˀbl̩æˀ

Internet laughter

lol

lʌlˀ

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Germanic

Meaning DanishNorwegianNorwegian NynorskSwedishOld NorseFaroeseLow German
Water vand /vanˀ/ vann /vɑnː/ vatn /vɑːtn/ vatten /vatːɛn/ vatn /vɑtn/ vatn /vahtn/ Water /vɑːtɐ/
Fire ild /ilˀ/ ild /ilː/ eld /ɛld/ eld /ɛld/ eldr /eldr/ eldur /ɛltʊɹ/ Füer /fyːɐ/
Sun sol /soːˀl/ sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sol /suːl/ sól /soːl/ sól /sɔuːl/ Sünn /zʏn/
Moon måne /mɔːnə/ måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnə/ måne /moːnɛ/ máni /mɑːni/ máni /mɔaːnɪ/ Maan /maːn/
Star stjerne /ˈsdjɛɐ̯nə/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjerne /ˈstjæːɳə/ stjärna /ˈɧæːɳa/ stjarna /ˈstjarna/ stjørna /ˈtʃœdna/ Steern /steːrn/
Night nat /nad/ natt /nɑtː/ natt /nɑtː/ natt /natː/ nótt /noːtː/ nátt /nɔtː/ Nacht /naxt/
Rain regn /ʁɑjˀn/ regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛjn/ regn /rɛŋn/ regn /rɛɣn/ regn /rɛɡn/ Regen /ˈreːɡn̩/
Snow sne /sneːˀ/ snø /snøː/ snø /snøː/ snö /snøː/ snjór /snjoːr/ kavi /ˈkɛaːvɪ/ Snee /sneː/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Danish
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

I wanna try on a suit I seen ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ek wil 'n pak aanpas wat ek gesien het ‌in 'n winkel oorkant die hotel
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Danish
Jeg vil prøve et jakkesæt som jeg så i en butik overfor hotellet
Ik wil een pak passen dat ik zag ‌in een winkel tegenover het hotel

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